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George William Bailey is an American 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/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994) and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.
Birth Name
George William Bailey
Born
Sunday, 27 August 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Stargirl | Mr. Dugan | 2020 |
| My Boy | Chet | 2015 |
| Quick Reviews with Maverick | Captain Harris | 2015 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Newest Pledge | Mr. Hodgkinson | 2012 |
| Major Crimes | Louie Provenza / Lt. Louie Provenza | 2012 |
| Johnny's Gone | Chet | 2011 |
| Crashing the Fest | Self | 2011 |
| Cupcake Wars | Actor / Self - Guest Judge | 2010 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Hugh Beale - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Stargirl | Mr. Dugan | 2020 |
| My Boy | Chet | 2015 |
| Quick Reviews with Maverick | Captain Harris | 2015 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Newest Pledge | Mr. Hodgkinson | 2012 |
| Major Crimes | Louie Provenza / Lt. Louie Provenza | 2012 |
| Johnny's Gone | Chet | 2011 |
| Crashing the Fest | Self | 2011 |
| Cupcake Wars | Actor / Self - Guest Judge | 2010 |
| Pioneers of Television | Dr. Hugh Beale - St. Elsewhere | 2008 |
| Cake: A Wedding Story | Howard Canter | 2007 |
| Left Turn Yield | Man at Crosswalk with Dog | 2007 |
| The Closer | Louie Provenza | 2005 |
| Home on the Range | Rusty, the Dog / Rusty (voice) | 2004 |
| The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Det. Gates | 2004 |
| Nip/Tuck | Wesley Kringle | 2003 |
| Scorcher | General Moore / General Timothy Moore | 2002 |
| American Dreams | Colonel Graves | 2002 |
| The Thin Blue Lie | K.C. | 2000 |
| Jesus | Livio | 1999 |
| Seduction in a Small Town | Pat Carter | 1997 |
| The Siege at Ruby Ridge | Ralph Coulter | 1996 |
| Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Lieutenant | 1995 |
| The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Big Jim Foxworthy | 1995 |
| Legend | Ulysses S. Grant | 1995 |
| Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Capt. Harris | 1994 |
| Dead Before Dawn | Masterson | 1993 |
| An American Story | Tom Cantrell | 1992 |
| Bed of Lies | Zeke Zbranek | 1992 |
| A Mother's Justice | Joe Comminger | 1991 |
| Write to Kill | Dean Sutton | 1991 |
| Doublecrossed | Camp | 1991 |
| Dinosaurs | Sarge | 1991 |
| Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story | Brother | 1991 |
| Under Cover | Director Waugh | 1991 |
| Before the Storm | Director Waugh | 1991 |
| Fine Things | Grossman | 1990 |
| Q&A | Bartender | 1990 |
| Love and Lies | Sgt. Halsey | 1990 |
| The Gifted One | Dr. Winslow | 1989 |
| Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Harris / Captain Thaddeus Harris | 1989 |
| War and Remembrance | Cmdr. Jim Grigg | 1988 |
| Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach | Harris | 1988 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Macklin | 1987 |
| Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Capt. Harris / Captain Thaddeus Harris | 1987 |
| Burglar | Ray Kirschman | 1987 |
| Roomies | Colonel Bobby Humner | 1987 |
| Mannequin | Felix / Captain Felix Maxwell | 1987 |
| Downpayment on Murder | Kyle | 1987 |
| Short Circuit | Skroeder | 1986 |
| A Winner Never Quits | Tatum | 1986 |
| Into Thin Air | Sergeant Frasier | 1985 |
| Warning Sign | Tom Schmidt | 1985 |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | Peter | 1985 |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Wedding Guest | 1985 |
| Runaway | Chief | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lt. Faraday / Lt. Alex Tibideaux | 1984 |
| Police Academy | Lt. Harris / Lt. Thaddeus Harris | 1984 |
| Goodnight, Beantown | Albert Addelson | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Hugh Beale | 1982 |
| Newhart | Kyle Nordoff | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Maynard Stockman | 1982 |
| The Mississippi | Lt. Danforth | 1982 |
| The Capture of Grizzly Adams | Tom Quigley | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Dr. Kyle Stepney - Surgery / Police Chief Don Potter | 1981 |
| Bitter Harvest | Lazlo | 1981 |
| Murder in Texas | Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes | 1981 |
| Flo | Lonnie Castleberry / Bull | 1980 |
| Benson | Bartender / Gus | 1979 |
| Force of One, A | Erwin | 1979 |
| A Force of One | Erwin | 1979 |
| Angie | Douglas | 1979 |
| Summer of My German Soldier | Corporal | 1978 |
| Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Leslie | 1978 |
| Lou Grant | Arlo Karp / Water Man | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Drunk Driver | 1977 |
| Soap | The Hobo | 1977 |
| Lucan | Farmer #1 | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Mumford | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Rocko | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Ivie | 1976 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Slade / Hotel Clerk | 1975 |
| Happy Days | Jack Whitman | 1974 |
| Police Story | Maslin | 1973 |
| Harry O | First Officer / Garner / Policeman / Remsen | 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | Sergeant Luther Rizzo / The G.I. | 1972 |
