Cast & creator
Bill Bailey
Best known for Agatha Christie's Poirot, Tales of the Unexpected, Jeeves and Wooster
Bill Bailey (born September 2, 1938) is an American actor and author, primarily providing supporting roles in film and television throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He appeared in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), and Haunted Honeymoon (1986), as well as a number of British television programs including Yes, Prime Minister (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1992), and Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993). He has also narrated an abridged version of Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.
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film credits
12
television credits
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1970–2001 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (26)
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Felix Bleibner
1989
Tales of the Unexpected
Bob
1979
Jeeves and Wooster
Worple
1990
Howards' Way
Karl Hanson
1985
The New Avengers
Cary
1976
Drop the Dead Donkey
Earl
1990
Superman
2nd Senator
1978
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Drunk
1971
Doomwatch
Reporter
1970
Superman II
J.J.
1980
Brass Eye
Eyewitness
1997Brass Eye
Fr. Pierre Runek
1997
Balto
Butcher (voice)
1995
Outland
Officer Hill
1981
Just Visiting
Thibault's Father
2001
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Hugo Candless
1983
Stir Crazy
Announcer
1980
Water
Hollister
1985
The Nightmare Years
Knick Knickerbocker
1989
Ishtar
Gen. Westlake
1987
Lace 2
Chief of Police
1985
Murder Story
Billy Van Wyck / Kielman
1989
Notorious
Judge
1992
A Casualty of War
Frank Terpil
1989
The Groove Tube
Suc Muc Dik
1974
Sky Bandits
Sheriff
1986