G.W. Bailey
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-08-27 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Closer
as Louie Provenza
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Alex Tibideaux
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Faraday
M*A*S*H
as Sgt. Rizzo
Happy Days
Nip/Tuck
as Wesley Kringle
Charlie's Angels
as Mumford
Major Crimes
as Lt. Louie Provenza
Dinosaurs
as Sarge (voice)
St. Elsewhere
as Hugh Beale
DC's Stargirl
as Mr. Dugan
Starsky & Hutch
as Slade
Starsky & Hutch
as Hotel Clerk
Simon & Simon
Laverne & Shirley
Lou Grant
as Water Man
Lou Grant
as Arlo Karp
Remington Steele
as Maynard Stockman
Soap
as The Hobo
American Dreams
as Colonel Graves