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Sir William Stanley Baker (28 February 1928 – 28 June 1976) was a Welsh actor and film producer. Known for his rugged appearance and intense, grounded screen persona, he was one of the top British male film stars of the late 1950s, and later a producer.
Stanley Baker. Actor: Zulu. Stanley Baker was unusual star material to emerge during the Fifties - when impossibly handsome and engagingly romantic leading men were almost de rigueur.
Aug 13, 2022 · Stanley Baker was one of British cinema’s outstanding figures in the 1950s and 1960s, but he might never have become a star had it not been for his friend and fellow Welshman,...
Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor known for his role in the film ‘The Cruel Sea’. Check out this biography to know about his birthday, childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
Actor: Zulu. Stanley Baker was unusual star material to emerge during the Fifties - when impossibly handsome and engagingly romantic leading men were almost de rigueur. Baker was forged from a rougher mould. His was good-looking, but his features were angular, taut, austere and unwelcoming.
As an actor, Stanley Baker was known for his tough, rugged, masculine performances whether as a villain or as the anti-hero capable of eliciting the sympathies of the audience. There was even consideration that Baker take on the role of James Bond, although his friend Sean Connery was ultimately cast.
Feb 26, 2016 · Appearing in classics such as The Guns of Navarone and Zulu, Welshman Stanley Baker was one of the great British screen actors of the 20th century.
Aug 17, 2009 · Rugged Welsh actor Stanley Baker became famous for gritty unconventional film roles in the 1950s and 1960s, often playing unsympathetic characters and starring in classic war films such as...
Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor and film producer perhaps best known for the 1964 film Zulu.
Stanley Baker: A Life in Film. Robert Shail. University of Wales Press, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 152 pages. For a small nation, Wales has produced a unique roster of acting talent. Few,...
