G.W. Bailey
Actor, TV Actor
1944 –
Who is G.W. Bailey?
George William "G.W." Bailey is an American stage, television and film 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; Lieutenant—and later, Captain Thaddeus Harris in Police Academy, Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin and as Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza from TNT's television crime drama The Closer, in which he has was featured in all 109 aired episodes across seven seasons, starting in 2005. He currently stars on the TNT series Major Crimes, a spinoff of The Closer, continuing in his role as Lt. Provenza.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1944
Port Arthur - Also known as
- George W. Bailey
- George William Bailey
- George William "G.W." Bailey
- G.W. Bailey
- G.W.
- Spouses
- Eleanor June Goosby
(1966/04/02 - 1999)
- Eleanor June Goosby
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas Tech University
- Texas State University–San Marcos
- Lived in
- Port Arthur
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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