William Bailey
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William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in 222 films between 1911
and 1959
. Born in Omaha, Nebraska
, Bailey died in Hollywood, California
in 1962 at the age of 76.
1911 in film
The year 1911 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 23: D.W Griffith shows the first major close-up shot on film with the successful release of The Lonedale Operator proving his ever growing mastery of how to utilise film....
and 1959
1959 in film
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
. Born in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, Bailey died in Hollywood, California
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
in 1962 at the age of 76.
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1911 | Mae's Suitors | A Suitor | |
| 1912 | The Penitent | Hugh Thompson | |
| 1913 | The Love Lute of Romany | A Farmer | |
| 1914 | The Banker's Daughter | Harold Routledge | |
| 1915 | Her Husband's Honor | Secret Service Agent Ellen | |
| 1916 | A Coney Island Princess | Jan Kouver | |
| 1917 | The Pride of New York | Harold Whitley | |
| 1918 | Bonnie Annie Laurie | Captain Donald McGrego | |
| 1919 | Speedy Meade | Cal Merchant | |
| 1920 | The Phantom Foe The Phantom Foe The Phantom Foe is a 1920 adventure film serial directed by Bertram Millhauser.-Cast:* Warner Oland - Uncle Lew Selkirk* Juanita Hansen - Janet Dale* Wallace McCutcheon Jr... |
Bob Royal | Credited as William Norton Bailey |
| 1921 | The Yellow Arm | Jerry Engleson | Credited as William N. Bailey |
| 1923 | Is Money Everything? | Roy Pelham | |
| 1924 | The Flaming Forties The Flaming Forties The Flaming Forties is an American Western silent film, the sixth of seven features which short-lived motion picture company Stellar Productions released in 1924–25 as Producers Distributing Corporation vehicles for Harry Carey. Carey was primarily known as a star of Westerns and only one of the... |
Desparde | Credited as William Norton Bailey |
| 1924 | The Uninvited Guest The Uninvited Guest (1924 film) The Uninvited Guest was a drama film directed by Ralph Ince, and starring Maurice "Lefty" Flynn, Jean Tolley, Mary MacLaren, William Bailey, and Louis Wolheim... |
Fred Morgan | |
| 1924 | The Cyclone Rider The Cyclone Rider The Cyclone Rider is a 1924 silent American adventure film directed by Tom Buckingham. Prints of the film survive in the Czech Film Archive.- Cast :* Reed Howes as Richard Armstrong* Alma Bennett as Doris Steele* William Bailey as Reynard Trask... |
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| 1925 | My Neighbor's Wife | Greed's Assistant | |
| 1926 | The House Without a Key The House Without a Key (serial) The House Without a Key is a 1926 mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. It is based on the novel of the same name and is the first onscreen appearance of the fictional detective Charlie Chan, although the main stars are Allene Ray and Walter Miller. The film is now considered to be... |
Harry Jennison | Credited as William Norton Bailey |
| 1927 | The Masked Menace The Masked Menace The Masked Menace was a 1927 drama film serial directed by Arch Heath and mostly flimed in Berlin, New Hampshire. It was adapted from the story Still Face by pulp writer Clarence Buddington Kelland and was released in ten chapters... |
Credited as William Norton Bailey | |
| 1928 | Burning Bridges Burning Bridges (film) Burning Bridges is a 1928 Western film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely* Kathleen Collins - Ellen Wilkins* William Bailey - Jim Black * David Kirby - Crabs... |
Jim Black | Credited as William N. Bailey |
| 1929 | The Aviator The Aviator (1929 film) The Aviator was a 1929 all talking Vitaphone comedy film released by Warner Bros. Directed by Roy Del Ruth, the film was based on the play of the same name by James Montgomery and starred Edward Everett Horton and Patsy Ruth Miller... |
Brooks | Credited as William Norton Bailey |
| 1931 | Mata Hari | Dubois' Aide | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodrama Manhattan Melodrama Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 crime melodrama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy... |
Al Barnes (croupier) | Uncredited |
| 1939 | Miracles for Sale Miracles for Sale Miracles for Sale is a 1939 mystery film directed by Tod Browning and starring Robert Young and Florence Rice. It was Browning's final film as a director. The film is based on a locked-room mystery novel by well-known mystery writer Clayton Rawson, Death from a Top Hat, which was the first to... |
Man in Box | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet Bitter Sweet (1940 film) Bitter Sweet is a 1940 Technicolor American musical film directed by W. S. Van Dyke, based on the operetta by Noel Coward and previously filmed in 1933; see Bitter Sweet . It was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Cinematography and the other for Best Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons and... |
Man in Bath | Uncredited |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Parkington Mrs. Parkington is a 1944 drama film. It tells the story of a woman's life, told in flashbacks, from hotel maid to society matron. The movie was adapted by Polly James and Robert Thoeren from the novel by Louis Bromfield... |
Musician at Ball | Uncredited |
| 1947 | The Egg and I The Egg and I (film) The Egg and I is a 1947 film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the book by Betty MacDonald.This comedy was such a hit with audiences, it spawned the Ma and Pa Kettle film series... |
Reveler at Country Dance | Uncredited |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 baseball film biography of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife. It was rush released while Ruth himself was still alive. It makes no mention whatsoever of Ruth's first wife,... |
Reporter | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Leo Mitchell | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives Where Danger Lives Where Danger Lives is a 1950 film noir thriller directed by John Farrow. The film stars Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue , and Claude Rains. At the time, Domergue was the latest of Howard Hughes' protegees.-Plot:... |
Man | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars Flight to Mars (film) Flight to Mars is a Cinecolor science fiction film, written for the screen by Arthur Strawn, produced by Walter Mirisch for Monogram Pictures and directed by Lesley Selander. The film has some similarities to the Russian silent film Aelita... |
Coucilman | |
| 1952 | Clash by Night Clash by Night Clash by Night is a black-and-white drama with some film noir aspects, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Ryan. The movie was based on the play by Clifford Odets, adapted by writer Alfred Hayes... |
Waiter | Uncredited |
| 1957 | A Hatful of Rain A Hatful of Rain A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 dramatic film. The movie was a rarity for its time in its frank depiction of the effect of drug addiction.It is a medically and sociologically accurate account of the effects of morphine on an addict and his family .... |
Man | Uncredited |
| 1959 | But Not for Me But Not for Me (film) But Not for Me is a 1959 Paramount Pictures comedy film starring Clark Gable and Carroll Baker. It is based on the play Accent on Youth written by Samson Raphaelson.-Cast:*Clark Gable ... Russell 'Russ' Ward*Carroll Baker ... Ellie Brown / Borden... |
Doorman | Uncredited |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger (TV Series) The Lone Ranger is an American western television series starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator... |
Townsman Jim | 1 episode |
| 1951–1953 | The Range Rider The Range Rider The Range Rider is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from 1951-1953. A single lost episode was first shown in 1959... |
Indian Agent Larson |
2 episodes |
| 1958 | Maverick Maverick (TV series) Maverick is a western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins. The show ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and stars James Garner as Bret Maverick, a cagey, articulate cardsharp. Eight episodes into the first season, he was joined by Jack Kelly as his brother... |
Banker Doctor |
2 episodes |