G.W. Bailey
Biography
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.
Known For
The Closer
2005
Nip/Tuck
2003
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
M*A*S*H
1972
St. Elsewhere
1982
Charlie's Angels
1976
Happy Days
1974
Major Crimes
2012
Simon & Simon
1981
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Filmography
The Closer
as Louie Provenza · 2005
Nip/Tuck
as Wesley Kringle · 2003
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Alex Tibideaux · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Faraday · 1984
M*A*S*H
as Sgt. Rizzo · 1972
St. Elsewhere
as Hugh Beale · 1982
Charlie's Angels
as Mumford · 1976
Happy Days
· 1974
Major Crimes
as Lt. Louie Provenza · 2012
Simon & Simon
· 1981
Starsky & Hutch
as Slade · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
as Hotel Clerk · 1975
Newhart
as Kyle Nordoff · 1982
Dinosaurs
as Sarge (voice) · 1991
Remington Steele
as Maynard Stockman · 1982
Lou Grant
as Water Man · 1977
Lou Grant
as Arlo Karp · 1977
Laverne & Shirley
· 1976
American Dreams
as Colonel Graves · 2002
DC's Stargirl
as Mr. Dugan · 2020
Benson
· 1979
Benson
as Bartender · 1979
Soap
as The Hobo · 1977
Harry O
· 1974
Harry O
as Garner · 1974
Harry O
as First Officer · 1974
CHiPs
as Drunk Driver · 1977
How the West Was Won
as Ivie · 1977
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
as Lieutenant (uncredited) · 1995
Home on the Range
as Rusty (voice) · 2004
War and Remembrance
as Jim Grigg · 1988
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
as Big Jim Foxworthy · 1995
Police Academy
as Lieutenant Harris · 1984
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Wedding Guest (uncredited) · 1985
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
as Captain Harris · 1987
The French Atlantic Affair
as Jake (uncredited) · 1979
Lucan
· 1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
· 1951
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Harris · 1989
Short Circuit
as Skroeder · 1986
Goodnight, Beantown
as Albert Addelson · 1983
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
as Harris · 1988
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Captain Harris · 1994
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Ralph Coulter · 1996
Flo
· 1980
Mannequin
as Captain Felix Maxwell · 1987
Jesus
as Livio · 1999
Saint Paul
as Barnabas · 2000
Saint Paul
as Barnabas · 2000
Roomies
· 1987
Under Cover
as Director Waugh · 1991
Q & A
as Bartender (uncredited) · 1990
Warning Sign
as Tom Schmidt · 1985
Jesus
as Livio · 1999
Burglar
as Ray Kirschman · 1987
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Ralph Coulter · 1996
A Force of One
as Erwin · 1979
Murder in Texas
as Richard "Racehorse" Haynes · 1981
Runaway
as Chief · 1984
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Holfeld · 1980
Solomon
as Azarel · 1997
Solomon
as Azarel · 1997
Summer of My German Soldier
as Corporal · 1978
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
as Det. Gates · 2004
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self / Luther Rizzo · 1991
Into Thin Air
as Sergeant Frasier (uncredited) · 1985
The Thin Blue Lie
as K.C. · 2000
A Mother's Justice
as Joe Comminger · 1991
A Winner Never Quits
as Tatum · 1986
No Child of Mine
as Lamar Jenkins · 1993
The Newest Pledge
as Mr. Hodgkinson · 2012
Cake: A Wedding Story
as Howard Canter · 2007
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Peter · 1985
North Beach and Rawhide
as Sheriff · 1985
Seduction in a Small Town
as Pat Carter · 1997
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
as Brother · 1991
Love and Lies
as Sgt. Halsey · 1990
The Capture of Grizzly Adams
as Tom Quigley · 1982
An American Story
as Tom Cantrell · 1992
Hawaiian Dream
as Sgt. Pierce · 1987
Downpayment on Murder
as Kyle · 1987
Dead Before Dawn
as Masterson · 1993
The Gifted One
as Dr. Winslow · 1989
Bitter Harvest
as Jim Laszlo · 1981
Fine Things
as Grossman · 1990
Bed of Lies
as Zeke Zbranek · 1992
Before the Storm
as Director Waugh · 1991
Highly Functional
as Dan · 2017
Scorcher
as General Moore · 2002
The Runaway Barge
as Booker · 1975
Write to Kill
as Dean Sutton · 1991
My Boy
as Chet · 2015
Doublecrossed
as Camp · 1991
There Goes the Neighborhood
as Barney · 1983