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G. W. Bailey

1944 - Today

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G. W. Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is an American actor. Although he has 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of G. W. Bailey has received more than 2,458,572 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). G. W. Bailey is the 1,584th most popular actor (down from 1,415th in 2019), the 2,648th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,473rd in 2019) and the 745th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, G. W. Bailey ranks 1,584 out of 13,578. Before him are Channing Tatum, Dick York, Pernilla August, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Daniel Davis, and Linda Gray. After him are Laura Betti, Ida Lupino, Jane Alexander, Dilip Kumar, Jean Carmet, and Eliza Poe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, G. W. Bailey ranks 204. Before him are John Glover, Adrian Smith, Rocío Dúrcal, Marie-France Pisier, Goukouni Oueddei, and Terry Brooks. After him are Thongsing Thammavong, Christian de Portzamparc, Patrick Sercu, Nelson Freire, Taylor Hackford, and Ronald Lauder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, G. W. Bailey ranks 2,648 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick York (1928), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Nick Holonyak (1928), Charles Martin Hall (1863), Daniel Davis (1945), and Linda Gray (1940). After him are Marian Anderson (1897), J. J. Abrams (1966), Kamehameha III (1814), Lars Peter Hansen (1952), Jane Alexander (1939), and Monte Melkonian (1957).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, G. W. Bailey ranks 745. Before him are Anne Schedeen (1949), Steve Guttenberg (1958), Channing Tatum (1980), Dick York (1928), Daniel Davis (1945), and Linda Gray (1940). After him are Jane Alexander (1939), Téa Leoni (1966), Eddie Fisher (1928), Lorenzo Lamas (1958), Victor Mature (1913), and Tracy Morgan (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Police Academy
Lieutenant Harris
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!
Mar 22o 19846.7 / 10
Home on the Range
Rusty (voice)
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.
Apr 2o 20046.06 / 10
Short Circuit
Skroeder
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
May 9o 19866.6 / 10