The 10 Best Joe Don Baker Movies, Ranked

Legendary actor Joe Don Baker might be best remembered for his action movie roles in the 1970s, but his six-decade career saw him play a wide variety of unique characters. The Texas-born performer got his start in the late 1960s with an uncredited role in Cool Hand Luke, but would soon begin showing up in supporting roles in action films and westerns at the beginning of the next decade. By the middle of the 1970s he was a bona fide movie star, and was often given top billing in many exploitation and genre films.