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G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Actor · Born August 27, 1944 (82) · Port Arthur, Texas, USA

​George William Bailey was born on August 27, 1944, in Port Arthur, Texas. Bailey started college at Lamar University in Beaumont and eventually transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock; but he did not complete his studies. He worked at local theater companies during the mid 1960s until his move to California in the 1970s. Here he began work on television series such as Starsky and Hutch (1975), Charlie's Angels (1976) and CHiPs (1977). He eventually got a movie debut role in the Chuck Norris movie A Force of One (1979) before landing the role of Luther Rizzo in MASH (1972-1983). In 1993, he returned to Texas to study again at Southwest Texas State University. In 1994, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree of Fine Arts Theatre; and, for the 1999-2000 school year, he was the Artist in Residence.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1944 (82)
From
Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
50 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are G.W. Bailey's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
2%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 17
Trickster
3 of 17
Ally
3 of 17
Mentor
2 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Joyful
11
Absurd
8
Melancholic
7
Warm
7
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch G.W. Bailey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 50 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for G.W. Bailey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 50 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Stargirl(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Dugan

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Highly Functional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dan

  • My Boy(2015)

    as Chet

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Newest Pledge(2010)

    as Mr. Hodgkinson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Major Crimes(2012)

    Show 105 episodes · as Lt. Louie Provenza

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Johnny's Gone(2011)

    as Chet

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cupcake Wars(2009)

    Show as Actor

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Cake: A Wedding Story(2007)

    as Howard Canter

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 109 episodes · as Louie Provenza

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Home on the Range(2004)

    as Rusty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story(2004)

    as Det. Gates

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesley Kringle

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Scorcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as General Moore

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colonel Graves

  • Saint Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Barnabas

  • Saint Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barnabas

  • The Thin Blue Lie(2000)

    as K.C.

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Livio

  • Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Livio

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Azarel

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Azarel

  • Seduction in a Small Town(1997)

    as Pat Carter

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge(1996)

    as Ralph Coulter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph Coulter

  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls(1995)

    as Lieutenant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Jeff Foxworthy Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 23 episodes · as Big Jim Foxworthy

  • Police Academy: Mission to Moscow(1994)

    as Captain Harris

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • No Child of Mine(1993)

    as Lamar Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Dead Before Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Masterson

  • An American Story(1992)

    as Tom Cantrell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bed of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Zeke Zbranek

  • A Mother's Justice(1991)

    as Joe Comminger

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Write to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dean Sutton

  • Doublecrossed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Camp

  • Before the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Director Waugh

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Brother

  • Under Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 14 episodes · as Director Waugh

  • Fine Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Grossman

  • Q&A(1990)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Love and Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sgt. Halsey

  • The Gifted One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Dr. Winslow

  • Police Academy 6: City Under Siege(1989)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jim Grigg

  • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach(1988)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hawaiian Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sgt. Pierce

  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol(1987)

    as Captain Harris

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Burglar(1987)

    as Ray Kirschman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Roomies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mannequin(1987)

    as Captain Felix Maxwell

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Downpayment on Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Kyle

  • Short Circuit(1986)

    as Skroeder

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • A Winner Never Quits(1986)

    as Tatum

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • North Beach and Rawhide(1985)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Into Thin Air(1985)

    as Sergeant Frasier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Warning Sign(1985)

    as Tom Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rustlers' Rhapsody(1985)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment(1985)

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Runaway(1984)

    as Chief

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Alex Tibideaux · as Lt. Faraday

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Police Academy(1984)

    as Lieutenant Harris

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Goodnight, Beantown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · as Albert Addelson

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 22 episodes · as Hugh Beale

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Maynard Stockman

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Capture of Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Tom Quigley

  • Simon & Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Bitter Harvest(1981)

    as Jim Laszlo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Richard "Racehorse" Haynes

  • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story(1980)

    as Holfeld

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Flo(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jake (uncredited)

  • Benson(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • A Force of One(1979)

    as Erwin

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Summer of My German Soldier(1978)

    as Corporal

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlo Karp · as Water Man

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Drunk Driver

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Soap(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as The Hobo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mumford

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Laverne & Shirley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Hotel Clerk · as Slade

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Runaway Barge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Booker

  • Harry O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as First Officer · as Garner

  • Happy Days(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 14 episodes · as Sgt. Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles from 1951 to 2020; peak year 1986.

Biggest box office

Home on the Range (2004)

$145M worldwide

Highest rated

The Closer (2005)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512020

Peak 1986 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 85: 85 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s29 · acting1990s24 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
7989

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do G.W. Bailey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 50 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 50 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

Johnny's Gone (2011)

95th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

M*A*S*H (1972)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is G.W. Bailey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles25–55 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles16–51 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles17–54 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles16–33 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles12–54 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does G.W. Bailey work with?

People who share at least 2 of G.W. Bailey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neal Israel shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers