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G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Birthday: 1944-08-27 | Place of Birth: Port Arthur, Texas, USA

​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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Police Academy Collection Part Two

as    Thaddeus Harris

2021
Police Academy Collection Part One

as    Thaddeus Harris

2017
Highly Functional

as    Dan

2012
Major Crimes

as    Lt. Louie Provenza

2012
The Newest Pledge

as    Mr. Hodgkinson

2007
Cake: A Wedding Story

as    Howard Canter

2005
The Closer

as    Louie Provenza

2004
Home on the Range

as    Rusty (voice)

1994
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

as    Captain Harris

1993
Dead Before Dawn

as    Masterson

1992
Bed of Lies

as    Zeke Zbranek

1991
Write to Kill

as    Dean Sutton

1991
Under Cover

as    Director Waugh

1991
A Mother's Justice

as    Joe Comminger

1990
Fine Things

as    Grossman

1989
The Gifted One

as    Dr. Winslow

1989
1987
Mannequin

as    Captain Felix Maxwell

1987
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

as    Captain Harris

1987
Downpayment on Murder

as    Kyle

1987
Burglar

as    Ray Kirschman

1986
Short Circuit

as    Skroeder

1986
A Winner Never Quits

as    Tatum

1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody

as    Peter

1985
Warning Sign

as    Tom Schmidt

1984
Runaway

as    Chief

1984
Police Academy

as    Lieutenant Harris

1981
Murder in Texas

as    Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes