Actor

Bill Bailey

September 2, 1938 · Lee, North Carolina, USA

Bill Bailey (born September 2, 1938) is an American actor and author, primarily providing supporting roles in film and television throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He appeared in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), and Haunted Honeymoon (1986), as well as a number of British television programs including Yes, Prime Minister (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1992), and Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993). He has also narrated an abridged version of Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.

Notable work

7.2
Superman (1978)
as 2nd Senator
6.8
Superman II (1980)
as J.J.
7.3
Balto (1995)
as Butcher (voice)
4.8
Just Visiting (2001)
as Thibault's Father
6.4
Outland (1981)
as Officer Hill
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Felix Bleibner
6.5
Stir Crazy (1980)
as Announcer

Often works with

Valerie Perrine
3 titles together
Superman, Superman II, Water
Christopher Reeve
2 titles together
Superman, Superman II
Margot Kidder
2 titles together
Superman, Superman II
Gene Hackman
2 titles together
Superman, Superman II
Ned Beatty
2 titles together
Superman, Superman II
Jackie Cooper
2 titles together
Superman, Superman II

Full filmography · 25

Just Visiting
as Thibault's Father
20014.8
Balto
as Butcher (voice)
19957.3
Notorious
as Judge
1992
Guilty by Suspicion
as 20th Century Fox Guard
19916.5
A Casualty of War
as Frank Terpil
1989
Murder Story
as Billy Van Wyck / Kielman
1989
Ishtar
as Gen. Westlake
19874.6
Sky Bandits
as Sheriff
1986
Lace 2
as Chief of Police
1985
Water
as Hollister
19856.1
Outland
as Officer Hill
19816.4
Stir Crazy
as Announcer
19806.5