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G.W. Bailey

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8/27/1945, Port Arthur, Texas, America

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George W. Bailey

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Bailey started acting in the 60s working at local theater companies. In the 1970s he appeared on hit shows like Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels. In 1981 he was cast as pool-hall con artist Private Rizzo in CBS's M*A*S*H. In the later eighties he became famous as…more

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Role
- Major Crimes
  Detective Lt. Louis Provenza
  - S 1: Ep 10 Long Shot
    10/15/12
  - S 1: Ep 9 Cheaters Never Prosper
    10/8/12
  - S 1: Ep 8 Dismissed with Prejudice
    10/1/12
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Shame Game
    9/24/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 Out Of Bounds
    9/17/12
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Closer
  Detective Lt. Louis Provenza
  - S 7: Ep 21 Series Finale: The Last Word
    8/13/12
  - S 7: Ep 20 Armed Response
    8/6/12
  - S 7: Ep 19 Last Rites
    7/30/12
  - S 7: Ep 18 Drug Fiend
    7/23/12
  - S 7: Ep 17 Fool's Gold
    7/16/12
  - + 104 More Credits
- Major Crimes
  Detective Lt. Louie Provenza
- The Newest Pledge
  Star
  2012
- Brothers. Dogs. And God.
  Star
  2007
- The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
  Star
  2004
- The Jeff Foxworthy Show
  Big Jim Foxworthy, Jeff's Father (1996-1997)
  - S 2: Ep 23 Field of Schemes
    5/5/97
  - S 2: Ep 22 Twister of Fate
    5/5/97
  - S 2: Ep 21 Wrestling Opera
    4/28/97
  - S 2: Ep 20 Real Men
    4/14/97
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Good, The Bad and The Hairless
    4/7/97
  - + 18 More Credits
- Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow
  Capt. Harris
  1994
- Under Cover
  Director Waugh
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Wall [as part 2 of "Spy Games"]
    7/20/91
  - S 1: Ep 9 Close to Home [as part 1 of "Spy Games"]
    7/20/91
  - S 1: Ep 8 Sacrifices (2) [as part 2 of "Before the Storm"]
    7/13/91
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mr. Butterfly
    2/16/91
  - S 1: Ep 6 Family Album
    2/9/91
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Gifted one
  Dr. Winslow
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
  Captain Thaddeus Harris
  1989
- Police Academy 5: Assignment - Miami Beach
  Captain Thaddeus Harris
  1988
- Burglar
  Star
  1987
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
  Captain Thaddeus Harris
  1987
- Mannequin
  Felix
  1987
- Short Circuit
  Skroeder
  1986
- Warning Sign
  Star
  1985
- Rustlers' Rhapsody
  Star
  1985
- Runaway
  Chief
  1984
- Police Academy
  Lt. Thaddeus Harris
  1984
- Goodnight, Beantown
  Albert Addelson
  - S 2: Ep 13 An Old Flame Flickers
    1/15/84
  - S 2: Ep 12 Lost and Foundering
    1/8/84
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Consumer's Best Friend
    1/1/84
  - S 2: Ep 10 Peace on Earth (aka Deadline)
    12/25/83
  - S 2: Ep 9 Happy Medium
    12/11/83
  - + 13 More Credits
- Police Academy: Special Edition
  Lt. Thaddeus Harris
  1984
- St. Elsewhere
  Dr. Hugh Beale (1982-1983)
  - S 2: Ep 3 Newheart
    11/9/83
  - S 1: Ep 22 Addiction
    5/3/83
  - S 1: Ep 20 Craig in Love
    4/12/83
  - S 1: Ep 18 Dog Day Hospital
    3/22/83
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Count
    3/8/83
  - + 12 More Credits
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Role
- M*A*S*H
  Rizzo
  - S 11: Ep 16 Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
    2/28/83
  - S 11: Ep 15 As Time Goes By
    2/21/83
  - S 11: Ep 14 Give and Take
    2/14/83
  - S 10: Ep 21 That Darn Kid
    4/12/82
  - S 10: Ep 17 Promotion Commotion
    3/1/82
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (36)

Role
- TMZ on TV
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 127 Episode #4.127
    1/31/11
  - S 1: Ep 209 May 9, 2008
    5/9/08
- Nip/Tuck
  Wesley Kringle
  - S 3: Ep 13 Joy Kringle
    12/13/05
- American Dreams
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 6 Clear and Present Danger
    10/31/04
- American Dreams
  VA Patient
- Murder, She Wrote
  Lt. Alex Tibideaux
  - S 12: Ep 4 Big Easy Murder
    10/12/95
- Legend
  Ulysses S. Grant
  - S 1: Ep 3 Legend on His President's Secret Service
    5/2/95
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Tom Cantrell
  - S 42: Ep 1 An American Story
    11/29/92
- Dinosaurs
  General H. Norman
  - S 2: Ep 19 Nuts To War (1)
    2/26/92
- Dinosaurs
  Sarge
  - S 2: Ep 20 Nuts to War (2)
    2/26/92
- Under Cover
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 Sacrifices (2) [as part 2 of "Before the Storm"]
    7/13/91
- Murder, She Wrote
  Lt. O. Faraday
  - S 3: Ep 22 Murder, She Spoke
    5/10/87
- Newhart
  Kyle Nordoff
  - S 3: Ep 20 R.I.P. Off
    4/8/85
- Simon & Simon
  Cheif Don Potter
  - S 4: Ep 22 Out-of-Town Brown
    3/28/85
- Remington Steele
  Maynard Stockman
  - S 3: Ep 20 Steele in the Chips
    3/19/85
- Simon & Simon
  Dr. Kyle Stepney
  - S 3: Ep 19 Under the Knife
    2/23/84
- Goodnight, Beantown
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 6 Our Man in the Slammer
    11/6/83
  - S 2: Ep 1 Hooking for Mister Goodbar
    10/2/83
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
  Tom Quigley
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Capture of Grizzly Adams
    2/21/82
- Flo
  Bull
  - S 2: Ep 14 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (a.k.a.) Welcome to the Club
    2/21/81
  - S 2: Ep 4 Bull Is Back in Town
    11/17/80
- Flo
  Lonnie
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Castleberry Thanksgiving
    11/24/80
- Benson
  Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 22 Takin' It to the Streets
    3/27/80
- M*A*S*H
  The G.I.
  - S 8: Ep 13 Captain's Outrageous
    12/10/79
- M*A*S*H
  Sgt. Luther Rizzo
  - S 8: Ep 10 The Yalu Brick Road
    11/19/79
- Happy Days
  Jake Whitman
  - S 7: Ep 9 Joanie Busts Out
    11/13/79
- Lou Grant
  Water Man
  - S 3: Ep 2 Expose
    9/24/79
- Laverne & Shirley
  Rocko
  - S 4: Ep 23 There's a Spy in My Beer
    5/8/79
- Lou Grant
  Arlo Karp
  - S 2: Ep 13 Fire
    1/8/79
- Soap
  The Hobo
  - S 2: Ep 14 Episode 39
    1/4/79
- Starsky And Hutch
  Hotel Clerk
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Avenger
    10/31/78
- How the West Was Won
  Ivie
  - S 2: Ep 3 2/26/78
    2/26/78
- CHiPs (1983)
  Drunk Driver
  - S 1: Ep 14 Rustling
    1/12/78
- Charlie's Angels
  Mumford
  - S 1: Ep 10 Consenting Adults
    12/8/76
- Starsky And Hutch
  Slade
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Vampire
    10/30/76
- Laverne & Shirley
  Guest Star
- Harry O
  Garner
  - S 2: Ep 4 Shades
    10/2/75
- Harry O
  1st Officer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Eyewitness
    10/17/74
- Harry O
  Remsen
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mortal Sin
    10/3/74

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- In 2006 and 2008, G.W. was nominated along with his Closer castmates for a SAG Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.
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- He went to high school (in Port Arthur, Texas) with Janis Joplin.
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- He is the Executive Director and Board Member of the Sunshine Kids Foundation, which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually.
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- Played Capt. Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy series
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- (on being remembered as Captain Thaddeus Harris) G.W. Bailey: So much for ten years of education, years of training in Shakespeare... being remembered for a dog peeing in your eye!
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By afleur, Sep 13, 2012

G.W. Bailey perfectly captures the character of Lt. Provenza. He is funny and grumpy with a softer sensitive and caring side. He makes me laugh and cry. I am at a point in my life when I needed to find some reason to get up everyday. Major Crimes and G.W. Bailey have given me a reason to get up, well at least on Mondays to watch the show. Hopefully the show stays on for a long time!moreless
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G. W. Bailey is funny, funny, funny, and yet can play a serious role as a genuinely caring person when necessary. I like his gruff personality; that combined with his comic side make for a great complete package!moreless

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By pegloumac, Jul 01, 2011

G. W. Bailey certainly plays a role that could not be performed better by anyone on earth. He provides the perfect humor, ineptness, gruffness, and yet, he shows some truly compassionate moments when helping Kyra Sedgwick deal with difficult cases. And, of course, he is a perfect foil to entertain Brenda's parents when they arrive on the scene- too funny! I love all the shows in the series except for those where Mary McDonnell is involved. I do not like those at all. She is just too caustic and sarcastic for my blood, and I see no reason whey a person like that needed to be introduced to this series; maybe she had a good agent, ha. ha. I will miss the Closer so much!!moreless
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