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