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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

Short Circuit

Skroeder in Short Circuit

Saint Paul

Barnabas in Saint Paul

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Captain Harris in Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Scorcher

General Moore in Scorcher

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Capt. 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

Police Academy

Lt. Harris in Police Academy

Warning Sign

Tom Schmidt in Warning Sign

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

Cake: A Wedding Story

Howard Canter in Cake: A Wedding Story

Write to Kill

Dean Sutton in Write to Kill

The Runaway Barge

Booker in The Runaway Barge

Dead Before Dawn

Masterson in Dead Before Dawn

A Mother's Justice

Joe Comminger in A Mother's Justice

Murder in Texas

Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes in Murder in Texas

Runaway

Chief in Runaway

The Capture of Grizzly Adams

Tom Quigley in The Capture of Grizzly Adams

The Gifted One

Dr. Winslow in The Gifted One

Seduction in a Small Town

Pat Carter in Seduction in a Small Town

Downpayment on Murder

Kyle in Downpayment on Murder

Fine Things

Grossman in Fine Things

No Child of Mine

Lamar Jenkins in No Child of Mine

My Boy

Chet in My Boy

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

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story

Brother in Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levis Story

Solomon

Azarel in Solomon

Jesus

Livio in Jesus

Bitter Harvest

Jim Laszlo in Bitter Harvest

Highly Functional

Dan in Highly Functional

Q & A

Bartender (uncredited) in Q & A

Doublecrossed

Camp in Doublecrossed

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Holfeld in Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story

Summer of My German Soldier

Corporal in Summer of My German Soldier

A Winner Never Quits

Tatum in A Winner Never Quits

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

Lieutenant (uncredited) in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

TV Shows