Person
William Bailey
Acting · 1886–1962 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Biography
William Bailey was born on September 26, 1886 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA as Gordon Reineck. He was an actor and director, known for On Dangerous Ground (1917), The Penitent (1912) and Hilda Wakes (1913). He was married to Alethia Hamilton Fadden, Mary Florence Cannon and Polly Vann. He died on November 8, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Known for
MGM Parade
1955
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Party Guest (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Clark (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1948
Father of the Bride
Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rio Rita
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Clash by Night
Waiter (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Croupier (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
Townsman (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1957A Hatful of RainMan in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1955MGM Parade
- 1955Tall Man RidingTownsman (uncredited)
- 1954Make Haste to LiveEd Jenkins
- 1952The Duel at Silver CreekTownsman (uncredited)
- 1952Here Come the MarinesBrogan the Postman
- 1952Clash by NightWaiter (uncredited)
- 1952The Legend Of The Lone RangerJim (uncredited)
- 1951The Unknown ManCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1951Cattle QueenWarden
- 1951The Texas Rangers
- 1951Al Jennings of OklahomaRobert Kyle
- 1950Lightning GunsLuke Atkins
- 1950Where Danger LivesMan (uncredited)
- 1950Devil's DoorwayPosse Member (uncredited)
- 1950Federal ManMan in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1950Father of the BrideMan in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- 1950Mark of the GorillaGame Preserve Officer
- 1949In the Good Old SummertimeSupper Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1949Brand of FearFrank Martin
- 1949The Great SinnerGambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)
- 1949West of El DoradoSheriff Jack
- 1949The Lady GamblesCroupier (uncredited)
- 1949Flamingo Road
- 1949Son of a BadmanBrad Burley
- 1949Trails EndSheriff
- 1949Act of ViolenceConvention Party Drunk (uncredited)
- 1948Courtin' TroubleCurtis
- 1948The Three Musketeers
- 1948False ParadiseMine Foreman
- 1948Music ManMr. Larkin
- 1948Silver TrailsJohn Chambers
- 1948Back TrailSheriff (uncredited)
- 1948The Gallant LegionBarfly
- 1948Silver RiverMan (uncredited)
- 1948Campus SleuthCoroner
- 1947A Double LifeDetective (uncredited)
- 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her NowAudience Member (uncredited)
- 1947Robin Hood Of TexasChase Car Owner
- 1947Code of the SaddleSheriff Wallace
- 1947DesperateTraveling Salesman (uncredited)
- 1947Sarge Goes to CollegeProfessor
- 1947The Egg and IDoctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
- 1946UndercurrentParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodNightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)
- 1944Mrs. ParkingtonBall Musician (uncredited)
- 1944Maisie Goes to RenoNightclub Patron (Uncredited)
- 1944Movie PestsMan Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)
- 1942The Lady or the Tiger?Party Guest
- 1942Rio RitaHotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1942Nazi Agent
- 1942Woman of the YearBaseball Fan (uncredited)
- 1942Flag of MercyRecruiting Sergeant
- 1941Two-Faced WomanNightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1941How to Hold Your Husband - BACKBoo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- 1941WhispersEavesdropping Husband (uncredited)
- 1940Comrade XPress Correspondent
- 1940You, the PeopleJim
- 1940Third Finger, Left HandShip's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore
- 1940Dr. Kildare's Strange CaseSpectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)
- 1940That Inferior FeelingBank Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Another Thin ManFreight Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1939British IntelligenceBritish Intelligence Agent
- 1939Miracles for SaleSpectator in Theatre Box
- 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverBank Employee (uncredited)
- 1939Angel of MercyRecruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1938Spring MadnessTrain Conductor Announcing "Board"
- 1938The ChaserHank
- 1938That Mothers Might LivePasserby (uncredited)
- 1938Life in Sometown, U.S.A.Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsDetective (uncredited)
- 1938A Yank at OxfordRacetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)
- 1937I'll Take RomanceClient in Kane's Waiting Room
- 1937It May Happen to YouPolice Detective (uncredited)
- 1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyShip Passenger (uncredited)
- 1937We Who Are About to DiePoliceman Passenger (uncredited)
- 1936Charlie Chan at the OperaDetective (uncredited)
- 1936The Accusing FingerReporter in Senate Chamber
- 1936Murder with PicturesParty Guest (uncredited)
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardTrocadero Patron (uncredited)
- 1936The Witness ChairCourt Bailiff
- 1936The Preview Murder MysteryStudio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
- 1936Klondike Annie
- 1936I'll Name the MurdererHugo Van Ostrum
- 1936Charlie Chan's SecretDet. Harris
- 1935Thunder MountainCliff Borden
- 1935Thunder in the NightParty Guest
- 1935Public Hero Number 1Federal Agent (uncredited)
- 1935Straight from the Heart
- 1935Shadow of DoubtDet. Don
- 1934Change of HeartMan in Street (uncredited)
- 1934Manhattan MelodramaAl Barnes (uncredited)
- 1934George White's ScandalsHarold Bestry
- 1934David HarumTownsman (uncredited)
- 1934It Happened One NightClark (uncredited)
- 1933The House on 56th StreetGambler (uncredited)
- 1933Fargo ExpressGoss Partner #2
- 1933A Man of SentimentDoctor
- 1933PenthouseMaitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)
- 1933Made on BroadwayAttorney in Courtroom
- 1933The Lone AvengerHenchman Landers
- 1932Central ParkGangster Eddie (uncredited)
- 1932The Midnight PatrolPowers
- 1931West of BroadwayHerbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)
- 1931An American Tragedy
- 1931Bad GirlExpectant Father of Twins (uncredited)
- 1931Stranger in TownHarvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk
- 1930The Truth About YouthJim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)
- 1930One Night at Susie'sJohn Nedlog (Uncredited)
- 1930Back PayEd
- 1928Burning BridgesJim Black
- 1928WaterfrontBrute Mullin
- 1928Hit of the ShowTremaine
- 1928The Way of the StrongTiger Louie
- 1928Man in the RoughJim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)
- 1928The Flyin' CowboyJames Bell
- 1927Wild BeautyJim Kennedy
- 1927High School HeroMr. Merrill
- 1927The Masked Menace
- 1927The Fighting ThreeSteve Clayton
- 1927Melting Millions
- 1926The Stolen RanchSam Hardy
- 1926The House Without a KeyHarry Jennison
- 1926Lightning BillWilliam W. Williams
- 1926Fightin' JackJack Rhodes
- 1926Ranson's FollyLt. Crosby
- 1926Lash of the LawJim Stanley
- 1926Queen o'DiamondsLeRoy Phillips
- 1925LazybonesElmer Ballister
- 1925Bustin' ThruHarvey Gregg
- 1925Fighting YouthHarold Brennty
- 1925The Desert FlowerJack Royal
- 1925My Neighbor's WifeGreed's Assistant
- 1924The Flaming FortiesDesparde
- 1924Gold HeelsKendall Jr.
- 1924The Desert HawkTex Trapp
- 1924Winner Take AllJim Devereaux
- 1924The Cyclone RiderReynard Trask
- 1924Against All OddsTom Curtis (as William N. Baily)
- 1924The Uninvited GuestFred Morgan
- 1923Three O'Clock in the MorningHugo von Strohm
- 1923Is Money Everything?Roy Pelham
- 1921The Yellow ArmJerry Engleson
- 1920The Phantom FoeBob Royal
- 1919VictoryUndetermined Role
- 1919Three Black EyesPayne
- 1919Break the News to MotherWarren Flint
- 1919Speedy MeadeCal Merchant
- 1919Shadows of SuspicionCaptain Walter Byfield
- 1918I'll Say SoAugust Myers
- 1918Leap to FameHoffman's Servant
- 1918The Eagle's EyeHeinrich von Lertz
- 1917The Pride of New YorkHarold Whitley
- 1917Richard the BrazenFitzgeorge
- 1917The InevitableFrank Lyons
- 1917On Dangerous GroundRitter Bloem
- 1916A Coney Island Princess
- 1916A Million a MinuteMark Seager
- 1916War BridesEric
- 1915The SuburbanJack Brambough, Donald's Pal
- 1915ConscienceGeorge Grant
- 1915When It Strikes HomeVictor Hartley
- 1915From the Valley of the MissingEverett Brinbecombe
- 1914The Testing FireHer City Beau
- 1914The ConquerorFrank
- 1914The Hour and the ManWilliam Maxwell
- 1913Life's WeavingThorwald
- 1913The Way PerilousRoger Crane
- 1913The Right of WayBrady
- 1912The Iron HeelWiley's Butler
- 1912GhostsA Friend of Dr. Trueman
- 1912Back to the Old FarmGeorge Randall
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