G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey
Birth name	George W. Bailey
Born	August 27, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Sometimes credited as	G.W. Baily
Notable Roles	Det. Lt. Provenza in The Closer
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
M*A*S*H	Sgt. Luther Rizzo	1979–1983	8	9	10	11

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Harry O	Remsen	1x04 - Mortal Sin	October 3, 1974
Harry O (credited as G.W. Baily)	First Officer	1x06 - Eyewitness	October 17, 1974
Harry O	Garner	2x04 - Shades	October 2, 1975
Starsky & Hutch	Slade	2x05 - The Vampire	October 30, 1976
Charlie's Angels	Mumford	1x10 - Consenting Adults	December 8, 1976
CHiPs	Drunk Driver	1x14 - Rustling	January 12, 1978
Husbands, Wives & Lovers	Leslie	1x08 - Predictions Come True	June 16, 1978
Starsky & Hutch	Hotel Clerk	4x07 - The Avenger	October 31, 1978
Soap	The Hobo	2x14 - Episode 40	January 4, 1979
Laverne & Shirley		4x23 - There's a Spy in My Beer	May 8, 1979
Lou Grant	Water Deliveryman	3x02 - Exposé	September 24, 1979
Happy Days	Jack Whitman	7x09 - Joanie Busts Out	November 13, 1979
Benson	Gus	1x13 - One Strike, You're Out	December 27, 1979
Benson	Bartender	1x22 - Takin' It to the Streets	March 27, 1980
Goodnight, Beantown	Albert Addelson	2x01 - Hooking for Mr. Goodbar	October 2, 1983
Simon & Simon	Dr. Kyle Stepney	3x19 - Under the Knife	February 23, 1984
Remington Steele	Maynard Stockman	3x20 - Steele in the Chips	March 19, 1985
Simon & Simon	Police Chief Don Potter	4x22 - Out-of-Town Brown	March 28, 1985
Newhart	Kyle Nordoff	3x20 - R.I.P. Off	April 8, 1985
New Love, American Style		?? - Love and the Serious Wedding, Love and Condo	January 1, 1986
CBS Summer Playhouse	Macklin	1x08 - Doctors Wilde	July 17, 1987
Under Cover	Director Waugh	1x03 - Sacrifices	January 12, 1991
Legend	Ulysses S. Grant	1x03 - Legend on His President's Secret Service	May 2, 1995
Murder, She Wrote	Lt. Faraday	3x22 - Murder, She Spoke	May 10, 1987
Murder, She Wrote	Lt. Alex Tibideaux	12x04 - Big Easy Murder	October 12, 1995
American Dreams		3x09 - Tidings of Comfort and Joy	November 21, 2004
Nip/Tuck	Wesley Kringle	3x13 - Joy Kringle	December 13, 2005

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Runaway Barge	Booker	March 24, 1975
Summer of My German Soldier	Corporal	October 30, 1978
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story	Holfeld	November 5, 1980
Murder in Texas	"Racehorse" Haynes	May 3, 1981
Bitter Harvest	Jim Lazlo	May 4, 1981
The Capture of Grizzly Adams	Tom Quigley	February 21, 1982	The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
Earthlings	Bobo	July 5, 1984
North Beach and Rawhide	Sheriff	November 12, 1985
A Winner Never Quits	Tatum	April 14, 1986
Downpayment on Murder	Kyle	December 6, 1987
The Gifted One	Dr. Winslow	June 25, 1989
Love and Lies	Sgt. Halsey	March 18, 1990
Fine Things	Grossman	October 16, 1990
Before the Storm	Director Waugh	1991
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story	Brother	January 13, 1991
Doublecrossed	Camp	July 20, 1991
A Mother's Justice	Joe Comminger	November 25, 1991
Memories of M*A*S*H	Himself	November 25, 1991
Bed of Lies	Zeke Zbranek	January 20, 1992
An American Story	Tom Cantrell	November 29, 1992
Dead Before Dawn	Masterson	January 10, 1993
No Child of Mine	Lamar Jenkins	October 31, 1993
The Siege at Ruby Ridge	Ralph Coulter	May 19, 1996
Seduction in a Small Town	Pat Carter	February 9, 1997
Solomon	Azarel	1997
Jesus	Livio	May 14, 2000
San Paolo	Barnabas	2000
The Thin Blue Lie	K.C.	August 13, 2000
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story	Det. Gates	2004

Trivia

Attended Thomas Jefferson High School (in Port Arthur, Texas) with Janis Joplin.