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G.W. Bailey

Born: 1944

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 Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Port Arthur, Texas, USA

Resources

Movies

Mannequin

Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Captain Harris in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Short Circuit

Skroeder in Short Circuit

Saint Paul

Barnabas in Saint Paul

Scorcher

General Moore in Scorcher

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Captain Harris in Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

Harris in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Harris in Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Warning Sign

Tom Schmidt in Warning Sign

Police Academy

Lieutenant Harris in Police Academy

Summer of My German Soldier

Corporal in Summer of My German Soldier

Home on the Range

Rusty (voice) in Home on the Range

Burglar

Ray Kirschman in Burglar

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Ralph Coulter in The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Rustlers' Rhapsody

Peter in Rustlers' Rhapsody

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story

Det. Gates in The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story

An American Story

Tom Cantrell in An American Story

The Thin Blue Lie

K.C. in The Thin Blue Lie

The Newest Pledge

Mr. Hodgkinson in The Newest Pledge

A Winner Never Quits

Tatum in A Winner Never Quits

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Lieutenant (uncredited) in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Q & A

Bartender (uncredited) in Q & A

Cake: A Wedding Story

Howard Canter in Cake: A Wedding Story

Doublecrossed

Camp in Doublecrossed

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Holfeld in Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Runaway

Chief in Runaway

Seduction in a Small Town

Pat Carter in Seduction in a Small Town

Dead Before Dawn

Masterson in Dead Before Dawn

A Mother's Justice

Joe Comminger in A Mother's Justice

Write to Kill

Dean Sutton in Write to Kill

The Gifted One

Dr. Winslow in The Gifted One

The Capture of Grizzly Adams

Tom Quigley in The Capture of Grizzly Adams

Murder in Texas

Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes in Murder in Texas

The Runaway Barge

Booker in The Runaway Barge

Downpayment on Murder

Kyle in Downpayment on Murder

North Beach and Rawhide

Sheriff in North Beach and Rawhide

Into Thin Air

Sergeant Frasier (uncredited) in Into Thin Air

Before the Storm

Director Waugh in Before the Storm

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Wedding Guest (uncredited) in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Fine Things

Grossman in Fine Things

My Boy

Chet in My Boy

No Child of Mine

Lamar Jenkins in No Child of Mine

Hawaiian Dream

Sgt. Pierce in Hawaiian Dream

Memories of M*A*S*H

Self / Luther Rizzo in Memories of M*A*S*H

Bed of Lies

Zeke Zbranek in Bed of Lies

Love and Lies

Sgt. Halsey in Love and Lies

A Force of One

Erwin in A Force of One

Solomon

Azarel in Solomon

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story

Brother in Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story

Jesus

Livio in Jesus

Bitter Harvest

Jim Laszlo in Bitter Harvest

Highly Functional

Dan in Highly Functional

TV Shows