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G.W. Bailey

Actor • Born 1944

G.W. Bailey

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About

​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

M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*HSeries • 1972The Closer posterThe CloserSeries • 2005Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Remington Steele posterRemington SteeleSeries • 1982Nip/Tuck posterNip/TuckSeries • 2003Charlie's Angels posterCharlie's AngelsSeries • 1976Happy Days posterHappy DaysSeries • 1974St. Elsewhere posterSt. ElsewhereSeries • 1982Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Major Crimes posterMajor CrimesSeries • 2012Simon & Simon posterSimon & SimonSeries • 1981Dinosaurs posterDinosaursSeries • 1991Lou Grant posterLou GrantSeries • 1977Starsky & Hutch posterStarsky & HutchSeries • 1975Laverne & Shirley posterLaverne & ShirleySeries • 1976DC's Stargirl posterDC's StargirlSeries • 2020American Dreams posterAmerican DreamsSeries • 2002Benson posterBensonSeries • 1979Soap posterSoapSeries • 1977Harry O posterHarry OSeries • 1974Home on the Range posterHome on the RangeMovie • 2004CHiPs posterCHiPsSeries • 1977War and Remembrance posterWar and RemembranceSeries • 1988Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls posterAce Ventura: When Nature CallsMovie • 1995