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Biography

Bailey started acting in the 60s working at local theater companies. In the 1970s he appeared on hit shows like Starsky and Hutch and…more

Born

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

Birth Name

George W. Bailey

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- The Closer
  Detective Lt. Louis Provenza
  - S 7: Ep 15 Silent Partner
    12/26/11
  - S 7: Ep 14 Road Block
    12/19/11
  - S 7: Ep 13 Relative Matters
    12/12/11
  - S 7: Ep 12 You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
    12/5/11
  - S 7: Ep 11 Necessary Evil
    11/28/11
  - + 25 More Credits
- The Closer
  Detective Lt. Provenza
  - S 5: Ep 15 Dead Man's Hand
    12/21/09
  - S 5: Ep 14 Make Over
    12/14/09
  - S 5: Ep 13 The Life
    12/7/09
  - S 5: Ep 12 Waivers of Extradition
    8/24/09
  - S 5: Ep 11 Maternal Instincts
    8/17/09
  - + 68 More Credits
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Recurring Role (1)

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 (32)

Role
- TMZ
  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
- 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
- Laverne & Shirley
  Rocko
  - S 4: Ep 23 There's a Spy in My Beer
    5/8/79
- 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
  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
- 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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- (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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