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Stanley Baker
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Actor Born: February 8, 1927 in Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales Death: June 28, 1976 in Malago, Spain Biography:Born in a Welsh industrial village, Stanley Baker moved to London with his parents in the mid-1930s. As a juvenile player, Baker made his film debut in 1943's Undercover; one year later, he made his London stage bow in "Druid's Rest". Following military service, Baker began his adult film career with "All Over the Moon" (1949). Thereafter he played secondary roles until attaining stardom as an over-the-hill boxer duped into a life of crime in "The Good Die Young" (1954). Projecting a "dangerous" image, Baker proved equally convincing as a rough-hewn hero or sadistic heavy. Finding his contract with the Rank Organisation confining, he became a free-lancer in 1959, spending the rest of his career making his own opportunities rather than depending on the generosity of others. Many of his starring films dealt with African themes, notably "Zulu" (1964), "Dingaka" (1965) and "Sands of the Kalihari" (1965).... Full Biography
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