Actor
David Bailie
December 4, 1937 · Springs, South Africa
David Bailie (4 December 1937 – 5 March 2021) was a South African actor, known for his performances on stage, television and film. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for both the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he was an associate artist.
Notable work
7.8Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
as Cotton
8.2Gladiator (2000)
as Engineer
7.4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Cotton
7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Cotton
7.1The House That Jack Built (2018)
as S.P.
6.4The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
as English Judge
7.9Doctor Who (1963)
cast and as Dask
5.8Cutthroat Island (1995)
as Dawg's Pirate
Often works with
Johnny Depp
4 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Orlando Bloom
3 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Keira Knightley
3 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Jack Davenport
3 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Jonathan Pryce
3 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Lee Arenberg
3 titles together
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Full filmography · 31
Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead
as Scythian
2026
In the Trap
as Father Andrew
20204.5
The House That Jack Built
as S.P.
20187.1
The Beyond
as Jacob
20185.5
The Timber
as Sheriff Snow
20155.1
October 1
as Ackerman
2014
Traveller
as Wentzelow
2013
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
as Cotton
20116.7
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
as Cotton
20077.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Cotton
20067.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
as Cotton
20037.8
Gladiator
as Engineer
20008.2