Stanley Baker made his film debut as a teenager in 1943's Undercover
and embarked on his adult film career in 1949 with All Over the Moon.
Baker established himself as an actor in The
Cruel Sea (1953), and crime drama The
Good Die Young (1954). He progressed to become a key figure in 60s
crime films with his tough and solitary persona, starring in films such
as Zulu (1964),
Accident (1967)
and Robbery
(1967). He formed his own production company, Oakhurst Productions,
and was later knighted in 1976, a month before he died of cancer at
the age of 49.
