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George William Bailey Wiki Biography
George William Bailey was born on 27th August 1944, in Port Arthur, Texas USA, and is a stage, television, and film actor, but best known for such roles as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in “M*A*S*H” (1979-1983) and Lieutenant/Captain Harris in the Police Academy movies (1984-1994). Bailey’s career started in 1974.
Have you ever wondered how rich G.W. Bailey is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bailey’s net worth is as high as $2 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career, in films, and on television and the stage – all have improved his wealth.
G.W. Bailey grew up in Texas and went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur, alongside singer Janis Joplin and future star American Football coach Jimmy Johnson. Later, Bailey studied at Lamar University and Texas Tech University in Lubbock, before dropped out and spending the mid-1960s in local theatres.
Bailey then moved to California with hopes of landing a role on television which he did in 1974 in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series “Harry O”, appearing in four episodes until 1975. In the same year Bailey played in his first TV movie called “The Runaway Barge”, while from 1976 to 1978, he had parts in the Golden Globe Award-nominated “Starsky and Hutch”. From 1979 to 1983, Bailey played Sergeant Luther Rizzo in 14 episodes of a Golden Globe Award-winning series “M*A*S*H”, significantly improving his exposure to audiences as well as his net worth.
In the early ‘80s, Bailey had roles in such movies as the Golden Globe Award-nominated “Murder in Texas” (1981) starring Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott and Farrah Fawcett, in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Bitter Harvest” (1981), and in “The Capture of Grizzly Adams” (1982). From 1982 to 1983, he played in 22 episodes of the Golden Globe Award-nominated series “St. Elsewhere”, while from 1983 to 1984, Bailey appeared in 13 episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Goodnight, Beantown”. In the mid-‘80s, Bailey worked alongside Steve Guttenberg and Kim Cattrall in “Police Academy” (1984) and with Tom Berenger in “Rustlers’ Rhapsody” (1985). He continued with “Warning Sign” (1985), “Short Circuit” (1986), and the Oscar-nominated “Mannequin” (1987) starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall. In 1987, Bailey played in “Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol”, while a year later, he worked in “Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach”. Bailey ended the ‘80s with parts in the Golden Globe Award-winning series “War and Remembrance” (1988) and in “Police Academy 6: City Under Siege” (1989). His constant activity ensured the rise of his net worth.
In the early ‘90s, Bailey appeared alongside Dennis Hopper, Robert Carradine, and Richard Jenkins in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Doublecrossed” (1991) and in “An American Story” (1992) with Brad Johnson, Kathleen Quinlan, and Tom Sizemore. In 1994, he played in “Police Academy: Mission to Moscow”, and ended the decade with “The Siege at Ruby Ridge” (1996) starring Laura Dern, Randy Quaid, and Kirsten Dunst, and in “Jesus” (1999) alongside Jeremy Sisto and Debra Messing.
In 2000, Bailey appeared in “Brothers, Dogs, and God”, while from 2005 to 2012, he played Louie Provenza in 109 episodes of the Golden Globe Award-winning series “The Closer” starring Kyra Sedgwick. Since 2012, Bailey has played Provenza in “The Closer” spin-off series called “Major Crimes”. With his constant work, one may wonder why his net worth isn’t somewhat higher!
Regarding his personal life, G.W. Bailey was married to Eleanor June Goosby from 1966 to 1999 and has two children with her, but is believed to now be single. Since 2001, he serves as the Executive Director of the Sunshine Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides free programs and event for children suffering from cancer.
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George William Bailey Quick Info
Full Name | G.W. Bailey |
Net Worth | $2 Million |
Date Of Birth | August 27, 1944 |
Place Of Birth | Port Arthur, Texas, United States |
Height | 5′ 7″ (1.7 m) |
Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
Education | Texas Tech University, Texas State University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Eleanor June Goosby (m. 1966–1999) |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047265/ |
Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Movies | Major Crimes, The Closer, Police Academy, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Mannequin, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Short Circuit, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy: Mission to Moscow, Home on the Range, Rustlers’ Rhapsody |
TV Shows | The Closer, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Major Crimes, Goodnight, Beantown, Under Cover |
George William Bailey Quotes
- Unless you’re a big movie star, regular television work is going to bring you more exposure than anything. Everybody has a television; not everybody goes to the movies.
- I’m from Port Arthur, Texas! Little guy! Little character guy from one of the saddest oil-refinery towns in America. And here I was driving over to Beverly Hills, to 20th Century Fox, to be on ‘M*A*S*H!’
- Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it’s fast, and that I like a lot.
- I don’t belong to any country clubs. I don’t have this big circle of friends. Where I make my friends is where I work.
- (On his role in The Closer (2005)) This is best job I’ve ever had. I think a lot of it has to do with this time in my life, you know. I’ve gotten older. I’ve squandered all the other money I’ve made. So it’s nice at this point in my life to have a part like this, that’s so well-written. And I love the cast. It’s a joyful place to work, it really is. We have our moments, ’cause we’re like a family. But overall, it’s a great gig to have. And I love the character. I mean, there are other things I’ve done that I’ve really liked, but I think a lot of it has to do-it always has to do-with the character. It always has to do with the writing. You want to make a lot of money, but if the writing is bad, it doesn’t matter, you know?
- (On being remembered as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy movies) So much for ten years of education, years of training in Shakespeare… being remembered for a dog peeing in your eye!
George William Bailey Important Facts
- Said he was glad to work with Harry Morgan.
- There is disagreement amongst fans as to whether or not G.W. Bailey appears in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985). It is rumored that G.W. filmed a small uncredited cameo as the man shown from behind while being photographed during the wedding reception, but this has never been verified officially in any published interview to date.
- Longtime friends with fellow Texan (and occasional co-star over the years) Barry Corbin, whom Bailey credits with talking him out of studying law and into pursuing acting while the two were both students at Texas Tech University.
- After the departure of Gary Burghoff and his character Walter “Radar” O’Reilly from M*A*S*H (1972), the producers planned to have Bailey’s character Luther Rizzo take over as company clerk. However, Alan Alda was able to convince the producers to have Klinger (Jamie Farr) take the role instead.
- Along with Janis Joplin, one of Bailey’s other high school classmates was future head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes and Dallas Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson.
- Has a plaque on the West Texas Hall of Fame which adorns the base at the feet of a statue of rock-n-roll legend Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas. The plaques commemorate all musicians and actors from Texas.
- The Closer (2005) is the second series in which he, Tony Denison and Michael Paul Chan have been cast members. The first was Under Cover (1991), a series in the early 1990s about the CIA.
- Originally studied law at Texas Tech University, but ultimately decided to become an actor instead.
- Began his theatrical career as the artistic director of the Lubbock Theater Center.
- Is the Executive Director and former Board Member of the Sunshine Kids Foundation, which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually.
- Is a member in repertory of the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville in the 1970s with Michael Gross, Tom Atkins, Victor Jory and many others who went on to further fame.
- Attended Thomas Jefferson High School (in Port Arthur, Texas) with Janis Joplin.
- For the 1999-2000 school year, he is the Artist-in-Residence for Southwest Texas State University.
George William Bailey Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angie | 1979 | TV Series | Douglas | Actor |
The French Atlantic Affair | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Jake (uncredited) | Actor |
Happy Days | 1979 | TV Series | Jack Whitman | Actor |
Lou Grant | 1979 | TV Series | Water Man / Arlo Karp | Actor |
A Force of One | 1979 | Erwin | Actor | |
Laverne & Shirley | 1979 | TV Series | Rocko | Actor |
Soap | 1979 | TV Series | The Hobo | Actor |
Starsky and Hutch | 1976-1978 | TV Series | Hotel Clerk / Slade | Actor |
Summer of My German Soldier | 1978 | TV Movie | Corporal | Actor |
Husbands, Wives & Lovers | 1978 | TV Series | Leslie | Actor |
CHiPs | 1978 | TV Series | Drunk Driver | Actor |
Lucan | 1977 | TV Series | Farmer #1 | Actor |
How the West Was Won | 1977 | TV Series | Ivie | Actor |
Police Story | 1977 | TV Series | Maslin | Actor |
Charlie’s Angels | 1976 | TV Series | Mumford | Actor |
Harry O | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Garner / 1st Officer / Remsen | Actor |
The Runaway Barge | 1975 | TV Movie | Booker | Actor |
Highly Functional | 2017 | post-production | Dan | Actor |
One Heart | announced | Mark Williams | Actor | |
Major Crimes | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Louie Provenza | Actor |
I Am Death | 2013 | The Killer | Actor | |
The Newest Pledge | 2012 | Mr. Hodgkinson | Actor | |
The Closer | 2005-2012 | TV Series | Louie Provenza | Actor |
Johnny’s Gone | 2011 | Chet | Actor | |
Left Turn Yield | 2007 | Man at Crosswalk with Dog | Actor | |
Breaking Down the Closer | 2007 | Video short | Actor | |
Cake: A Wedding Story | 2007 | Howard Canter | Actor | |
Nip/Tuck | 2005 | TV Series | Wesley Kringle | Actor |
American Dreams | 2004 | TV Series | Actor | |
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | 2004 | TV Movie | Det. Gates | Actor |
Home on the Range | 2004 | Rusty, the Dog (voice) | Actor | |
Scorcher | 2002/I | General Timothy Moore | Actor | |
St. Paul | 2000 | TV Movie | Barnabas | Actor |
The Thin Blue Lie | 2000 | TV Movie | K.C. | Actor |
Brothers. Dogs. And God. | 2000 | Luther Graham | Actor | |
Jesus | 1999 | TV Movie | Livio | Actor |
Solomon | 1997 | TV Movie | Azarel | Actor |
The Jeff Foxworthy Show | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Big Jim Foxworthy | Actor |
Seduction in a Small Town | 1997 | TV Movie | Pat Carter | Actor |
The Siege at Ruby Ridge | 1996 | TV Movie | Ralph Coulter | Actor |
Murder, She Wrote | 1987-1995 | TV Series | Lt. Alex Tibideaux / Lt. Faraday | Actor |
Legend | 1995 | TV Series | Ulysses S. Grant | Actor |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | 1994 | Capt. Harris | Actor | |
No Child of Mine | 1993 | TV Movie | Lamar Jenkins | Actor |
Dead Before Dawn | 1993 | TV Movie | Masterson | Actor |
An American Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Tom Cantrell | Actor |
Dinosaurs | 1992 | TV Series | Sarge | Actor |
Bed of Lies | 1992 | TV Movie | Zeke Zbranek | Actor |
Before the Storm | 1991 | TV Movie | Director Waugh | Actor |
A Mother’s Justice | 1991 | TV Movie | Joe Comminger | Actor |
Write to Kill | 1991 | Video | Dean Sutton | Actor |
Doublecrossed | 1991 | TV Movie | Camp | Actor |
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story | 1991 | TV Movie | Brother | Actor |
Under Cover | 1991 | TV Series | Director Waugh | Actor |
Fine Things | 1990 | TV Movie | Grossman | Actor |
Q & A | 1990 | Bartender (uncredited) | Actor | |
Love and Lies | 1990 | TV Movie | Sgt. Halsey | Actor |
The Gifted One | 1989 | TV Movie | Dr. Winslow | Actor |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | 1989 | Harris | Actor | |
War and Remembrance | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Cmdr. Jim Grigg | Actor |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | 1988 | Harris | Actor | |
Downpayment on Murder | 1987 | TV Movie | Kyle | Actor |
Hawaiian Dream | 1987 | Captain Pierce | Actor | |
CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Macklin | Actor |
Roomies | 1987 | TV Series | Colonel Humner | Actor |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | 1987 | Captain Harris | Actor | |
Burglar | 1987 | Ray Kirschman | Actor | |
Mannequin | 1987 | Felix | Actor | |
Short Circuit | 1986 | Skroeder | Actor | |
A Winner Never Quits | 1986 | TV Movie | Tatum | Actor |
I-40 Paradise | 1986 | TV Series | Actor | |
New Love, American Style | 1986 | TV Series | Actor | |
North Beach and Rawhide | 1985 | TV Movie | Sheriff | Actor |
Warning Sign | 1985 | Tom Schmidt | Actor | |
On Our Way | 1985 | TV Movie | Mayor Tom Beckwith | Actor |
Rustlers’ Rhapsody | 1985 | Peter | Actor | |
Newhart | 1985 | TV Series | Kyle Nordoff | Actor |
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | 1985 | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Actor | |
Simon & Simon | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Police Chief Don Potter / Dr. Kyle Stepney – Surgery | Actor |
Remington Steele | 1985 | TV Series | Maynard Stockman | Actor |
Runaway | 1984 | Chief | Actor | |
Earthlings | 1984 | TV Movie | Bobo | Actor |
Police Academy | 1984 | Lt. Harris (as G. W. Bailey) | Actor | |
Goodnight, Beantown | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Albert Addelson | Actor |
St. Elsewhere | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Dr. Hugh Beale | Actor |
The Mississippi | 1983 | TV Series | Actor | |
M*A*S*H | 1979-1983 | TV Series | Sergeant Luther Rizzo / The G.I. | Actor |
The Capture of Grizzly Adams | 1982 | TV Movie | Tom Quigley | Actor |
Hardcase | 1981 | TV Movie | Paul Morgan | Actor |
Bitter Harvest | 1981 | TV Movie | Lazlo | Actor |
Murder in Texas | 1981 | TV Movie | Richard ‘Racehorse’ Haynes | Actor |
Flo | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Lonnie Castleberry / Bull | Actor |
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | 1980 | TV Movie | Holfeld | Actor |
Benson | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Bartender / Gus | Actor |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | 1987 | performer: “Shortnin’ Bread” – uncredited | Soundtrack | |
Left Turn Yield | 2007 | special thanks | Thanks | |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow – Underneath the Mission | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – Remembering a Lofty Investigation | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach – Mistaken Identity: Case Reopened | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege – Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
Police Academy – Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks | Thanks | |
The 3rd Annual Noble Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself – Presenter | Self |
Teens Wanna Know | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Herself – Guest | Self |
The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Entertainment Tonight | 2014 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Major Crimes: Crossing the Tape – Inside the Major Crimes Squad | 2013 | Video short | Himself | Self |
Major Crimes: Raydor’s Rookie – Introducing Kearran Giovanni | 2013 | Video short | Himself | Self |
How We Covered It | 2013 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Closer Series Finale: Red Carpet | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Cupcake Wars | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Judge / Actor | Self |
Crashing the Fest | 2011 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Infanity | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow – Underneath the Mission | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Captain Thaddeus Harris | Self |
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol – Remembering a Lofty Investigation | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Captain Thaddeus Harris | Self |
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach – Mistaken Identity: Case Reopened | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Captain Thaddeus Harris | Self |
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege – Unholy Alliance: A Retrospective | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Captain Thaddeus Harris | Self |
Police Academy – Behind Academy Doors: Secret Files Revealed | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself / Lt. Thaddeus Harris | Self |
Memories of M*A*S*H | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Sergeant Luther Rizzo | Self |
The 9th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself – Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Program | Self |
Pioneers of Television | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Dr. Hugh Beale – St. Elsewhere | Archive Footage |
George William Bailey Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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2009 | Humanitarian Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Won | ||
2009 | Humanitarian Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Nominated |