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name: "Graham Baker"
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updated: "2026-09-16T16:47:11.973780+00:00"
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# Graham Baker

Director. Born in Woolwich, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director

## Biography

Graham Baker is an English film and television director. Born in November 1938 in Woolwich, London, he began his career in British television, directing an episode of the series *The Sweeney* in 1978.

His feature debut was the short film *Leaving Lily* (1975), which he also wrote and produced and which received a BAFTA nomination. He later directed Hollywood films including *The Final Conflict* (1981), *Impulse* (1984), *Alien Nation* (1988), *The Recruit* (1990), *Born to Ride* (1991) and *Beowulf* (1999). Baker studied painting, graphic design and architecture at Leicester College and spent many years directing television commercials.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sweeney* (1975), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)

## Also known for

- *The Final Conflict* (1981), Director
- *Alien Nation* (1988), Director
- *Beowulf* (1999), Director
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), Director
- *Impulse* (1984), Director

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