The Walking Tall films, which were influenced by the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, profoundly impacted the 1970s film industry and American pop culture. Joe Don Baker’s performance in the ...

Three-time James Bond star, Joe Don Baker has passed away at the age of 89. He died on May 7, his family revealed in an ...

Baker, a former Texas football player who served two years in the U.S. Army before making his television debut, died on May 7 ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in the unexpected 1973 box-office hit Walking Tall, ...

Joe Don Baker died May 7 at 89. He played Sheriff Buford Pusser in 1973's 'Walking Tall,' toplined NBC's 'Eischied' and ...

The Texan also was memorable in 'Junior Bonner' and 'Charley Varrick' and as two different characters — one good guy, one bad ...

Joe Don Baker, who rose to fame after his film "Walking Tall" became an overnight success in 1973, has died at 89.

Joe Don Baker, the leading man turned character actor who broke out playing Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 movie “Walking ...

The American actor Joe Don Baker, who starred in multiple James Bond films as different characters, has died at the age of 89 ...

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 ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family ...