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George William Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is an American actor. Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H (TV series 1979–1983); Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.
Bailey left college and spent the mid-1960s working at local theater companies before moving to California in the mid-1970s. He broke into television with a small recurring role as a crime scene police officer on the short-lived detective show Harry O. He then landed one-shot episodic roles on television programs of the day such as Starsky and Hutch and Charlie's Angels. His film debut was in A Force of One (1979), an early Chuck Norris film. By the late 1970s, he got his breakout role as the conniving, cigar-chomping goldbricker Sgt. Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H.[2] He also appeared as Tom Berenger's sidekick in Rustler's Rhapsody (1985).
He returned to college in 1993, and graduated from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State, in San Marcos, Texas in May 1993, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theatre. For the 1999–2000 school year, he was the Artist-in-Residence.[3]
In the late 1990s, he starred in three of the seventeen television films and miniseries in the Bible Collection series produced for the TNT television network, Solomon (1997), Jesus (1999), and Paul (2000).
From 2001 - 2019, Bailey served as the Executive Director of the Sunshine Kids Foundation,[4] which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually. He first volunteered with the organization after his goddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia.[4]
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This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions October 2022 George William Bailey born August 27 1944 is an American actor Although he appeared in many dramatic roles he may be best remembered for his crusty comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M A S H TV series 1979 1983 Lieutenant Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films 1984 1994 and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin 1987 He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT s television crime drama The Closer and its spinoff series Major Crimes from 2005 to 2018 G W BaileyBailey as Captain Harris in Police AcademyBornGeorge William Bailey 1944 08 27 August 27 1944 age 78 Port Arthur Texas U S OccupationActorYears active1974 presentSpouseEleanor Jane Goosby m 1966 div 1999 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography film and TV 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBailey was born in Port Arthur Texas He went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur with Janis Joplin and Jimmy Johnson He started college at Lamar University in nearby Beaumont and transferred to Texas Tech University in Lubbock 1 Bailey left college and spent the mid 1960s working at local theater companies before moving to California in the mid 1970s He broke into television with a small recurring role as a crime scene police officer on the short lived detective show Harry O He then landed one shot episodic roles on television programs of the day such as Starsky and Hutch and Charlie s Angels His film debut was in A Force of One 1979 an early Chuck Norris film By the late 1970s he got his breakout role as the conniving cigar chomping goldbricker Sgt Luther Rizzo in M A S H 2 He also appeared as Tom Berenger s sidekick in Rustler s Rhapsody 1985 He returned to college in 1993 and graduated from Southwest Texas State University now Texas State in San Marcos Texas in May 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Theatre For the 1999 2000 school year he was the Artist in Residence 3 In the late 1990s he starred in three of the seventeen television films and miniseries in the Bible Collection series produced for the TNT television network Solomon 1997 Jesus 1999 and Paul 2000 From 2001 2019 Bailey served as the Executive Director of the Sunshine Kids Foundation 4 which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually He first volunteered with the organization after his goddaughter was diagnosed with leukemia 4 Filmography film and TV EditCharlie s Angels 1976 S1 E10 Consenting Adults Mumford How The West Was Won 1977 S1 E2 Erika Ivie CHiPs 1978 TV Series Drunk Driver Starsky amp Hutch 1976 1978 Hotel Clerk Slade Soap 1978 TV Series The Hobo Laverne amp Shirley 1979 S4 E23 There s a Spy in My Beer Rocko A Force of One 1979 Erwin Lou Grant 1979 Water Man Arlo Karp Happy Days 1979 S7 E9 Joanie Busts Out Jack Whitman The French Atlantic Affair 1979 TV Mini Series Jake uncredited Angie 1979 S2 E11 Mary Mary Marries Benson 1979 1980 Bartender Gus Palmerstown U S A 1980 S1 E5 The Black Travelers II Alcatraz The Whole Shocking Story 1980 TV Series Holfeld Flo 1980 1981 Lonnie Castleberry Bull Murder in Texas 1981 TV film Richard Racehorse Haynes Bitter Harvest 1981 TV film Lazlo Fog 1981 TV film Mr Carrion Hardcase 1981 TV film Paul Morgan The Capture of Grizzly Adams 1982 TV film Tom Quigley M A S H 1979 1983 TV Series Sergeant Luther Rizzo The G I St Elsewhere 1982 1983 TV Series Dr Hugh Beale Murder She Wrote 1984 Lt Thibodeau Simon amp Simon 1984 Police Chief Don Potter Dr Kyle Stepney Surgery Police Academy 1984 Lt Thaddeus Harris Earthlings 1984 TV Series Bobo Runaway 1984 Chief Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment 1985 Wedding Guest uncredited Rustlers Rhapsody 1985 Peter Warning Sign 1985 Tom Schmidt Short Circuit 1986 Captain Skroeder Mannequin 1987 Felix Burglar 1987 Ray Kirschman Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol 1987 Capt Thaddeus Harris Hawaiian Dream 1987 Captain Pierce Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach 1988 Capt Thaddeus Harris War and Remembrance 1988 TV Series Cmdr Jim Grigg Police Academy 6 City Under Siege 1989 Capt Thaddeus Harris The Gifted One 1989 TV film Dr Winslow Love and Lies 1990 TV film Sgt Halsey Q amp A 1990 Bartender uncredited Doublecrossed 1991 Camp Under Cover 1991 TV Series Director Waugh Write to Kill 1991 Dean Sutton A Mother s Justice 1991 TV film Joe Comminger Before the Storm 1991 TV film Director Waugh Bed of Lies 1992 TV film Zeke Zbranek Dinosaurs 1992 S2 E20 Nuts to War Part 2 Sarge An American Story The Battle of Athens 1992 TV film Tom Cantrell Dead Before Dawn 1993 TV film Masterson No Child of Mine 1993 TV film Lamar Jenkins Police Academy Mission to Moscow 1994 Capt Thaddeus Harris The Siege at Ruby Ridge 1996 TV film Ralph Coulter Seduction in a Small Town 1997 TV film Pat Carter The Jeff Foxworthy Show 1996 1997 Series Big Jim Foxworthy Solomon 1997 Azarel Jesus 1999 Livio Brothers Dogs And God 2000 Luther Graham St Paul 2000 Barnabas The Thin Blue Lie 2000 K C Scorcher 2002 General Timothy Moore Home on the Range 2004 Rusty the Dog voice Nip Tuck 2005 Wesley Kringle The Closer 2005 2012 TV Series Lt Louie Provenza Cake A Wedding Story 2007 Howard Canter Left Turn Yield 2007 Man at Crosswalk with Dog Johnny s Gone 2011 Chet The Newest Pledge 2012 Mr Hodgkinson Cupcake Wars Guest Judge 2012 I Am Death 2013 The Killer Highly Functional 2017 Dan Major Crimes 2012 2018 TV Series Lt Louie Provenza Til Life Do Us Part 2020 short film Barnaby Barnes Stargirl 2022 1 episode Mr DuganReferences Edit University Texas Tech 1966 La Ventana vol 041 hdl 2346 48706 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Random Roles G W Bailey G W Bailey Biography IMDb Retrieved June 26 2016 a b The Sunshine Kids Foundation staff Sunshinekids org Archived from the original on 2017 10 14 Retrieved 2010 10 05 External links EditG W Bailey at IMDb G W Bailey at AllMovie The Sunshine Kids G W Bailey Museum of the Gulf Coast Port Arthur TX Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G W Bailey amp oldid 1131666182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
