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William Bailey

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 25, 1886 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthOmaha, Nebraska, USA
Career Span1920 – 1962
Known Credits164 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

William Bailey

Also known as:Gordon ReineckWilliam Norton BaileyWilliam N. BaileyWm. Norton Bailey+4 more
Total Works

164

163 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It Happened One Night
7.8
as Clark (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
7.0
as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
7.0
Woman of the Year
1942•movie
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 164 titles featuring William Bailey

It Happened One Night
7.8

as Clark (uncredited)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.0

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
7.0

as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Woman of the Year
7.0
Woman of the Year
1942•movie

as Baseball Fan (uncredited)

The Three Musketeers
6.8
Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

as Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Clash by Night
6.7
Clash by Night
1952•movie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Act of Violence
6.9
Act of Violence
1949•movie

as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

A Double Life
6.3
A Double Life
1947•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

as Al Barnes (uncredited)

Flamingo Road
7.0
Flamingo Road
1949•movie
Where Danger Lives
6.4
Where Danger Lives
1950•movie

as Man (uncredited)

Undercurrent
5.9
Undercurrent
1946•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Devil's Doorway
6.9
Devil's Doorway
1950•movie

as Posse Member (uncredited)

The Egg and I
7.0
The Egg and I
1947•movie

as Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)

Bad Girl
6.0
Bad Girl
1931•movie

as Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)

In the Good Old Summertime
6.7

as Supper Club Patron (uncredited)

Desperate
6.5
Desperate
1947•movie

as Traveling Salesman (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek
7.0

as Townsman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Opera
6.8

as Detective (uncredited)

The Lady Gambles
6.1
The Lady Gambles
1949•movie

as Croupier (uncredited)

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Man (uncredited)

A Hatful of Rain
6.8
A Hatful of Rain
1957•movie

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.8

as Nightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)

Two-Faced Woman
6.4
Two-Faced Woman
1941•movie

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Secret
7.0

as Det. Harris

Comrade X
6.1
Comrade X
1940•movie

as Press Correspondent

British Intelligence
5.8

as British Intelligence Agent

The Great Sinner
6.8
The Great Sinner
1949•movie

as Gambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
5.9

as Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Penthouse
6.9
Penthouse
1933•movie

as Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington
6.0
Mrs. Parkington
1944•movie

as Ball Musician (uncredited)

Rio Rita
6.0
Rio Rita
1942•movie

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

An American Tragedy
6.3
Miracles for Sale
6.4
Miracles for Sale
1939•movie

as Spectator in Theatre Box

Klondike Annie
6.3
Klondike Annie
1936•movie
Tall Man Riding
5.8
Tall Man Riding
1955•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Lazybones
6.8
Lazybones
1925•movie

as Elmer Ballister

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
4.8

as Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
5.7

as Bank Employee (uncredited)

Make Haste to Live
6.0
Make Haste to Live
1954•movie

as Ed Jenkins

The Unknown Man
5.1
The Unknown Man
1951•movie

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Nazi Agent
6.6
Nazi Agent
1942•movie
Victory
6.2
Victory
1919•movie

as Undetermined Role

Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0

as Ship's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore

A Yank at Oxford
6.8
A Yank at Oxford
1938•movie

as Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)

That Mothers Might Live
6.2

as Passerby (uncredited)

Movie Pests
6.1
Movie Pests
1944•movie

as Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)

One Night at Susie's
5.8

as John Nedlog (Uncredited)

Murder with Pictures
5.4

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Public Hero Number 1
6.3

as Federal Agent (uncredited)

Mark of the Gorilla
4.0

as Game Preserve Officer

The House on 56th Street
5.2

as Gambler (uncredited)

That Inferior Feeling
6.1

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers
6.1
The Texas Rangers
1951•movie
George White's Scandals
5.4

as Harold Bestry

Arsène Lupin Returns
6.3

as Detective (uncredited)

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
6.6

as Jim (uncredited)

Central Park
5.8
Central Park
1932•movie

as Gangster Eddie (uncredited)

Back Pay
4.9
Back Pay
1930•movie

as Ed

Spring Madness
4.9
Spring Madness
1938•movie

as Train Conductor Announcing "Board"

The Witness Chair
6.6
The Witness Chair
1936•movie

as Court Bailiff

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.6

as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

It May Happen to You
5.5

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Shadow of Doubt
6.7
Shadow of Doubt
1935•movie

as Det. Don

Change of Heart
6.3
Change of Heart
1934•movie

as Man in Street (uncredited)

The Preview Murder Mystery
5.8

as Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)

You, the People
6.2
You, the People
1940•movie

as Jim

The Truth About Youth
6.2

as Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)

I'll Name the Murderer
5.0

as Hugo Van Ostrum

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
6.0

as Robert Kyle

We Who Are About to Die
7.0

as Policeman Passenger (uncredited)

Thunder in the Night
6.0

as Party Guest

The Stolen Ranch
6.1
The Stolen Ranch
1926•movie

as Sam Hardy

Hollywood Boulevard
4.5

as Trocadero Patron (uncredited)

The Gallant Legion
7.2
The Gallant Legion
1948•movie

as Barfly

Sarge Goes to College
4.5

as Professor

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Reporter in Senate Chamber

West of Broadway
6.8
West of Broadway
1931•movie

as Herbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)

Here Come the Marines
7.3

as Brogan the Postman

False Paradise
6.3
False Paradise
1948•movie

as Mine Foreman

I'll Take Romance
6.3
I'll Take Romance
1937•movie

as Client in Kane's Waiting Room

Angel of Mercy
7.7
Angel of Mercy
1939•movie

as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
7.3

as Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
6.3

as Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)

Ranson's Folly
7.2
Ranson's Folly
1926•movie

as Lt. Crosby

The Way of the Strong
8.3

as Tiger Louie

Made on Broadway
7.0
Made on Broadway
1933•movie

as Attorney in Courtroom

Flag of Mercy
7.5
Flag of Mercy
1942•movie

as Recruiting Sergeant

David Harum
7.5
David Harum
1934•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Brand of Fear
6.5
Brand of Fear
1949•movie

as Frank Martin

Federal Man
6.5
Federal Man
1950•movie

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Back to the Old Farm
6.5

as George Randall

Silver Trails
9.0
Silver Trails
1948•movie

as John Chambers

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
7.5

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Lightning Guns
6.5
Lightning Guns
1950•movie

as Luke Atkins

Whispers
8.0
Whispers
1941•movie

as Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)

Music Man
7.5
Music Man
1948•movie

as Mr. Larkin

The Chaser
8.0
The Chaser
1938•movie

as Hank

Stranger in Town
5.0
Stranger in Town
1931•movie

as Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk

Is Money Everything?
7.0

as Roy Pelham

MGM Parade
7.5
1 eps
MGM Parade
1955•series
Against All Odds
10.0
Against All Odds
1924•movie

as Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)

Man in the Rough
10.0
Man in the Rough
1928•movie

as Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)

The Desert Hawk
8.0
The Desert Hawk
1924•movie

as Tex Trapp

The Way Perilous
8.0
The Way Perilous
1913•movie

as Roger Crane

The Desert Flower
8.0
The Desert Flower
1925•movie

as Jack Royal

The Fighting Three
10.0
The Fighting Three
1927•movie

as Steve Clayton

The Uninvited Guest
10.0

as Fred Morgan

Winner Take All
9.0
Winner Take All
1924•movie

as Jim Devereaux

Life's Weaving
7.0
Life's Weaving
1913•movie

as Thorwald

The Conqueror
9.0
The Conqueror
1914•movie

as Frank

The Flyin' Cowboy
10.0
The Flyin' Cowboy
1928•movie

as James Bell

Burning Bridges
10.0
Burning Bridges
1928•movie

as Jim Black

The Lone Avenger
10.0
The Lone Avenger
1933•movie

as Henchman Landers

The Phantom Foe
7.0
The Phantom Foe
1920•movie

as Bob Royal

A Man of Sentiment
7.0
A Man of Sentiment
1933•movie

as Doctor

Shadows of Suspicion
8.0

as Captain Walter Byfield

War Brides
6.0
War Brides
1916•movie

as Eric

High School Hero
8.0
High School Hero
1927•movie

as Mr. Merrill

Fighting Youth
Fighting Youth
1925•movie

as Harold Brennty

Thunder Mountain
10.0
Thunder Mountain
1935•movie

as Cliff Borden

The Iron Heel
9.0
The Iron Heel
1912•movie

as Wiley's Butler

The Lady or the Tiger?
7.0

as Party Guest

The Masked Menace
10.0
The Masked Menace
1927•movie
Robin Hood Of Texas
7.0

as Chase Car Owner

Campus Sleuth
8.0
Campus Sleuth
1948•movie

as Coroner

Code of the Saddle
7.0
Code of the Saddle
1947•movie

as Sheriff Wallace

Trails End
10.0
Trails End
1949•movie

as Sheriff

West of El Dorado
10.0
West of El Dorado
1949•movie

as Sheriff Jack

Courtin' Trouble
10.0
Courtin' Trouble
1948•movie

as Curtis

Fargo Express
9.0
Fargo Express
1933•movie

as Goss Partner #2

Cattle Queen
9.0
Cattle Queen
1951•movie

as Warden

Son of a Badman
9.0
Son of a Badman
1949•movie

as Brad Burley

The Flaming Forties
9.0

as Desparde

On Dangerous Ground
6.0

as Ritter Bloem

The House Without a Key
8.0

as Harry Jennison

Wild Beauty
10.0
Wild Beauty
1927•movie

as Jim Kennedy

Three O'Clock in the Morning
7.0

as Hugo von Strohm

Gold Heels
8.0
Gold Heels
1924•movie

as Kendall Jr.

The Midnight Patrol
10.0

as Powers

Back Trail
8.0
Back Trail
1948•movie

as Sheriff (uncredited)

The Inevitable
10.0
The Inevitable
1917•movie

as Frank Lyons

Three Black Eyes
10.0
Three Black Eyes
1919•movie

as Payne

Break the News to Mother
7.0

as Warren Flint

Melting Millions
9.0
Melting Millions
1927•movie
Speedy Meade
10.0
Speedy Meade
1919•movie

as Cal Merchant

The Yellow Arm
10.0
The Yellow Arm
1921•movie

as Jerry Engleson

Bustin' Thru
10.0
Bustin' Thru
1925•movie

as Harvey Gregg

Waterfront
8.0
Waterfront
1928•movie

as Brute Mullin

Hit of the Show
10.0
Hit of the Show
1928•movie

as Tremaine

The Cyclone Rider
8.0
The Cyclone Rider
1924•movie

as Reynard Trask

The Hour and the Man

as William Maxwell

The Testing Fire
The Testing Fire
1914•movie

as Her City Beau

Leap to Fame
Leap to Fame
1918•movie

as Hoffman's Servant

I'll Say So
I'll Say So
1918•movie

as August Myers

When It Strikes Home

as Victor Hartley

From the Valley of the Missing

as Everett Brinbecombe

The Eagle's Eye
The Eagle's Eye
1918•movie

as Heinrich von Lertz

The Suburban
The Suburban
1915•movie

as Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal

A Million a Minute
A Million a Minute
1916•movie

as Mark Seager

The Pride of New York

as Harold Whitley

Richard the Brazen
Richard the Brazen
1917•movie

as Fitzgeorge