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Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Black and white image of Stanley Baker with Helen Mirren in 1974 BBC production The Changeling

Last updated: 17 August 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 The Guns Of Navarone and Zulu.

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