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Bill Bailey

Known for

Acting

Born

September 2, 1938 (age 88)

Birthplace

Lee, North Carolina, USA

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.

Best known work

Superman

Superman

1978

Superman II

Superman II

1980

Balto

Balto

1995

Just Visiting

Just Visiting

2001

Outland

Outland

1981

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980

Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

Jeeves and Wooster

Jeeves and Wooster

1990

Filmography

2001
Just Visiting
as Thibault's Father
1997
Brass EyeTV
as Eyewitness (1 episode), as Fr. Pierre Runek (1 episode)
1995
Balto
as Butcher (voice)
1992
Notorious
as Judge
1991
Guilty by Suspicion
as 20th Century Fox Guard
1990
Drop the Dead DonkeyTV
as Earl (1 episode)
1990
Jeeves and WoosterTV
as Worple (1 episode)
1989
A Casualty of War
as Frank Terpil
1989
The Nightmare YearsTV
as Knick Knickerbocker (4 episodes)
1989
Murder Story
as Billy Van Wyck / Kielman
1989
Agatha Christie's PoirotTV
as Felix Bleibner (1 episode)
1987
Ishtar
as Gen. Westlake
1986
Sky Bandits
as Sheriff
1985
Lace 2
as Chief of Police
1985
Howards' WayTV
as Karl Hanson (1 episode)
1985
Water
as Hollister
1983
Philip Marlowe, Private EyeTV
as Hugo Candless (1 episode)
1981
Outland
as Officer Hill
1980
Stir Crazy
as Announcer
1980
Superman II
as J.J.
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
as Bob (1 episode)
1978
Superman
as 2nd Senator
1976
The New AvengersTV
as Cary (1 episode)
1974
The Groove Tube
as Suc Muc Dik
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
as Drunk (1 episode)