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G. W. Bailey 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).
Sergeant Luther Rizzo was played by G.W. Bailey. He appeared in a total of thirteen episodes, first appearing in the episode "The Yalu Brick Road" in Season 8; he would also appear in the final series episode, the 2-hour TV film special "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen". In the show, he was head of...
He eventually got a movie debut role in the Chuck Norris movie A Force of One (1979) before landing the role of Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H (1972). In 1993, he returned to Texas to study again, this time at Southwest Texas State University.
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Suzanne Somers and G.W. Bailey in Starsky and Hutch (1975)- G.W. Bailey in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
- G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
- G.W. Bailey, David Graf, and Lance Kinsey in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- G.W. Bailey in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- G.W. Bailey, Leslie Easterbrook, George Gaynes, David Graf, Janet Jones, Lance Kinsey, Matt McCoy, Marion Ramsey, Bubba Smith, Tab Thacker, and Michael Winslow in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- G.W. Bailey, Janet Jones, Marion Ramsey, and Bubba Smith in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
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- Alan Alda. The star of the show, both as Captain Hawkeye Pierce and later one of its chief creative forces, Alan Alda is still a big name in Hollywood at age 87.
- Loretta Swit. Another of the four stars to make it through all eleven seasons of "M*A*S*H," Loretta Swit played head nurse Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the show.
- Jamie Farr. One of the most distinct, memorable performances on "M*A*S*H" is that of Jamie Farr, who played the crossdressing Lebanese American corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger.
- Mike Farrell. When Wayne Rogers left "M*A*S*H" between its third and fourth seasons and took his "Trapper" John McIntyre character with him, it would have been fair for fans to have some trepidation about his replacement.
George William "G.W." Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is a veteran 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 (TV-Series 1979-83); Lieutenant—and later...
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Apr 17, 2022 · G. W. Bailey joined the cast of MASH in 1979, a role that would propel help launch a 50+ year acting career! In this video, I dive into what G. W. has been doing since MASH went off the...
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Captain's Outrageous: Directed by Burt Metcalfe. With Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit. While the 4077th staff substitute for Rosie after she's injured in a brawl at her bar, Father Mulcahy is at the end of his patience when he is passed over for promotion yet again.
