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William Bailey

William Bailey

Acting·1886–1962·163 films

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.

Filmography

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)Clark (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)Party Guest (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)Baseball Fan (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)Waiter (uncredited)
Act of Violence
Act of Violence (1949)Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
A Double Life
A Double Life (1947)Detective (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)Al Barnes (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road (1949)
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)Man (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)Party Guest (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)Posse Member (uncredited)
The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)Townsman (uncredited)
Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)
Desperate
Desperate (1947)Traveling Salesman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)Detective (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
The Lady Gambles (1949)Croupier (uncredited)
Silver River
Silver River (1948)Man (uncredited)
A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)Nightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)
Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman (1941)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)Det. Harris
Comrade X
Comrade X (1940)Press Correspondent
British Intelligence
British Intelligence (1939)British Intelligence Agent
The Great Sinner
The Great Sinner (1949)Gambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington (1944)Ball Musician (uncredited)
Penthouse
Penthouse (1933)Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding (1955)Townsman (uncredited)
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy (1931)
Klondike Annie
Klondike Annie (1936)
Miracles for Sale
Miracles for Sale (1939)Spectator in Theatre Box
Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lazybones
Lazybones (1925)Elmer Ballister
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)Bank Employee (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
Nazi Agent (1942)
The Unknown Man
The Unknown Man (1951)Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Make Haste to Live
Make Haste to Live (1954)Ed Jenkins
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)Ship's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore
Victory
Victory (1919)Undetermined Role
That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)Passerby (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)Federal Agent (uncredited)
Mark of the Gorilla
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)Game Preserve Officer
Murder with Pictures
Murder with Pictures (1936)Party Guest (uncredited)
One Night at Susie's
One Night at Susie's (1930)John Nedlog (Uncredited)
Movie Pests
Movie Pests (1944)Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers (1951)
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)Detective (uncredited)
Central Park
Central Park (1932)Gangster Eddie (uncredited)
The House on 56th Street
The House on 56th Street (1933)Gambler (uncredited)
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals (1934)Harold Bestry
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)Jim (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair (1936)Court Bailiff
Back Pay
Back Pay (1930)Ed
That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling (1940)Bank Guard (uncredited)
The Preview Murder Mystery
The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
The Truth About Youth
The Truth About Youth (1930)Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Spring Madness
Spring Madness (1938)Train Conductor Announcing "Board"
Change of Heart
Change of Heart (1934)Man in Street (uncredited)
Thunder in the Night
Thunder in the Night (1935)Party Guest
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die (1937)Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
You, the People
You, the People (1940)Jim
Shadow of Doubt
Shadow of Doubt (1935)Det. Don
The Stolen Ranch
The Stolen Ranch (1926)Sam Hardy
It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You (1937)Police Detective (uncredited)
I'll Name the Murderer
I'll Name the Murderer (1936)Hugo Van Ostrum
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)Robert Kyle
The Gallant Legion
The Gallant Legion (1948)Barfly
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)Trocadero Patron (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Reporter in Senate Chamber
West of Broadway
West of Broadway (1931)Herbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)
Sarge Goes to College
Sarge Goes to College (1947)Professor
Made on Broadway
Made on Broadway (1933)Attorney in Courtroom
Here Come the Marines
Here Come the Marines (1952)Brogan the Postman
I'll Take Romance
I'll Take Romance (1937)Client in Kane's Waiting Room
False Paradise
False Paradise (1948)Mine Foreman
Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly (1926)Lt. Crosby
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong (1928)Tiger Louie
David Harum
David Harum (1934)Townsman (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)Audience Member (uncredited)
Brand of Fear
Brand of Fear (1949)Frank Martin
The Chaser
The Chaser (1938)Hank
Federal Man
Federal Man (1950)Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Music Man
Music Man (1948)Mr. Larkin
Silver Trails
Silver Trails (1948)John Chambers
Stranger in Town
Stranger in Town (1931)Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk
Is Money Everything?
Is Money Everything? (1923)Roy Pelham
Lightning Guns
Lightning Guns (1950)Luke Atkins
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (1941)Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)
Back to the Old Farm
Back to the Old Farm (1912)George Randall
Campus Sleuth
Campus Sleuth (1948)Coroner
Back Trail
Back Trail (1948)Sheriff (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain (1935)Cliff Borden
Robin Hood Of Texas
Robin Hood Of Texas (1947)Chase Car Owner
The Yellow Arm
The Yellow Arm (1921)Jerry Engleson
Son of a Badman
Son of a Badman (1949)Brad Burley
Fargo Express
Fargo Express (1933)Goss Partner #2
Burning Bridges
Burning Bridges (1928)Jim Black
Code of the Saddle
Code of the Saddle (1947)Sheriff Wallace
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart (1935)
West of El Dorado
West of El Dorado (1949)Sheriff Jack
Cattle Queen
Cattle Queen (1951)Warden
Three O'Clock in the Morning
Three O'Clock in the Morning (1923)Hugo von Strohm
Whispers
Whispers (1941)Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)
High School Hero
High School Hero (1927)Mr. Merrill
Courtin' Trouble
Courtin' Trouble (1948)Curtis
The Phantom Foe
The Phantom Foe (1920)Bob Royal
The Lone Avenger
The Lone Avenger (1933)Henchman Landers
The Desert Flower
The Desert Flower (1925)Jack Royal
The Uninvited Guest
The Uninvited Guest (1924)Fred Morgan
Wild Beauty
Wild Beauty (1927)Jim Kennedy
The Masked Menace
The Masked Menace (1927)
Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1924)Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)
A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment (1933)Doctor
Fighting Youth
Fighting Youth (1925)Harold Brennty
The House Without a Key
The House Without a Key (1926)Harry Jennison
The Iron Heel
The Iron Heel (1912)Wiley's Butler
The Inevitable
The Inevitable (1917)Frank Lyons
The Flaming Forties
The Flaming Forties (1924)Desparde
The Flyin' Cowboy
The Flyin' Cowboy (1928)James Bell
Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1924)Jim Devereaux
The Conqueror
The Conqueror (1914)Frank
The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)Party Guest
The Desert Hawk
The Desert Hawk (1924)Tex Trapp
Break the News to Mother
Break the News to Mother (1919)Warren Flint
Flag of Mercy
Flag of Mercy (1942)Recruiting Sergeant
On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1917)Ritter Bloem
Waterfront
Waterfront (1928)Brute Mullin
Three Black Eyes
Three Black Eyes (1919)Payne
Bustin' Thru
Bustin' Thru (1925)Harvey Gregg
Trails End
Trails End (1949)Sheriff
The Fighting Three
The Fighting Three (1927)Steve Clayton
The Cyclone Rider
The Cyclone Rider (1924)Reynard Trask
Man in the Rough
Man in the Rough (1928)Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)
Hit of the Show
Hit of the Show (1928)Tremaine
Life's Weaving
Life's Weaving (1913)Thorwald
Gold Heels
Gold Heels (1924)Kendall Jr.
Speedy Meade
Speedy Meade (1919)Cal Merchant
Shadows of Suspicion
Shadows of Suspicion (1919)Captain Walter Byfield
The Midnight Patrol
The Midnight Patrol (1932)Powers
War Brides
War Brides (1916)Eric
Melting Millions
Melting Millions (1927)
The Way Perilous
The Way Perilous (1913)Roger Crane
The Eagle's Eye
The Eagle's Eye (1918)Heinrich von Lertz
Leap to Fame
Leap to Fame (1918)Hoffman's Servant
The Suburban
The Suburban (1915)Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal
From the Valley of the Missing
From the Valley of the Missing (1915)Everett Brinbecombe
The Pride of New York
The Pride of New York (1917)Harold Whitley
I'll Say So
I'll Say So (1918)August Myers
A Million a Minute
A Million a Minute (1916)Mark Seager
The Hour and the Man
The Hour and the Man (1914)William Maxwell
When It Strikes Home
When It Strikes Home (1915)Victor Hartley
Richard the Brazen
Richard the Brazen (1917)Fitzgeorge
The Testing Fire
The Testing Fire (1914)Her City Beau