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William Bailey was an American actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1911 and 1959, but his roles were often uncredited. Bailey also starred in the original cast of No, No Nanette (1925), a smash hit on Broadway. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bailey died in Hollywood, California in 1962 at the age of 76.
Birth Name
Gordon Reineck
Born
Sunday, 26 September 1886
Died
Thursday, 08 November 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| But Not for Me | Doorman | 1959 |
| Maverick | Banker / Doctor | 1957 |
| A Hatful of Rain | Man in Elevator | 1957 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Party Guest | 1957 |
| Ethel Barrymore Theater | (as William Norton Bailey) | 1956 |
| MGM Parade | Stagehand | 1955 |
| Tall Man Riding | Townsman | 1955 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Board Member | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Bank Customer | 1954 |
| The Whistler | (as Bill Bailey) | 1954 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| But Not for Me | Doorman | 1959 |
| Maverick | Banker / Doctor | 1957 |
| A Hatful of Rain | Man in Elevator | 1957 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Party Guest | 1957 |
| Ethel Barrymore Theater | (as William Norton Bailey) | 1956 |
| MGM Parade | Stagehand | 1955 |
| Tall Man Riding | Townsman | 1955 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki | Board Member | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Bank Customer | 1954 |
| The Whistler | (as Bill Bailey) | 1954 |
| Make Haste to Live | Ed Jenkins | 1954 |
| Pack Train | Old-Timer | 1953 |
| Affair with a Stranger | Minor Role | 1953 |
| Confidentially Connie | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Duel at Silver Creek | Townsman | 1952 |
| Carrie | Man at Bar | 1952 |
| Francis Goes to West Point | Parade Spectator | 1952 |
| Here Come the Marines | Brogan - Postman | 1952 |
| Clash by Night | Waiter | 1952 |
| When in Rome | Ship Passenger | 1952 |
| Hold That Line | Alumnus | 1952 |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Jim | 1952 |
| Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere | Prof. Dean's Butler [Chs. 4-5, 11] | 1951 |
| Double Dynamite | Bank Guard | 1951 |
| Cattle Queen | Warden | 1951 |
| The Unknown Man | Courtroom Spectator | 1951 |
| Flight to Mars | Councilman | 1951 |
| Pistol Harvest | Townsman | 1951 |
| The Texas Rangers | Fenton - Newspaper Editor | 1951 |
| I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. | Lawyer | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | John Larson / Indian Agent | 1951 |
| Bowery Battalion | Officer | 1951 |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Robert Kyle | 1951 |
| Three Desperate Men | Buckboard Driver | 1951 |
| Call of the Klondike | Townsman at Mountie Headquarters | 1950 |
| Lightning Guns | Luke Atkins / Luke Atkins (as William Norton Bailey) | 1950 |
| Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard | Assistant | 1950 |
| Where Danger Lives | Man | 1950 |
| Last of the Buccaneers | Guard at Ball | 1950 |
| Devil's Doorway | Posse Member | 1950 |
| Gunfire | Second Sheriff | 1950 |
| Duchess of Idaho | Dance Contestant | 1950 |
| Three Little Words | Man in Audience | 1950 |
| Shadow on the Wall | Juror | 1950 |
| Father of the Bride | Man in Dream Sequence | 1950 |
| Please Believe Me | Hank Wadburn | 1950 |
| Kill the Umpire | Minor Role | 1950 |
| The Yellow Cab Man | Accident Witness | 1950 |
| Mark of the Gorilla | Game Preserve Officer | 1950 |
| Federal Man | Man in Elevator | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Jim | 1949 |
| The Gal Who Took the West | Paul | 1949 |
| In the Good Old Summertime | Supper Club Patron | 1949 |
| Brand of Fear | Frank Martin | 1949 |
| Any Number Can Play | Casino Patron | 1949 |
| The Great Sinner | Gambling Casino Accountant | 1949 |
| West of El Dorado | Sheriff Jack | 1949 |
| Tulsa | Party Guest | 1949 |
| The Lady Gambles | Croupier | 1949 |
| Across the Rio Grande | Sheriff Reid | 1949 |
| The Stratton Story | Person in Theatre | 1949 |
| Stampede | Bartender | 1949 |
| Flamingo Road | Leo Mitchell | 1949 |
| Son of a Badman | Brad Burley | 1949 |
| Big Jack | Passenger | 1949 |
| Trails End | Sheriff | 1949 |
| That Wonderful Urge | Reporter at Airport | 1948 |
| Act of Violence | Convention Party Drunk | 1948 |
| Family Honeymoon | Todd | 1948 |
| Courtin' Trouble | Curtis | 1948 |
| The Three Musketeers | Guard | 1948 |
| False Paradise | Head Miner / Mine Foreman | 1948 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Reporter | 1948 |
| Music Man | Mr. Larkin | 1948 |
| Silver Trails | John Chambers | 1948 |
| Back Trail | Sheriff | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | Barfly | 1948 |
| Silver River | Man | 1948 |
| My Dog Rusty | Voice in Crowd | 1948 |
| Campus Sleuth | Coroner | 1948 |
| Black Bart | Townsman | 1948 |
| The Senator Was Indiscreet | Politician | 1947 |
| A Double Life | Detective | 1947 |
| Trail of the Mounties | Mountie Chief | 1947 |
| The Black Widow | Morgue Attendant | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Villager | 1947 |
| The Foxes of Harrow | Club Member | 1947 |
| The Gas House Kids in Hollywood | Director | 1947 |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Fan in Audience on Stage | 1947 |
| Something in the Wind | Mr. Belton's Assistant | 1947 |
| Robin Hood of Texas | Chase Car Owner | 1947 |
| Code of the Saddle | Sheriff Wallace | 1947 |
| Desperate | Traveling Salesman | 1947 |
| Sarge Goes to College | Professor | 1947 |
| The Egg and I | Doctor at Country Dance / Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | Father | 1947 |
| Range Beyond the Blue | Cattle Rancher | 1947 |
| I'll Be Yours | Gentleman | 1947 |
| Undercurrent | Party Guest | 1946 |
| Faithful in My Fashion | Department Store Clerk | 1946 |
| Easy to Wed | Newspaper Office Worker | 1946 |
| Studio Visit | Stagehand | 1946 |
| The Hoodlum Saint | Minor Role | 1946 |
| She Went to the Races | Racetrack Spectator | 1945 |
| Purity Squad | Man at Table in Montage | 1945 |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Nightclub Patron at Ciro's | 1945 |
| The Hidden Eye | Policeman | 1945 |
| Ziegfeld Follies | Subway Passenger ('Pay the Two Dollars') | 1945 |
| The Clock | Seal Act Spectator in Park / Subway Passenger | 1945 |
| National Velvet | Bookie | 1945 |
| Mrs. Parkington | Ball Musician | 1944 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Conductor | 1944 |
| Maisie Goes to Reno | Nightclub Patron / Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Movie Pests | Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On | 1944 |
| Two Girls and a Sailor | Nightclub Patron | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Brakeman | 1944 |
| I Dood It | Audience Member | 1943 |
| Salute to the Marines | Party Guest | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Courtroom Spectator | 1943 |
| First Aid | First Aid Student | 1943 |
| Mr. Blabbermouth! | Subway Passenger | 1942 |
| Pierre of the Plains | Man in Saloon | 1942 |
| Calling Dr. Gillespie | Restaurant Patron | 1942 |
| Sunday Punch | Boxing Spectator | 1942 |
| Fingers at the Window | Policeman at Hotel | 1942 |
| The Lady or the Tiger? | Party Guest | 1942 |
| Rio Rita | Hotel Guest | 1942 |
| Nazi Agent | Cigar Store Clerk | 1942 |
| Woman of the Year | Baseball Fan | 1942 |
| Dr. Kildare's Victory | Neighbor / Onlooker | 1942 |
| The Vanishing Virginian | Extra in Courtroom | 1942 |
| Two-Faced Woman | Nightclub Patron | 1941 |
| Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | Concertgoer | 1941 |
| The Big Store | Man Leaving Store | 1941 |
| Coffins on Wheels | Courtroom Lawyer | 1941 |
| The Penalty | Man in Courtroom | 1941 |
| Comrade X | Press Correspondent | 1940 |
| You, the People | Jim | 1940 |
| Third Finger, Left Hand | Ship's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore | 1940 |
| Women in Hiding | Detective | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | Spectator in Operating Theatre | 1940 |
| British Intelligence | British Intelligence Agent | 1940 |
| That Inferior Feeling | Bank Guard | 1940 |
| Remember? | Business Associate | 1939 |
| Another Thin Man | Freight Elevator Operator | 1939 |
| Miracles for Sale | Spectator in Theatre Box | 1939 |
| Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Bank Employee | 1939 |
| Angel of Mercy | Recruiting Sergeant | 1939 |
| The Wrong Way Out | Detective | 1938 |
| Spring Madness | Train Conductor Announcing "Board" | 1938 |
| Rhythm of the Saddle | Rancher | 1938 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Man Entering Hospital | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | Ticket Collector | 1938 |
| The Chaser | Hank - Brandon Henchman / Hank | 1938 |
| That Mothers Might Live | Passerby | 1938 |
| Life in Sometown, U.S.A. | Husband in Courtroom | 1938 |
| Arsène Lupin Returns | Detective | 1938 |
| A Yank at Oxford | Racetrack Timekeeper | 1938 |
| I'll Take Romance | Client in Kane's Waiting Room | 1937 |
| My Dear Miss Aldrich | Dupont | 1937 |
| London by Night | Scotland Yard Detective | 1937 |
| Between Two Women | First Policeman | 1937 |
| It May Happen to You | Police Detective | 1937 |
| Bars and Stripes | Patrol Car Driver | 1937 |
| The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Ship Passenger | 1937 |
| We Who Are About to Die | Policeman Passenger | 1937 |
| Career Woman | Attorney--Clarkdale | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Detective | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | Reporter in Senate Chamber | 1936 |
| Cain and Mabel | Man in Audience | 1936 |
| Murder with Pictures | Party Guest | 1936 |
| Bulldog Edition | Headwaiter | 1936 |
| Swing Time | Roulette Player | 1936 |
| Hollywood Boulevard | Trocadero Patron | 1936 |
| Grand Jury | Policeman | 1936 |
| Public Enemy's Wife | Wedding Guest | 1936 |
| We Went to College | Alumnus | 1936 |
| The Case Against Mrs. Ames | Logan's Courtroom Assistant | 1936 |
| The Witness Chair | Court Bailiff | 1936 |
| Too Many Parents | Trustee | 1936 |
| The Preview Murder Mystery | Studio Commissary Chief / Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Klondike Annie | Mission Man | 1936 |
| I'll Name the Murderer | Hugo Van Ostrum | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan's Secret | Det. Harris / Detective Harris | 1936 |
| Magnificent Obsession | Man on Pier | 1935 |
| Another Face | Ed - Policeman | 1935 |
| In Old Kentucky | Steward | 1935 |
| King Solomon of Broadway | Detective | 1935 |
| Thunder Mountain | Cliff Borden | 1935 |
| Thunder in the Night | Party Guest | 1935 |
| The Murder Man | Welch - Police Photographer | 1935 |
| Public Hero Number 1 | Federal Agent | 1935 |
| Social Error | House Detective | 1935 |
| Living on Velvet | Ted Drew | 1935 |
| Sweet Music | Laughing Man in Audience | 1935 |
| Shadow of Doubt | Det. Don / Don - Plainclothesman | 1935 |
| Devil Dogs of the Air | Lieutenant Getting Maneuver Instructions | 1935 |
| Society Doctor | Male Nurse | 1935 |
| The Secret Bride | Court Reporter | 1934 |
| One Hour Late | Clayton | 1934 |
| Student Tour | Casino Patron | 1934 |
| Little Man, What Now? | Insurance Clerk | 1934 |
| Change of Heart | Man in Street | 1934 |
| Manhattan Melodrama | Al Barnes - Croupier | 1934 |
| Bottoms Up | Reporter | 1934 |
| George White's Scandals | Harold Bestry | 1934 |
| Gambling Lady | Racetrack Spectator | 1934 |
| David Harum | Townsman | 1934 |
| It Happened One Night | Clark | 1934 |
| Search for Beauty | Cement Foreman | 1934 |
| Massacre | Investigation Attendant | 1934 |
| The House on 56th Street | Gambler | 1933 |
| Fargo Express | Goss Partner #2 | 1933 |
| A Man of Sentiment | Doctor | 1933 |
| Penthouse | Maitre D' - Pinnacle Club | 1933 |
| The Trail Drive | Banker | 1933 |
| Don't Bet on Love | Reporter | 1933 |
| The Silk Express | Silk Man on Phone | 1933 |
| Professional Sweetheart | Reporter | 1933 |
| Made on Broadway | Attorney in Courtroom | 1933 |
| The Lone Avenger | Landers - Henchman / Henchman Landers | 1933 |
| From Hell to Heaven | Johnny - Race Announcer | 1933 |
| Grand Slam | Van Dorn's Bridge Partner | 1933 |
| Central Park | Gangster Eddie | 1932 |
| Down to Earth | Businessman | 1932 |
| Fighting for Justice | Colorado | 1932 |
| Crooner | Man on Dance Floor | 1932 |
| The Midnight Patrol | Powers | 1932 |
| Mata Hari | Dubois' Aide | 1931 |
| West of Broadway | Herbert - Maitre D' | 1931 |
| Convicted | Henderson | 1931 |
| An American Tragedy | Reporter in Courtroom | 1931 |
| Stranger in Town | Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk | 1931 |
| One Heavenly Night | Officer in Cabaret Box | 1931 |
| The Truth About Youth | Jim - Kara's Boyfriend | 1930 |
| Today | Gregory | 1930 |
| One Night at Susie's | John Nedlog / John Nedlog (Uncredited) | 1930 |
| Back Pay | Ed | 1930 |
| The Lone Patrol | 1928 | |
| Burning Bridges | Jim Black | 1928 |
| Hit of the Show | Tremaine | 1928 |
| The Way of the Strong | Tiger Louie | 1928 |
| Man in the Rough | Jim Kane / Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey) | 1928 |
| The Flyin' Cowboy | James Bell | 1928 |
| Wild Beauty | Jim Kennedy | 1927 |
| The Fighting Three | Steve Clayton | 1927 |
| The Stolen Ranch | Sam Hardy | 1926 |
| The House Without a Key | Harry Jennison | 1926 |
| Fightin' Jack | Jack Rhodes | 1926 |
| Ranson's Folly | Lt. Crosby | 1926 |
| Lazybones | Elmer Ballister | 1925 |
| Big Pal | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1925 |
| The Desert Flower | Jack Royal | 1925 |
| The Flaming Forties | Desparde | 1924 |
| Gold Heels | Kendall Jr / Kendall Jr. | 1924 |
| The Desert Hawk | Tex Trapp | 1924 |
| Winner Take All | Jim Devereaux | 1924 |
| The Cyclone Rider | Reynard Trask | 1924 |
| Three O'Clock in the Morning | Hugo von Strohm | 1923 |
| Is Money Everything? | Roy Pelham | 1923 |
| The Yellow Arm | Jerry Engleson | 1921 |
| The Phantom Foe | Bob Royal | 1920 |
| Victory | Undetermined Role | 1919 |
| The Isle of Conquest | 1919 | |
| Three Black Eyes | Payne | 1919 |
| Break the News to Mother | Warren Flint | 1919 |
| Speedy Meade | Cal Merchant | 1919 |
| Shadows of Suspicion | Captain Walter Byfield | 1919 |
| I'll Say So | August Myers | 1918 |
| Bonnie Annie Laurie | Captain Donald McGregor | 1918 |
| Leap to Fame | Hoffman's Servant | 1918 |
| The Blind Adventure | Capt. Fraser-Freer | 1918 |
| The Pride of New York | Harold Whitley | 1917 |
| Richard the Brazen | Fitzgeorge | 1917 |
| War Brides | Eric | 1916 |
| A Million a Minute | Mark Seager | 1916 |
| The Suburban | Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal | 1915 |
| When It Strikes Home | Victor Hartley | 1915 |
| From the Valley of the Missing | Everett Brinbecombe | 1915 |
