William Bailey
Known for
Acting
Life
1886 – 1962 (aged 76)
Born in
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Credits
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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
It Happened One Night
22 Feb 1934
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
30 May 1957
Father of the Bride
18 May 1950
Woman of the Year
05 Feb 1942
The Three Musketeers
20 Oct 1948
Another Thin Man
17 Nov 1939
Clash by Night
30 May 1952
Act of Violence
22 Jan 1949
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Filmography
1957
- A Hatful of Rainas Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corralas Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
- MGM Parade1 episode
- Tall Man Ridingas Townsman (uncredited)
1954
- Make Haste to Liveas Ed Jenkins
1952
- The Duel at Silver Creekas Townsman (uncredited)
- Here Come the Marinesas Brogan the Postman
- Clash by Nightas Waiter (uncredited)
- The Legend Of The Lone Rangeras Jim (uncredited)
1951
- The Unknown Manas Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Cattle Queenas Warden
- The Texas Rangers
- Al Jennings of Oklahomaas Robert Kyle
1950
- Lightning Gunsas Luke Atkins
- Where Danger Livesas Man (uncredited)
- Devil's Doorwayas Posse Member (uncredited)
- Federal Manas Man in Elevator (uncredited)
- Father of the Brideas Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- Mark of the Gorillaas Game Preserve Officer
1949
- In the Good Old Summertimeas Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
- Brand of Fearas Frank Martin
- The Great Sinneras Gambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)
- West of El Doradoas Sheriff Jack
- The Lady Gamblesas Croupier (uncredited)
- Flamingo Road
- Son of a Badmanas Brad Burley
- Trails Endas Sheriff
- Act of Violenceas Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
1948
- Courtin' Troubleas Curtis
- The Three Musketeers
- False Paradiseas Mine Foreman
- Music Manas Mr. Larkin
- Silver Trailsas John Chambers
- Back Trailas Sheriff (uncredited)
- The Gallant Legionas Barfly
- Silver Riveras Man (uncredited)
- Campus Sleuthas Coroner
1947
- A Double Lifeas Detective (uncredited)
- I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Nowas Audience Member (uncredited)
- Robin Hood Of Texasas Chase Car Owner
- Code of the Saddleas Sheriff Wallace
- Desperateas Traveling Salesman (uncredited)
- Sarge Goes to Collegeas Professor
- The Egg and Ias Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
1946
- Undercurrentas Party Guest (uncredited)
1945
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywoodas Nightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)
1944
- Mrs. Parkingtonas Ball Musician (uncredited)
- Maisie Goes to Renoas Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
- Movie Pestsas Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)
1942
- The Lady or the Tiger?as Party Guest
- Rio Ritaas Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- Nazi Agent
- Woman of the Yearas Baseball Fan (uncredited)
- Flag of Mercyas Recruiting Sergeant
1941
- Two-Faced Womanas Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- How to Hold Your Husband - BACKas Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)
- Whispersas Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)
1940
- Comrade Xas Press Correspondent
- You, the Peopleas Jim
- Third Finger, Left Handas Ship's Officer
- Dr. Kildare's Strange Caseas Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)
- That Inferior Feelingas Bank Guard (uncredited)
1939
- Another Thin Manas Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- British Intelligenceas British Intelligence Agent
- Miracles for Saleas Spectator in Theatre Box
- Andy Hardy Gets Spring Feveras Bank Employee (uncredited)
- Angel of Mercyas Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
1938
- Spring Madnessas Train Conductor Announcing "Board"
- The Chaseras Hank
- That Mothers Might Liveas Passerby (uncredited)
- Life in Sometown, U.S.A.as Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)
- Arsène Lupin Returnsas Detective (uncredited)
- A Yank at Oxfordas Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)
1937
- I'll Take Romanceas Client in Kane's Waiting Room
- It May Happen to Youas Police Detective (uncredited)
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyneyas Ship Passenger (uncredited)
- We Who Are About to Dieas Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
1936
- Charlie Chan at the Operaas Detective (uncredited)
- The Accusing Fingeras Reporter in Senate Chamber
- Murder with Picturesas Party Guest (uncredited)
- Hollywood Boulevardas Trocadero Patron (uncredited)
- The Witness Chairas Court Bailiff
- The Preview Murder Mysteryas Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
- Klondike Annie
- I'll Name the Murdereras Hugo Van Ostrum
- Charlie Chan's Secretas Det. Harris
1935
- Thunder Mountainas Cliff Borden
- Thunder in the Nightas Party Guest
- Public Hero Number 1as Federal Agent (uncredited)
- Straight from the Heart
- Shadow of Doubtas Det. Don
1934
- Change of Heartas Man in Street (uncredited)
- Manhattan Melodramaas Al Barnes (uncredited)
- George White's Scandalsas Harold Bestry
- David Harumas Townsman (uncredited)
- It Happened One Nightas Clark (uncredited)
1933
- The House on 56th Streetas Gambler (uncredited)
- Fargo Expressas Goss Partner #2
- A Man of Sentimentas Doctor
- Penthouseas Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)
- Made on Broadwayas Attorney in Courtroom
- The Lone Avengeras Henchman Landers
1932
- Central Parkas Gangster Eddie (uncredited)
- The Midnight Patrolas Powers
1931
- West of Broadwayas Herbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)
- An American Tragedy
- Bad Girlas Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)
- Stranger in Townas Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk
1930
- The Truth About Youthas Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)
- One Night at Susie'sas John Nedlog (Uncredited)
- Back Payas Ed
1928
- Burning Bridgesas Jim Black
- Waterfrontas Brute Mullin
- Hit of the Showas Tremaine
- The Way of the Strongas Tiger Louie
- Man in the Roughas Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)
- The Flyin' Cowboyas James Bell
1927
- Wild Beautyas Jim Kennedy
- High School Heroas Mr. Merrill
- The Masked Menace
- The Fighting Threeas Steve Clayton
- Melting Millions
1926
- The Stolen Ranchas Sam Hardy
- The House Without a Keyas Harry Jennison
- Lightning Billas William W. Williams
- Fightin' Jackas Jack Rhodes
- Ranson's Follyas Lt. Crosby
- Lash of the Lawas Jim Stanley
- Queen o'Diamondsas LeRoy Phillips
1925
- Lazybonesas Elmer Ballister
- Bustin' Thruas Harvey Gregg
- Fighting Youthas Harold Brennty
- The Desert Floweras Jack Royal
- My Neighbor's Wifeas Greed's Assistant
1924
- The Flaming Fortiesas Desparde
- Gold Heelsas Kendall Jr.
- The Desert Hawkas Tex Trapp
- Winner Take Allas Jim Devereaux
- The Cyclone Rideras Reynard Trask
- Against All Oddsas Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)
- The Uninvited Guestas Fred Morgan
1923
- Three O'Clock in the Morningas Hugo von Strohm
- Is Money Everything?as Roy Pelham
1921
- The Yellow Armas Jerry Engleson
1920
- The Phantom Foeas Bob Royal
1919
- Victoryas Undetermined Role
- Three Black Eyesas Payne
- Break the News to Motheras Warren Flint
- Speedy Meadeas Cal Merchant
- Shadows of Suspicionas Captain Walter Byfield
1918
- I'll Say Soas August Myers
- Leap to Fameas Hoffman's Servant
- The Eagle's Eyeas Heinrich von Lertz
1917
- The Pride of New Yorkas Harold Whitley
- Richard the Brazenas Fitzgeorge
- The Inevitableas Frank Lyons
- On Dangerous Groundas Ritter Bloem
1916
- A Coney Island Princess
- A Million a Minuteas Mark Seager
- War Bridesas Eric
1915
- The Suburbanas Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal
- Conscienceas George Grant
- When It Strikes Homeas Victor Hartley
- From the Valley of the Missingas Everett Brinbecombe
1914
- The Testing Fireas Her City Beau
- The Conqueroras Frank
- The Hour and the Manas William Maxwell
1913
- Life's Weavingas Thorwald
- The Way Perilousas Roger Crane
- The Right of Wayas Brady
1912
- The Iron Heelas Wiley's Butler
- Ghostsas A Friend of Dr. Trueman
- Back to the Old Farmas George Randall