Actor profile

G.W. Bailey

27th August 1944 Port Arthur, Texas, USA Acting

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.

51 Movies 35 TV Shows 86 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Highly Functional poster

Highly Functional 28th September 2017 as Dan

My Boy poster

My Boy 15th April 2015 as Chet

The Newest Pledge poster

The Newest Pledge 28th August 2012 as Mr. Hodgkinson

Cake: A Wedding Story poster

Cake: A Wedding Story 5th October 2007 as Howard Canter

Home on the Range poster

Home on the Range 2nd April 2004 as Rusty (voice)

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story poster

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story 1st January 2004 as Det. Gates

Scorcher poster

Scorcher 4th October 2002 as General Moore

Saint Paul poster

Saint Paul 3rd December 2000 as Barnabas

The Thin Blue Lie poster

The Thin Blue Lie 13th August 2000 as K.C.

Jesus poster

Jesus 5th December 1999 as Livio

Solomon poster

Solomon 15th December 1997 as Azarel

Seduction in a Small Town 9th February 1997 as Pat Carter

The Siege at Ruby Ridge poster

The Siege at Ruby Ridge 19th May 1996 as Ralph Coulter

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls poster

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls 10th November 1995 as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow poster

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow 9th June 1994 as Captain Harris

No Child of Mine poster

No Child of Mine 31st October 1993 as Lamar Jenkins

Dead Before Dawn poster

Dead Before Dawn 9th January 1993 as Masterson

An American Story poster

An American Story 29th November 1992 as Tom Cantrell

Bed of Lies poster

Bed of Lies 20th January 1992 as Zeke Zbranek

A Mother's Justice poster

A Mother's Justice 25th November 1991 as Joe Comminger

Memories of M*A*S*H poster

Memories of M*A*S*H 25th November 1991 as Self / Luther Rizzo

Write to Kill poster

Write to Kill 20th November 1991 as Dean Sutton

Doublecrossed poster

Doublecrossed 20th July 1991 as Camp

Before the Storm poster

Before the Storm 13th July 1991 as Director Waugh

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story poster

Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story 13th January 1991 as Brother

Fine Things poster

Fine Things 15th October 1990 as Grossman

Q & A poster

Q & A 27th April 1990 as Bartender (uncredited)

Love and Lies poster

Love and Lies 18th March 1990 as Sgt. Halsey

The Gifted One poster

The Gifted One 25th June 1989 as Dr. Winslow

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege poster

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 9th March 1989 as Harris

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach poster

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 17th March 1988 as Harris

Hawaiian Dream poster

Hawaiian Dream 29th August 1987 as Sgt. Pierce

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol poster

Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol 2nd April 1987 as Captain Harris

Burglar poster

Burglar 20th March 1987 as Ray Kirschman

Mannequin poster

Mannequin 13th February 1987 as Captain Felix Maxwell

Downpayment on Murder poster

Downpayment on Murder 18th January 1987 as Kyle

Short Circuit poster

Short Circuit 9th May 1986 as Skroeder

A Winner Never Quits poster

A Winner Never Quits 13th April 1986 as Tatum

North Beach and Rawhide poster

North Beach and Rawhide 12th November 1985 as Sheriff

Into Thin Air poster

Into Thin Air 29th October 1985 as Sergeant Frasier (uncredited)

Warning Sign poster

Warning Sign 23rd August 1985 as Tom Schmidt

Rustlers' Rhapsody poster

Rustlers' Rhapsody 10th May 1985 as Peter

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment poster

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 28th March 1985 as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Runaway poster

Runaway 14th December 1984 as Chief

Police Academy poster

Police Academy 22nd March 1984 as Lieutenant Harris

The Capture of Grizzly Adams poster

The Capture of Grizzly Adams 21st February 1982 as Tom Quigley

Bitter Harvest poster

Bitter Harvest 18th May 1981 as Jim Laszlo

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story poster

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 5th November 1980 as Holfeld

A Force of One poster

A Force of One 1st June 1979 as Erwin

Summer of My German Soldier poster

Summer of My German Soldier 30th October 1978 as Corporal

The Runaway Barge poster

The Runaway Barge 24th March 1975 as Booker

DC's Stargirl poster

DC's Stargirl 18th May 2020 as Mr. Dugan

Major Crimes poster

Major Crimes 13th August 2012 as Lt. Louie Provenza

The Closer poster

The Closer 13th June 2005 as Louie Provenza

Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck 22nd July 2003 as Wesley Kringle

American Dreams poster

American Dreams 29th September 2002 as Colonel Graves

Saint Paul poster

Saint Paul 3rd December 2000 as Barnabas

Jesus poster

Jesus 5th December 1999 as Livio

Solomon poster

Solomon 15th December 1997 as Azarel

The Siege at Ruby Ridge poster

The Siege at Ruby Ridge 19th May 1996 as Ralph Coulter

The Jeff Foxworthy Show poster

The Jeff Foxworthy Show 12th September 1995 as Big Jim Foxworthy

Dinosaurs poster

Dinosaurs 26th April 1991 as Sarge (voice)

Under Cover 7th January 1991 as Director Waugh

War and Remembrance poster

War and Remembrance 13th November 1988 as Jim Grigg

Roomies poster

Roomies 19th March 1987

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Lt. Faraday

Goodnight, Beantown poster

Goodnight, Beantown 3rd April 1983 as Albert Addelson

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Hugh Beale

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Maynard Stockman

Simon & Simon poster

Simon & Simon 24th November 1981

Murder in Texas poster

Murder in Texas 3rd May 1981 as Richard "Racehorse" Haynes

Flo poster

Flo 21st March 1980

The French Atlantic Affair poster

The French Atlantic Affair 15th November 1979 as Jake (uncredited)

Benson poster

Benson 13th September 1979 as Bartender

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant 20th September 1977 as Arlo Karp

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Drunk Driver

Soap poster

Soap 13th September 1977 as The Hobo

Lucan poster

Lucan 12th September 1977

How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won 6th February 1977 as Ivie

Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels 22nd September 1976 as Mumford

Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley 27th January 1976

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch 10th September 1975 as Hotel Clerk

Harry O poster

Harry O 12th September 1974 as First Officer

Happy Days poster

Happy Days 15th January 1974

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972 as Sgt. Rizzo

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951