Acting

Bill Bailey

September 2, 1938 (87 years old) Lee, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Bill Bailey (born September 2, 1938) is an American actor and author, primarily providing supporting roles in film and television throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He appeared in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), and Haunted Honeymoon (1986), as well as a number of British television programs including Yes, Prime Minister (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1992), and Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1993). He has also narrated an abridged version of Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • TV

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 • TV

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

1990 • TV

Howards' Way

Howards' Way

1985 • TV

Superman

Superman

1978 • Movie

Just Visiting

Just Visiting

2001 • Movie

Movie Credits (13)

Acting

1978

Superman

as 2nd Senator

2001

Just Visiting

as Thibault's Father

1980

Superman II

as J.J.

1986

Sky Bandits

as Sheriff

1985

Lace 2

as Chief of Police

1981

Outland

as Officer Hill

1992

Notorious

as Judge

1980

Stir Crazy

as Announcer

1987

Ishtar

as Gen. Westlake

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

as 20th Century Fox Guard

1985

Water

as Hollister

1989

A Casualty of War

as Frank Terpil

1989

Murder Story

as Billy Van Wyck / Kielman

TV Credits (11)

Acting

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Felix Bleibner

1 episodes

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Bob

1 episodes

1990

Jeeves and Wooster

as Worple

1 episodes

1985

Howards' Way

as Karl Hanson

1 episodes

1976

The New Avengers

as Cary

1 episodes

1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Drunk

1 episodes

1970

Doomwatch

as Reporter

1 episodes

1997

Brass Eye

as Eyewitness

1 episodes

1997

Brass Eye

as Fr. Pierre Runek

1 episodes

1983

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Hugo Candless

1 episodes

1989

The Nightmare Years

as Knick Knickerbocker

4 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 2, 1938 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Lee, North Carolina, USA
Popularity
0.7

Career Stats

13
Movies
11
TV Shows