Bill Bailey

Acting

Bill Bailey

Born
(age 88)
Birthplace
Lee, North Carolina, USA
Credits
25 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 25

YearTitleRole
2001 Just Visiting Film Thibault's Father
1997 Brass Eye TV Eyewitness, Fr. Pierre Runek (1 ep)
1995 Balto Film Butcher (voice)
1992 Notorious Film Judge
1990 Drop the Dead Donkey TV Earl (1 ep)
1990 Jeeves and Wooster TV Worple (1 ep)
1989 A Casualty of War Film Frank Terpil
1989 The Nightmare Years TV Knick Knickerbocker (4 ep)
1989 Murder Story Film Billy Van Wyck / Kielman
1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot TV Felix Bleibner (1 ep)
1987 Ishtar Film Gen. Westlake
1986 Sky Bandits Film Sheriff
1985 Lace 2 Film Chief of Police
1985 Howards' Way TV Karl Hanson (1 ep)
1985 Water Film Hollister
1983 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye TV Hugo Candless (1 ep)
1981 Outland Film Officer Hill
1980 Stir Crazy Film Announcer
1980 Superman II Film J.J.
1979 Tales of the Unexpected TV Bob (1 ep)
1978 Superman Film 2nd Senator
1976 The New Avengers TV Cary (1 ep)
1974 The Groove Tube Film Suc Muc Dik
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV Drunk (1 ep)
1970 Doomwatch TV Reporter (1 ep)
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