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Born:
1938-09-02

Birthplace:
Lee, North Carolina, USA

Credits:
25 Total Roles

Bill Bailey

Acting

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2001 Just Visiting MOVIE Thibault's Father
1997 Brass Eye TV Eyewitness
1997 Brass Eye TV Fr. Pierre Runek
1995 Balto MOVIE Butcher (voice)
1992 Notorious MOVIE Judge
1991 Guilty by Suspicion MOVIE 20th Century Fox Guard
1990 Jeeves and Wooster TV Worple
1989 A Casualty of War MOVIE Frank Terpil
1989 The Nightmare Years TV Knick Knickerbocker
1989 Murder Story MOVIE Billy Van Wyck / Kielman

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