William Bailey
Acting
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.
Born: September 25, 1886
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Silver Trails
Jimmy and Cannonball find the body of Don Muquel after he has been shot and robbed by henchmen Ramsay and Sturgis. Jimmy is accused of the crime by Jose Esteban but the latter's rich uncle, Don Esteban, clears his friend Jimmy. Jose accuses the the settlers, led by John Chambers, of confiscating the land of the native Californians, through murder and theft. Actually, surveyor Willard Jackson is making forged copies of stolen land-grant papers after his men have killed the rightful owners. Playing both ends against the middle, Ramsay urges Chambers and his daughter, Diane, to drive off the Californians.
The Way of the Strong
A gangster falls for a blind violinist, only for his mobster rivals to kidnap her.
It Happened One Night
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
Another Thin Man
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
David Harum
Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Taylor is a bank teller who places a winning $4,500 bet on a 10-1 harness racing horse, making him Rogers' bank partner.
The Duel at Silver Creek
When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly villains.
The Gallant Legion
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
A satirical visualization of strange and forgotten, but (at that time) nevertheless still existing laws in the U.S.A.
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.
Flamingo Road
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Filmography
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Ed Jenkins
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Brogan the Postman
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Jim (uncredited)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
as Warden
as Robert Kyle
as Luke Atkins
as Man (uncredited)
as Posse Member (uncredited)
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
as Supper Club Patron (uncredited)
as Frank Martin
as Gambling Casino Accountant (uncredited)
as Sheriff Jack
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Brad Burley
as Sheriff
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
as Curtis
as Mine Foreman
as Mr. Larkin
as John Chambers
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Barfly
as Man (uncredited)
as Coroner
as Detective (uncredited)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
as Chase Car Owner
as Sheriff Wallace
as Traveling Salesman (uncredited)
as Professor
as Doctor at Country Dance (Uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron at Ciro's (uncredited)
as Ball Musician (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
as Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
as Recruiting Sergeant
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)
as Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)
as Press Correspondent
as Jim
as Ship's Officer / Man Leaving Drugstore
as Spectator in Operating Theatre (uncredited)
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
as Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)
as British Intelligence Agent
as Spectator in Theatre Box
as Bank Employee (uncredited)
as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
as Train Conductor Announcing "Board"
as Hank
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Racetrack Timekeeper (uncredited)
as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
as Police Detective (uncredited)
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
as Policeman Passenger (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Reporter in Senate Chamber
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Trocadero Patron (uncredited)
as Court Bailiff
as Studio Commissary Chief (Uncredited)
as Hugo Van Ostrum
as Det. Harris
as Cliff Borden
as Party Guest
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
as Det. Don
as Man in Street (uncredited)
as Al Barnes (uncredited)
as Harold Bestry
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Clark (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Goss Partner #2
as Doctor
as Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club (uncredited)
as Attorney in Courtroom
as Henchman Landers
as Gangster Eddie (uncredited)
as Powers
as Herbert, the Maitre D' (uncredited)
as Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)
as Harvey Company Wholesale Sales Clerk
as Jim - Kara's Boyfriend (uncredited)
as John Nedlog (Uncredited)
as Ed
as Jim Black
as Brute Mullin
as Tremaine
as Tiger Louie
as Jim Kane (as William Norton Bailey)
as James Bell
as Jim Kennedy
as Mr. Merrill
as Steve Clayton
as Sam Hardy
as Harry Jennison
as Lt. Crosby
as Elmer Ballister
as Harvey Gregg
as Harold Brennty
as Jack Royal
as Desparde
as Kendall Jr.
as Tex Trapp
as Jim Devereaux
as Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)
as Fred Morgan
as Hugo von Strohm
as Roy Pelham
as Jerry Engleson
as Bob Royal
as Undetermined Role
as Payne
as Warren Flint
as Cal Merchant
as Captain Walter Byfield
as August Myers
as Hoffman's Servant
as Heinrich von Lertz
as Harold Whitley
as Fitzgeorge
as Frank Lyons
as Ritter Bloem
as Mark Seager
as Eric
as Jack Brambough, Donald's Pal
as Victor Hartley
as Everett Brinbecombe
as Her City Beau
as Frank
as William Maxwell
as Thorwald
as Roger Crane
as Wiley's Butler
as George Randall