"Walking Tall," a remake of the 1973 revenge flick of the same title, serves The Rock's agenda well. The original featured Joe Don Baker as the real-life Buford Pusser, who gets beaten and left ...

Joe Don Baker, who starred in "Walking Tall," "Cape Fear" and three James Bond movies, has died at the age of 89. The actor passed away on May 7.

Joe Don Baker, a Hollywood veteran who first rose to fame as tough-talking Sheriff Buford Pusser in "Walking Tall," has died, his family announced. He was 89. The announcement of his May 7 death ...

Joe Don Baker, the tall, broad-shouldered character actor who found overnight fame when he starred as a crusading Southern sheriff in “Walking Tall,” a surprise hit both at the box office and ...

Veteran Hollywood actor Joe Don Baker has died at the age of 89. The actor, best known for his roles in “Walking Tall” and three James Bond films, died May 7, according to an obituary shared ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, best known for playing Sheriff Buford Pusser in the hit movie “Walking Tall,” has died. He was 89. Baker died on May 7, according to the official obituary. No cause of ...

The rights of that book were sold to Hollywood, and "Walking Tall" became a hit movie in 1973. The movie, with a budget of $500,000, made $40 million at the box office.