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Bob Bailey is a Actor American born on 13 june 1913 at Toledo (USA)
Bob Bailey (born Robert Bainter Bailey, June 13, 1913 in Toledo, Ohio – August 13, 1983) was an American actor who performed mostly on radio.
In the early 1940s Bailey was regularly featured on network radio programs originating from Chicago. He played the boyfriend of the title character's sister in That Brewster Boy and the father of the title character in Meet Corliss Archer.
He was signed by 20th Century-Fox and appeared in seven feature films; the first two (in which he was most prominent) starred Laurel and Hardy.
Starting in 1946, Bailey starred as freelance detective George Valentine in the radio drama Let George Do It. but he is best remembered as the title character in the long-running radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. The program ran from 1949 until 1962 (it and Suspense were the last CBS radio drama series on the air until the CBS Radio Mystery Theater began in 1974) and featured the exploits of "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator"; Bailey starred as Johnny from 1955 through 1960 and wrote the script for the December 22, 1957 episode "The Carmen Kringle Matter" using the pen name "Robert Bainter".
When Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar relocated to New York in 1960 to reduce costs and make more money available for television, CBS dumped Bailey. Having performed in almost five hundred episodes, he had made the role his own. With the end of his involvement, the show would wind down over the following two years before being taken off the air in 1962, by which time Bailey had virtually given up acting. Near the end of the 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz, he can be seen as one of the reporters gathered around Burt Lancaster and Edmond O'Brien; O'Brien had portrayed Johnny Dollar on the radio from 1950 to 1952.
Bailey struggled with alcoholism as his health declined, but did recover toward the end of his life. He died in California at age 70 on August 13, 1983.
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Birth name Robert Bainter Bailey
Nationality USA
Birth 13 june 1913 at Toledo (USA)
Death 13 august 1983 (at 70 years) at California (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 13 june 1913 at Toledo (USA)
Death 13 august 1983 (at 70 years) at California (USA)
In the early 1940s Bailey was regularly featured on network radio programs originating from Chicago. He played the boyfriend of the title character's sister in That Brewster Boy and the father of the title character in Meet Corliss Archer.
He was signed by 20th Century-Fox and appeared in seven feature films; the first two (in which he was most prominent) starred Laurel and Hardy.
Starting in 1946, Bailey starred as freelance detective George Valentine in the radio drama Let George Do It. but he is best remembered as the title character in the long-running radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. The program ran from 1949 until 1962 (it and Suspense were the last CBS radio drama series on the air until the CBS Radio Mystery Theater began in 1974) and featured the exploits of "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator"; Bailey starred as Johnny from 1955 through 1960 and wrote the script for the December 22, 1957 episode "The Carmen Kringle Matter" using the pen name "Robert Bainter".
When Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar relocated to New York in 1960 to reduce costs and make more money available for television, CBS dumped Bailey. Having performed in almost five hundred episodes, he had made the role his own. With the end of his involvement, the show would wind down over the following two years before being taken off the air in 1962, by which time Bailey had virtually given up acting. Near the end of the 1962 film Birdman of Alcatraz, he can be seen as one of the reporters gathered around Burt Lancaster and Edmond O'Brien; O'Brien had portrayed Johnny Dollar on the radio from 1950 to 1952.
Bailey struggled with alcoholism as his health declined, but did recover toward the end of his life. He died in California at age 70 on August 13, 1983.
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
, 2h23Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien
Roles Reporter on Dock (uncredited)
Rating77%
Robert Stroud (Lancaster) is imprisoned as a young man for committing a murder in Alaska. He is shown as a rebellious inmate, fighting against a rigid prison system: on his way to jail by train he breaks open the window to allow the suffocating inmates to breathe. His rebellious attitude puts him in conflict with Harvey Shoemaker (Malden), the warden of Leavenworth Prison.
The Lawbreakers (1961)
, 1h19Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jack Warden, Vera Miles, William Smith, Robert Douglas, Arch Johnson, Noreen Corcoran
Roles Sam Henry
Rating68%
Allen Bardeman (Robert Douglas) is a prominent, married lawyer who collects money from the numbers racket for the syndicate. His legal secretary, Angela Walsh (Vera Miles), is also his mistress, and he provides her with a house of her own, where Sam Henry (Robert Bailey) – a corrupt New York City administrator who acts as a "bag man" for the syndicate – makes a weekly visit to pick up money from Bardeman. Bardeman 's lavish lifestyle and tax problems have placed him deeply in debt. Angela urges him to solve his money problems by staging a robbery of the syndicate 's money, using a man he knows will do it for him. She then visits Ed Rackin (Ken Lynch), a nightclub owner who looks out for the syndicate 's local interests and who Henry also visits to collect syndicate numbers proceeds. Their conversation reveals that Bardeman is unaware that they know one another, and that Angela is scheming with Rackin to make off with Bardeman 's money after the staged robbery and run off together.
The Lineup (1958)
, 1h26Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Warner Anderson, Raymond Bailey, Mary LaRoche
Roles Staples
Rating72%
An international drug-smuggling racket plants heroin on unsuspecting American tourists traveling in Asia, so that the dope can pass through customs undetected. Two psychopathic killers (Eli Wallach and Robert Keith) and their driver (Richard Jaeckel) then collect the contraband.
Not as a Stranger (1955)
, 2h15Directed by Stanley Kramer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Lon Chaney, Jr., Lee Marvin
Roles Charlie - Patient in Recovery Ward (uncredited)
Rating66%
The film follows a group of medical students through school, hospital internships, and eventually their careers as doctors. Dr. Lucas Marsh (Robert Mitchum) was blinded by ambition, losing his idealism after marrying older woman Kristina Hedvigson (Olivia de Havilland) in order to make it through medical school. He is indifferent toward his wife, dedicated only to his work. As he climbs his way to the top of the medical profession by using others, he is forced to face his morality after his misjudgment leads to the death of a friend.
No Escape (1953)
, 1h15Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Lew Ayres, Sonny Tufts, Lewis Martin, Marjorie Steele, Gertrude Michael, James Griffith
Roles Detective Bob
Rating55%
A couple suspected of murder follow a trail of clues which lead them to the real culprit.
Tampico (1944)
, 1h15Directed by Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Bob Bailey, Marc Lawrence, Mona Maris
Roles Second Mate Watson
Rating62%
Capt. Bart Manson Robinson (Edward G. Robinson) is the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, who rescues Katherine Hall (Lynn Bari) when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat. The couple marry, but Manson's ship is subsequently sunk as well. Hall becomes a prime suspect for involvement as she was carrying no identification when rescued. However Manson later discovers that his First Mate Fred Adamson (Victor McLaglen) is in fact a German agent responsible for the sinking, and Hall is cleared of any culpability.
Ladies of Washington (1944)
, 1h1Directed by Louis King
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Themes Spy films
Actors Trudy Marshall, Anthony Quinn, Bob Bailey, Sheila Ryan, Bess Flowers, Robin Raymond
Roles Dr. Stephen Craig
Rating63%
The Dancing Masters (1943)
, 1h3Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Trudy Marshall, Bob Bailey, Margaret Dumont, Allan Lane
Roles Grant Lawrence
Rating60%
Dancing instructors Laurel and Hardy decide to help a young inventor promote a new invisible ray machine that will revolutionize jungle warfare during World War II. During the course of their travels Stan and Ollie hide from a munitions tycoon, demonstrate the invisible ray ineptly, upset an auction, try to stage an accident to collect on their insurance policy, and ride on the upper deck of a runaway bus.
Jitterbugs (1943)
, 1h15Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films, Children's films, Escroquerie
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, Bob Bailey, Douglas Fowley, Noel Madison
Roles Chester Wright (as Bob Bailey)
Rating61%
The plot involves the team as a travelling two-man band selling "gas pills" in gas-short, wartime America.