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