G.W. Bailey Net Worth

G.W. Bailey's Quotes

• [on being remembered as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy movies] So much for ten years of education, years of training in Shakespeare... being remembered for a dog peeing in your eye!
• [on his role in The Closer (2005)] This is best job I've ever had. I think a lot of it has to do with this time in my life, you know. I've gotten older. I've squandered all the other money I've made. So it's nice at this point in my life to have a part like this, that's so well-written. And I love the cast. It's a joyful place to work, it really is. We have our moments, 'cause we're like a family. But overall, it's a great gig to have. And I love the character. I mean, there are other things I've done that I've really liked, but I think a lot of it has to do-it always has to do-with the character. It always has to do with the writing. You want to make a lot of money, but if the writing is bad, it doesn't matter, you know?
• I don't belong to any country clubs. I don't have this big circle of friends. Where I make my friends is where I work.
• Do I enjoy features? Yeah, I really do. Would I like to do some more features before I head to the barn? Yeah, probably. But I also love television. I love doing television because it's fast, and that I like a lot.
• I'm from Port Arthur, Texas! Little guy! Little character guy from one of the saddest oil-refinery towns in America. And here I was driving over to Beverly Hills, to 20th Century Fox, to be on M*A*S*H (1972).

Interesting Facts about G.W. Bailey

1. For the 1999-2000 school year, he is the Artist-in-Residence for Southwest Texas State University.
2. Attended Thomas Jefferson High School (in Port Arthur, Texas) with Janis Joplin.
3. Is a member in repertory of the Actor's Theatre of Louisville in the 1970s with Michael Gross, Tom Atkins, Victor Jory and many others who went on to further fame.
4. Is the Executive Director and former Board Member of the Sunshine Kids Foundation, which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually.
5. Began his theatrical career as the artistic director of the Lubbock Theater Center.
6. Originally studied law at Texas Tech University, but ultimately decided to become an actor instead.
7. The Closer (2005) is the second series in which he, Tony Denison and Michael Paul Chan have been cast members. The first was Under Cover (1991), a series in the early 1990s about the Central Intelligence Agency.
8. Has a plaque on the West Texas Hall of Fame which adorns the base at the feet of a statue of rock-n-roll legend Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas. The plaques commemorate all musicians and actors from Texas.
9. Along with Janis Joplin, one of Bailey's other high school classmates was future head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes and Dallas Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson.
10. After the departure of Gary Burghoff and his character Walter "Radar" O'Reilly from M*A*S*H (1972), the producers planned to have Bailey's character Luther Rizzo take over as company clerk. However, Alan Alda was able to convince the producers to have Klinger (Jamie Farr) take the role instead.
11. Longtime friends with fellow Texan (and occasional co-star over the years) Barry Corbin, whom Bailey credits with talking him out of studying law and into pursuing acting while the two were both students at Texas Tech University.
12. Best remembered by the public for his comedic roles as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy movies, and as Captain Felix Maxwell in the cult classic Mannequin (1987).
13. He appeared in two of Richard Marx's music videos for his hit debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" (1987) and "Too Late to Say Goodbye" (1989) as the singer's landlord.
14. Said he was glad to work with Harry Morgan.