Portrait of William Bailey

Acting

William Bailey

Career

Active from 1912 to 1952, busiest in 1924 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Bailey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Silent Era 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

163
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 62
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Hatful of Rain
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show

Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The Legend Of The Lone Ranger (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

as Jim (uncredited)

Clash by Night
Clash by Night (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Duel at Silver Creek
The Duel at Silver Creek (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Townsman (uncredited)

Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
GoodWatch score 60

as Robert Kyle

Lightning Guns
Lightning Guns (1950)

as Luke Atkins

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Man in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Man (uncredited)

Devil's Doorway
Devil's Doorway (1950)
GoodWatch score 83

as Posse Member (uncredited)

1940s

40 titles ยท average score 61
In the Good Old Summertime
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

as Supper Club Patron (uncredited)

Code of the Saddle
Code of the Saddle (1947)

as Sheriff Wallace

Undercurrent
Undercurrent (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie Pests
Movie Pests (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On (uncredited)

Flag of Mercy
Flag of Mercy (1942)

as Recruiting Sergeant

The Lady or the Tiger?
The Lady or the Tiger? (1942)

as Party Guest

Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year (1942)
GoodWatch score 68

as Baseball Fan (uncredited)

Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (1941)

as Boo Boo's Co-Worker (uncredited)

Whispers
Whispers (1941)

as Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited)

That Inferior Feeling
That Inferior Feeling (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bank Guard (uncredited)

You, the People
You, the People (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jim

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 61
British Intelligence
British Intelligence (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as British Intelligence Agent

Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)

as Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Freight Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Life in Sometown, U.S.A.
Life in Sometown, U.S.A. (1938)

as Husband in Courtroom (uncredited)

That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 62

as Passerby (uncredited)

It May Happen to You
It May Happen to You (1937)

as Police Detective (uncredited)

I'll Name the Murderer
I'll Name the Murderer (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hugo Van Ostrum

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Clark (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
GoodWatch score 75

as Al Barnes (uncredited)

The Lone Avenger
The Lone Avenger (1933)

as Henchman Landers

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

as Expectant Father of Twins (uncredited)

Back Pay
Back Pay (1930)
GoodWatch score 50

as Ed

1920s

32 titles ยท average score 72
The Way of the Strong
The Way of the Strong (1928)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tiger Louie

Hit of the Show
Hit of the Show (1928)

as Tremaine

Wild Beauty
Wild Beauty (1927)

as Jim Kennedy

The Stolen Ranch
The Stolen Ranch (1926)

as Sam Hardy

Ranson's Folly
Ranson's Folly (1926)

as Lt. Crosby

Lash of the Law
Lash of the Law (1926)

as Jim Stanley

Bustin' Thru
Bustin' Thru (1925)

as Harvey Gregg

Gold Heels
Gold Heels (1924)

as Kendall Jr.

Winner Take All
Winner Take All (1924)

as Jim Devereaux

Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1924)

as Tom Curtis (as William N. Baily)

Is Money Everything?
Is Money Everything? (1923)

as Roy Pelham

The Phantom Foe
The Phantom Foe (1920)

as Bob Royal

1910s

27 titles ยท average score 64
Victory
Victory (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

as Undetermined Role

Three Black Eyes
Three Black Eyes (1919)

as Payne

I'll Say So
I'll Say So (1918)

as August Myers

The Pride of New York
The Pride of New York (1917)

as Harold Whitley

On Dangerous Ground
On Dangerous Ground (1917)

as Ritter Bloem

The Inevitable
The Inevitable (1917)

as Frank Lyons

War Brides
War Brides (1916)

as Eric

When It Strikes Home
When It Strikes Home (1915)

as Victor Hartley

Conscience
Conscience (1915)

as George Grant

The Conqueror
The Conqueror (1914)

as Frank

Life's Weaving
Life's Weaving (1913)

as Thorwald

Back to the Old Farm
Back to the Old Farm (1912)

as George Randall