G.W. Bailey
Acting

G.W. Bailey

August 27, 1944 (81 years old) Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Also known as: George William Bailey , G. W. Bailey, Джордж Уильям Бэйли, Джордж Бэйли, جی.دابلیو. بیلی

Biography

​George William Bailey was born on August 27, 1944, in Port Arthur, Texas. Bailey started college at Lamar University in Beaumont and eventually transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock; but he did not complete his studies. He worked at local theater companies during the mid 1960s until his move to California in the 1970s. Here he began work on television series such as Starsky and Hutch (1975), Charlie’s Angels (1976) and CHiPs (1977). He eventually got a movie debut role in the Chuck Norris movie A Force of One (1979) before landing the role of Luther Rizzo in MASH (1972-1983). In 1993, he returned to Texas to study again at Southwest Texas State University. In 1994, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts Theatre; and, for the 1999-2000 school year, he was the Artist in Residence.

Known For

The Closer

The Closer

2005 • TV

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • TV

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • TV

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972 • TV

Police Academy

Police Academy

1984 • Movie

Saint Paul

Saint Paul

2000 • Movie

Movie Credits (50)

Acting

1984

Police Academy

as Lieutenant Harris

2000

Saint Paul

as Barnabas

2012

The Newest Pledge

as Mr. Hodgkinson

2004

Home on the Range

as Rusty (voice)

1995

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

1992

Bed of Lies

as Zeke Zbranek

1985

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1990

Q & A

as Bartender (uncredited)

1987

Hawaiian Dream

as Sgt. Pierce

1999

Jesus

as Livio

1986

Short Circuit

as Skroeder

1987

Mannequin

as Captain Felix Maxwell

1991

Before the Storm

as Director Waugh

1975

The Runaway Barge

as Booker

1990

Fine Things

as Grossman

1987

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

as Captain Harris

1994

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

as Captain Harris

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Peter

1988

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

as Harris

1989

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

as Harris

TV Credits (40)

Acting

2005

The Closer

as Louie Provenza

109 episodes

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Alex Tibideaux

1 episodes

1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Faraday

1 episodes

1972

M*A*S*H

as Sgt. Rizzo

14 episodes

1976

Charlie's Angels

as Mumford

1 episodes

1982

St. Elsewhere

as Hugh Beale

22 episodes

1974

Happy Days

1 episodes

2003

Nip/Tuck

as Wesley Kringle

1 episodes

1991

Dinosaurs

as Sarge (voice)

1 episodes

1981

Simon & Simon

2 episodes

2012

Major Crimes

as Lt. Louie Provenza

105 episodes

1975

Starsky & Hutch

as Slade

1 episodes

1975

Starsky & Hutch

as Hotel Clerk

1 episodes

2020

DC's Stargirl

as Mr. Dugan

1 episodes

2002

American Dreams

as Colonel Graves

2 episodes

1977

Lou Grant

as Water Man

1 episodes

1977

Lou Grant

as Arlo Karp

1 episodes

1974

Harry O

1 episodes

1974

Harry O

as Garner

1 episodes

1974

Harry O

as First Officer

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 27, 1944 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Popularity
1.6

Career Stats

50
Movies
40
TV Shows