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George William Bailey is an American actor. Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H ; Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994) and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.
Birth Name
George William Bailey
Born
Sunday, 27 August 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Boy | Chet | 2015 |
| Quick Reviews with Maverick | Captain Harris | 2015 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Newest Pledge | Mr. Hodgkinson | 2012 |
| Major Crimes | Louie Provenza / Lt. Louie Provenza, Louie Provenza | 2012 |
| Johnny's Gone | Chet | 2011 |
| Crashing the Fest | Self | 2011 |
| Cupcake Wars | Actor / Self - Guest Judge | 2010 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Hugh Beale - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
| Cake: A Wedding Story | Howard Canter | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Boy | Chet | 2015 |
| Quick Reviews with Maverick | Captain Harris | 2015 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Newest Pledge | Mr. Hodgkinson | 2012 |
| Major Crimes | Louie Provenza / Lt. Louie Provenza, Louie Provenza | 2012 |
| Johnny's Gone | Chet | 2011 |
| Crashing the Fest | Self | 2011 |
| Cupcake Wars | Actor / Self - Guest Judge | 2010 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Hugh Beale - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
| Cake: A Wedding Story | Howard Canter | 2007 |
| The Closer | Louie Provenza | 2005 |
| Home on the Range | Rusty, the Dog / Rusty (voice) | 2004 |
| The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Det. Gates | 2004 |
| Nip/Tuck | Wesley Kringle | 2003 |
| American Dreams | Colonel Graves | 2002 |
| Scorcher | General Moore / General Timothy Moore | 2002 |
| The Thin Blue Lie | K.C. | 2000 |
| Jesus | Livio | 1999 |
| Seduction in a Small Town | Pat Carter | 1997 |
| The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Ralph Coulter | 1996 |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Lieutenant | 1995 |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Big Jim Foxworthy | 1995 |
| Legend | Ulysses S. Grant | 1995 |
| Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Capt. Harris / Thaddeus Harris | 1994 |
| Dead Before Dawn | Masterson | 1993 |
| An American Story | Tom Cantrell | 1992 |
| A Mother's Justice | Joe Comminger | 1991 |
| Write to Kill | Dean Sutton | 1991 |
| Doublecrossed | Camp | 1991 |
| Dinosaurs | Sarge | 1991 |
| Under Cover | Director Waugh | 1991 |
| Before the Storm | Director Waugh | 1991 |
| Fine Things | Grossman | 1990 |
| Q&A | Bartender | 1990 |
| Love and Lies | Sgt. Halsey | 1990 |
| The Gifted One | Dr. Winslow | 1989 |
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Harris / Captain Thaddeus Harris | 1989 |
| War and Remembrance | Cmdr. Jim Grigg | 1988 |
| Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | Harris / Captain Thaddeus Harris | 1988 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Macklin | 1987 |
| Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Capt. Harris / Captain Thaddeus Harris | 1987 |
| Burglar | Ray Kirschman | 1987 |
| Roomies | Colonel Bobby Humner | 1987 |
| Mannequin | Felix / Captain Felix Maxwell | 1987 |
| Short Circuit | Skroeder | 1986 |
| A Winner Never Quits | Tatum | 1986 |
| Into Thin Air | Sergeant Frasier | 1985 |
| Warning Sign | Tom Schmidt | 1985 |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | Peter | 1985 |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Wedding Guest | 1985 |
| Runaway | Chief | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Alex Tibideaux, Lt. Faraday | 1984 |
| Police Academy | Lt. Harris / Lt. Thaddeus Harris | 1984 |
| Goodnight, Beantown | Albert Addelson | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Hugh Beale | 1982 |
| Newhart | Kyle Nordoff | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Maynard Stockman | 1982 |
| The Capture of Grizzly Adams | Tom Quigley | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Dr. Kyle Stepney - Surgery, Police Chief Don Potter | 1981 |
| Bitter Harvest | Lazlo | 1981 |
| Murder in Texas | Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes | 1981 |
| Flo | Lonnie Castleberry, Bull | 1980 |
| Benson | Bartender, Gus | 1979 |
| A Force of One | Erwin | 1979 |
| Angie | Douglas | 1979 |
| Summer of My German Soldier | Corporal | 1978 |
| Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Leslie | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Arlo Karp, Water Man | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Drunk Driver | 1977 |
| Soap | The Hobo | 1977 |
| Lucan | Farmer #1 | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Mumford | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Rocko | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Ivie | 1976 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Hotel Clerk, Slade | 1975 |
| Happy Days | Jack Whitman | 1974 |
| Police Story | Maslin | 1973 |
| Harry O | 1st Officer, Garner, Policeman, Remsen | 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | Sergeant Luther Rizzo, The G.I. | 1972 |
