Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Just Visiting
Character: Thibault's Father
MOVIE • 2001

Brass Eye
Character: Eyewitness
TV • 1997

Brass Eye
Character: Fr. Pierre Runek
TV • 1997

Notorious
Character: Judge
MOVIE • 1992

Guilty by Suspicion
Character: 20th Century Fox Guard
MOVIE • 1991

Jeeves and Wooster
Character: Worple
TV • 1990

A Casualty of War
Character: Frank Terpil
MOVIE • 1989

The Nightmare Years
Character: Knick Knickerbocker
TV • 1989

Murder Story
Character: Billy Van Wyck / Kielman
MOVIE • 1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Felix Bleibner
TV • 1989

Ishtar
Character: Gen. Westlake
MOVIE • 1987

Sky Bandits
Character: Sheriff
MOVIE • 1986

Lace 2
Character: Chief of Police
MOVIE • 1985

Howards' Way
Character: Karl Hanson
TV • 1985

Water
Character: Hollister
MOVIE • 1985

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Character: Hugo Candless
TV • 1983

Outland
Character: Officer Hill
MOVIE • 1981

Stir Crazy
Character: Announcer
MOVIE • 1980

Superman II
Character: J.J.
MOVIE • 1980

Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Bob
TV • 1979