G. W. Bailey
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G. W. Bailey | |
|---|---|
 Bailey as "Captain Harris" in Police Academy | |
| Born | Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse |
Eleanor Jane Goosby
(m. 1966; div. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
G. W. Bailey is an American actor. Although he has appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant
Biography
Bailey was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur with Janis Joplin and Jimmy Johnson. He started college at Lamar University in nearby Beaumont and transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock.[1]
Bailey left college and spent the mid-1960s working at local theater companies before moving to
He returned to college in 1993, and graduated from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State, in San Marcos, Texas in May 1993, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre. For the 1999–2000 school year, he was the Artist-in-Residence.[citation needed]
In the late 1990s, he starred in three of the seventeen television films and miniseries in the (1999), and Paul (2000).
From 2001 to 2019, Bailey served as the Executive Director of the Sunshine Kids Foundation,[3] which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually. He first volunteered with the organization after his goddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia.[3]
Filmography (film and TV)
- Charlie's Angels (1976, S1 E10: "Consenting Adults") - Mumford
- How The West Was Won (1977, S1 E2: "Erika") - Ivie
- CHiPs (1978, TV Series, S1 E14: "Rustling") - Drunk Driver
- Starsky & Hutch (1976-1978) - Hotel Clerk / Slade
- Soap (1978, TV Series) - The Hobo
- Laverne & Shirley (1979, S4 E23: "There's a Spy in My Beer") - Rocko
- A Force of One (1979) - Erwin
- Lou Grant (1979) - Water Man / Arlo Karp
- Happy Days (1979, S7 E9: "Joanie Busts Out") - Jack Whitman
- The French Atlantic Affair (1979, TV Mini-Series) - Jake (uncredited)
- Angie (1979, S2 E11: "Mary, Mary Marries")
- Benson (1979–1980) - Bartender / Gus
- Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980, S1 E5: "The Black Travelers: II")
- Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980, TV Series) - Holfeld
- Flo (1980–1981) - Lonnie Castleberry / Bull
- Murder in Texas (1981, TV film) - Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes
- Bitter Harvest (1981, TV film) - Lazlo
- Fog (1981, TV film) - Mr. Carrion
- Hardcase (1981, TV film) - Paul Morgan
- The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982, TV film) - Tom Quigley
- M*A*S*H (1979–1983, TV Series) - Sergeant Luther Rizzo / The G.I.
- St. Elsewhere (1982-1983, TV Series) - Dr. Hugh Beale
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) - Lt. Thibodeau
- Simon & Simon (1984) - Police Chief Don Potter / Dr. Kyle Stepney - Surgery
- Police Academy (1984) - Lt. Thaddeus Harris
- Earthlings (1984, TV Series) - Bobo
- Runaway(1984) - Chief
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) - Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Rustlers' Rhapsody (1985) - Peter
- Warning Sign (1985) - Tom Schmidt
- Short Circuit (1986) - Captain Skroeder
- Mannequin (1987) - Felix
- Burglar (1987) - Ray Kirschman
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) - Capt. Thaddeus Harris
- Hawaiian Dream (1987) - Captain Pierce
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988) - Capt. Thaddeus Harris
- War and Remembrance (1988, TV Series) - Cmdr. Jim Grigg
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) - Capt. Thaddeus Harris
- The Gifted One (1989, TV film) - Dr. Winslow
- Fine Things (1990, TV film) - Grossman
- Love and Lies (1990, TV film) - Sgt. Halsey
- Q&A(1990) - Bartender (uncredited)
- Doublecrossed (1991) - Camp
- Under Cover (1991, TV Series) - Director Waugh
- Write to Kill (1991) - Dean Sutton
- A Mother's Justice (1991, TV film) - Joe Comminger
- Before the Storm (1991, TV film) - Director Waugh
- Bed of Lies(1992, TV film) - Zeke Zbranek
- Dinosaurs (1992, S2 E20: "Nuts to War: Part 2") - Sarge
- An American Story - The Battle of Athens (1992, TV film) - Tom Cantrell
- Dead Before Dawn (1993, TV film) - Masterson
- No Child of Mine (1993, TV film) - Lamar Jenkins
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) - Capt. Thaddeus Harris
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996, TV film) - Ralph Coulter
- Seduction in a Small Town (1997, TV film) - Pat Carter
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1996–1997, Series) - Big Jim Foxworthy
- Solomon (1997) - Azarel
- Jesus (1999) - Livio
- Brothers. Dogs. And God. (2000) - Luther Graham
- St. Paul (2000) -Barnabas
- The Thin Blue Lie (2000) - K.C.
- Scorcher (2002) - General Timothy Moore
- Home on the Range (2004) - Rusty, the Dog (voice)
- Nip/Tuck (2005) - Wesley Kringle
- The Closer (2005–2012, TV Series) - Lt. Louie Provenza
- Cake: A Wedding Story (2007) - Howard Canter
- Left Turn Yield (2007) - Man at Crosswalk with Dog
- Johnny's Gone (2011) - Chet
- The Newest Pledge (2012) - Mr. Hodgkinson
- Cupcake Wars Guest Judge (2012)
- I Am Death (2013) - The Killer
- Highly Functional (2017) - Dan
- Major Crimes (2012–2018, TV Series) - Lt. Louie Provenza
- Til Life Do Us Part (2020, short film) - Barnaby Barnes
- Stargirl (2022, 1 episode) - Mr. Dugan
References
- hdl:2346/48706. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Murray, Noel (August 26, 2008). "G.W. Bailey | TV | Random Roles". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Sunshine Kids Foundation staff". Sunshinekids.org. Sunshine Kids Foundation. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
External links
- G. W. Bailey at IMDb
- G. W. Bailey at AllMovie
- The Sunshine Kids
- G.W. Bailey - Museum of the Gulf Coast, Port Arthur, TX
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