Before his Bond appearances, Baker rose to national prominence with a lead role in Walking Tall (1973 ... an actor with the ability to dominate a scene without overshadowing it.

He gained valuable experience working in the city’s theater scene, and became a lifetime ... is well known for his roles in “Walking Tall,” “Mitchell” and more. He also landed co ...

Joe Don Baker, the actor who as the real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 vigilante film Walking Tall carried a big stick to mete out his own Tennessee brand of justice, died May 7 ...

Baker later led the unexpected box office hit Walking Tall in 1973 in which he played Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser, who put everything on the line to clean up his town of crime and corruption.

represents himself in court and wins; gets elected sheriff; sees his wife murdered; and wields clubs carved from oak trees to beat up vicious gamblers and moonshiners in Walking Tall (1973).

WASHINGTON — Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as the rugged Sheriff Buford Pusser in the box office hit "Walking Tall," has died at the age of 89, his family announced. In an obituary posted ...

In “Walking Tall,” directed by Phil Karlson, Mr. Baker starred in the real-life story of a sheriff who took on gambling, prostitution and bootlegging rings in McNairy County, Tennessee.

His most famous role was that of wrestler-turned-sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 film “Walking Tall.” Baker appeared in scores of projects as a character actor, including three different ...