

Beaumont, the boss of Stritch's character Ruth Sherwood.
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Two years before he was cast as Milburn Drysdale, a greedy bank president, on the hit TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, Bailey appeared on the CBS sitcom My Sister Eileen with Shirley Bonne, Elaine Stritch, Jack Weston, Rose Marie, and Stubby Kaye. He also played a plantation owner in Band of Angels (1957) starring Clark Gable, Sidney Poitier and Yvonne De Carlo. Benson in the drama Picnic (1955 film) (1955) starring William Holden and Kim Novak a doctor in Hitchcock's drama/thriller Vertigo (film) (1958) starring James Stewart and Novak a Colonel in the comedy No Time for Sergeants (1958) starring Andy Griffith the warden of San Quentin in the crime/drama I Want to Live! (1958) starring Susan Hayward Lawyer Brancato in the crime drama Al Capone (1959) starring Rod Steiger and Major General Alexander "Archie" Vandegrift in the World War Two drama The Gallant Hours (1960).
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Alexander in Sing Till Tomorrow (1953), and Captain Randolph Southard in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954–1955), which starred Henry Fonda.īailey's movie roles include playing a member of the board in the comedy/romance Sabrina (1954 film) (1954) starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden Mr. He appeared in four Broadway plays, as Howard Haines in Last Stop (1944), playing an unknown man in The Bat (1953), A.J. He appeared as Dean McGillis in "The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis", and during the 1962-1963 season continued to appear, despite a full-time role in "The Beverly Hillbillies". During its 1960-1961 season, he had a regular role on My Sister Eileen (TV series) and guest starred on Pat O'Brien's ABC sitcom Harrigan and Son. His numerous appearances include episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales of Tomorrow (episode "Ice from Space"), Frontier (1955 TV series), Crusader (TV series), My Friend Flicka (TV series) (episode "When Bugles Blow"), Gunsmoke, Tightrope (TV series), State Trooper (TV series), Coronado 9]], he appeared twice The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Playhouse 90, The Rifleman, The Jack Benny Program, Perry Mason (TV series), 77 Sunset Strip, The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), Bonanza, The Man and the Challenge, The Untouchables (1959 TV series), Have Gun-Will Travel, The Tab Hunter Show, and appearing twice on Mister Ed.

In the early 1950s, he began being cast in a lot of character roles in TV programs. When the war was over he returned to Hollywood and eventually began getting bigger character roles.Įarly roles in television, Broadway, and movies 1950s television His luck changed for the better when he actually began getting some bit parts in movies, but after the United States entered World War II he joined the Merchant Marine and went back to sea. In 1938, he decided to try Hollywood again. While docked in Hawaii, he worked on a pineapple plantation, acted at the community theatre and sang on a local radio program. Eventually he became a crewman on a freighter and began sailing to various parts of the world, including China, Japan, the Philippines and the Mediterranean. Having no success getting any kind of movie roles, Bailey then went to New York where he had no better success getting roles in theatre. He also worked for a while as a stockbroker and a banker. He worked for a time as a day laborer at a movie studio in the days of silent pictures, but was fired for sneaking into a mob scene while it was being filmed. He found it was harder than he had thought, however, and took a variety of short-term jobs. When he was a teenager he went to Hollywood to become a movie star.

He was born in San Francisco, California, the son of William and Alice (née O'Brien) Bailey. 3 Early roles in television, Broadway, and movies.
