William Bailey

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

25 September 1886, 139 years old

Known For

It Happened One Night

Father of the Bride

Woman of the Year

The Three Musketeers

Another Thin Man

Clash by Night

Act of Violence

A Double Life

Manhattan Melodrama

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

A Hatful of Rain

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1957

Tall Man Riding

Townsman (uncredited)

1955

Make Haste to Live

Ed Jenkins

1954

The Duel at Silver Creek

Townsman (uncredited)

1952

Here Come the Marines

Brogan the Postman

1952

Clash by Night

Waiter (uncredited)

1952

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger

Jim (uncredited)

1952

Cattle Queen

Warden

1951

The Unknown Man

1951

The Texas Rangers

1951

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Robert Kyle

1951

Lightning Guns

Luke Atkins

1950

Where Danger Lives

Man (uncredited)

1950

Devil's Doorway

Posse Member (uncredited)

1950

Federal Man

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

1950

Father of the Bride

Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

1950

In the Good Old Summertime

Supper Club Patron (uncredited)

1949

Brand of Fear

Frank Martin

1949

The Great Sinner

Gambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)

1949

West of El Dorado

Sheriff Jack

1949

The Lady Gambles

Croupier (uncredited)

1949

Flamingo Road

1949

Son of a Badman

Brad Burley

1949

Trails End

Sheriff

1949

Act of Violence

Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

1949

Courtin' Trouble

Curtis

1948

The Three Musketeers

1948

False Paradise

Mine Foreman

1948

Music Man

Mr. Larkin

1948

Silver Trails

John Chambers

1948

Back Trail

Sheriff (uncredited)

1948

The Gallant Legion

Barfly

1948

Silver River

Man (uncredited)

1948

Campus Sleuth

Coroner

1948

A Double Life

Detective (uncredited)

1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Audience Member (uncredited)

1947

Robin Hood Of Texas

Chase Car Owner

1947

Code of the Saddle

Sheriff Wallace

1947

Desperate

Traveling Salesman (uncredited)

1947

Sarge Goes to College

Professor

1947

The Egg and I

Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)

1947

Undercurrent

Party Guest (uncredited)

1946

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Nightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)

1945

Mrs. Parkington

Ball Musician (uncredited)

1944

Maisie Goes to Reno

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

1944

Movie Pests

Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)

1944

The Lady or the Tiger?

Party Guest

1942

Rio Rita

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1942

Nazi Agent

1942

Woman of the Year

Baseball Fan (uncredited)

1942

Flag of Mercy

Recruiting Sergeant

1942

Two-Faced Woman

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1941

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)

1941

Whispers

Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)

1941

Comrade X

Press Correspondent

1940

You, the People

Jim

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

Ship's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore

1940

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)

1940

That Inferior Feeling

Bank Guard (uncredited)

1940

Another Thin Man

Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1939

British Intelligence

British Intelligence Agent

1939

Miracles for Sale

Spectator in Theatre Box

1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Bank Employee (uncredited)

1939

Angel of Mercy

Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

1939

Spring Madness

Train Conductor Announcing "Board"

1938

The Chaser

Hank

1938

That Mothers Might Live

Passerby (uncredited)

1938

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.

Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)

1938

Arsène Lupin Returns

Detective (uncredited)

1938

A Yank at Oxford

Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)

1938

I'll Take Romance

Client in Kane's Waiting Room

1937

It May Happen to You

Police Detective (uncredited)

1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

1937

We Who Are About to Die

Policeman Passenger (uncredited)

1937

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Detective (uncredited)

1936

The Accusing Finger

Reporter in Senate Chamber

1936

Murder with Pictures

Party Guest (uncredited)

1936

Hollywood Boulevard

Trocadero Patron (uncredited)

1936

The Witness Chair

Court Bailiff

1936

The Preview Murder Mystery

Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)

1936

Klondike Annie

1936

I'll Name the Murderer

Hugo Van Ostrum

1936

Charlie Chan's Secret

Det. Harris

1936

Thunder Mountain

Cliff Borden

1935

Thunder in the Night

Party Guest

1935

Public Hero Number 1

Federal Agent (uncredited)

1935

Straight from the Heart

1935

Shadow of Doubt

Det. Don

1935

Change of Heart

Man in Street (uncredited)

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

Al Barnes (uncredited)

1934

George White's Scandals

Harold Bestry

1934

David Harum

Townsman (uncredited)

1934

It Happened One Night

Clark (uncredited)

1934

The House on 56th Street

Gambler (uncredited)

1933

Fargo Express

Goss Partner #2

1933

A Man of Sentiment

Doctor

1933

Penthouse

Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)

1933

Made on Broadway

Attorney in Courtroom

1933

The Lone Avenger

Henchman Landers

1933

Central Park

Gangster Eddie (uncredited)

1932

The Midnight Patrol

Powers

1932

West of Broadway

Herbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)

1931

An American Tragedy

1931

Bad Girl

Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)

1931

Stranger in Town

Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk

1931

The Truth About Youth

Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)

1930

One Night at Susie's

John Nedlog (Uncredited)

1930

Back Pay

1930

Burning Bridges

Jim Black

1928

The Way of the Strong

Tiger Louie

1928

Man in the Rough

Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)

1928

The Flyin' Cowboy

James Bell

1928

Wild Beauty

Jim Kennedy

1927

High School Hero

Mr. Merrill

1927

The Masked Menace

1927

The Fighting Three

Steve Clayton

1927

Melting Millions

1927

The Stolen Ranch

Sam Hardy

1926

The House Without a Key

Harry Jennison

1926

Lightning Bill

William W. Williams

1926

Fightin' Jack

Jack Rhodes

1926

Ranson's Folly

Lt. Crosby

1926

Lash of the Law

Jim Stanley

1926

Queen o'Diamonds

LeRoy Phillips

1926

Lazybones

Elmer Ballister

1925

Fighting Youth

Harold Brennty

1925

The Desert Flower

Jack Royal

1925

The Flaming Forties

Desparde

1924

Gold Heels

Kendall Jr.

1924

The Desert Hawk

Tex Trapp

1924

Winner Take All

Jim Devereaux

1924

Against All Odds

Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)

1924

The Uninvited Guest

Fred Morgan

1924

Three O'Clock in the Morning

Hugo von Strohm

1923

Is Money Everything?

Roy Pelham

1923

The Yellow Arm

Jerry Engleson

1921

The Phantom Foe

Bob Royal

1920

Victory

Undetermined Role

1919

Three Black Eyes

Payne

1919

Break the News to Mother

Warren Flint

1919

Speedy Meade

Cal Merchant

1919

Shadows of Suspicion

Captain Walter Byfield

1919

I'll Say So

August Myers

1918

Leap to Fame

Hoffman's Servant

1918

The Eagle's Eye

Heinrich von Lertz

1918

The Inevitable

Frank Lyons

1917

On Dangerous Ground

Ritter Bloem

1917

A Coney Island Princess

1916

War Brides

Eric

1916

The Suburban

Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal

1915

Conscience

George Grant

1915

When It Strikes Home

Victor Hartley

1915

From the Valley of the Missing

Everett Brinbecombe

1915

The Testing Fire

Her City Beau

1914

The Conqueror

Frank

1914

The Hour and the Man

William Maxwell

1914

Life's Weaving

Thorwald

1913

The Way Perilous

Roger Crane

1913

The Right of Way

Brady

1913

The Iron Heel

Wiley's Butler

1912

Ghosts

A Friend of Dr. Trueman

1912

Back to the Old Farm

George Randall

1912