Person
Bill Bailey
Acting · Born 1938-09-02 · 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.
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Felix Bleibner
Tales of the Unexpected
Bob
Howards' Way
Karl Hanson
Jeeves and Wooster
Worple
Superman
2nd Senator
The New Avengers
Cary
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Drunk
Brass Eye
Eyewitness
Doomwatch
Reporter
Superman II
J.J.
Filmography
- 2001Just VisitingThibault's Father
- 1997Brass EyeEyewitness
- 1995BaltoButcher (voice)
- 1992NotoriousJudge
- 1991Guilty by Suspicion20th Century Fox Guard
- 1990Jeeves and WoosterWorple
- 1989A Casualty of WarFrank Terpil
- 1989The Nightmare YearsKnick Knickerbocker
- 1989Murder StoryBilly Van Wyck / Kielman
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotFelix Bleibner
- 1987IshtarGen. Westlake
- 1986Sky BanditsSheriff
- 1985Lace 2Chief of Police
- 1985Howards' WayKarl Hanson
- 1985WaterHollister
- 1983Philip Marlowe, Private EyeHugo Candless
- 1981OutlandOfficer Hill
- 1980Stir CrazyAnnouncer
- 1980Superman IIJ.J.
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedBob
- 1978Superman2nd Senator
- 1976The New AvengersCary
- 1974The Groove TubeSuc Muc Dik
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesDrunk
- 1970DoomwatchReporter
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