Raymond Bailey

Biography

Raymond Bailey was an American actor who worked on Broadway, in films and on television, and who became best known as the greedy banker Milburn Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies, a role he played from 1962 to 1971. Born in San Francisco, he went to Hollywood as a teenager, found movie work hard to get, and tried New York theater before shipping out as a merchant seaman. He returned to Hollywood in 1938 and began landing small parts, among them Mr. West in the serial The Green Hornet. After wartime service in the Merchant Marine he won larger character roles, including a doctor in Vertigo (1958), a colonel in No Time for Sergeants (1958), and the San Quentin warden in I Want to Live! (1958). He also appeared in Picnic (1955), Tarantula (1955), Al Capone (1959) and Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962), and acted in four Broadway plays, notably The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.

75years old at death

Born May 6, 1904San Francisco
Died April 15, 1980Irvine
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Raymond Thomas Bailey

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 35 years1939 to 1974

Genres

Drama65%, 15 films
Comedy30%, 7 films
Romance30%, 7 films
Crime26%, 6 films
Sci-Fi22%, 5 films

First and latest

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A change of course
As a teenager, Bailey went to Hollywood hoping to become a movie star, but found it harder than expected and took short-term jobs. He was fired from a day laborer job at a silent movie studio for sneaking into a mob scene being filmed.

Raymond Bailey movies on Netflix

Herbie Rides Again1974IMDb rating 5.7as Lawyer
Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7as Randolph
The Absent-Minded Professor1961IMDb rating 6.7as Admiral Olmstead
From the Terrace1960IMDb rating 6.7as Mr. Eugene St.John
The Gallant Hours1960IMDb rating 7.1as Maj. Gen. Archie Vandergrift
Al Capone1959IMDb rating 6.7as Lawyer Brancato
I Want to Live!1958IMDb rating 7.5as San Quentin Warden
King Creole1958IMDb rating 7.0as Mr. Evans
Lafayette Escadrille1958IMDb rating 5.5as Amos J. Walker
No Time for Sergeants1958IMDb rating 7.5as Base Colonel
The Lineup1958IMDb rating 7.3as Philip Dressler
The Space Children1958IMDb rating 4.4as Dr. Wahrman
Vertigo1958IMDb rating 8.2as Scottie's Doctor
Band of Angels1957IMDb rating 6.5as Mr. Stuart
The Incredible Shrinking Man1957IMDb rating 7.6as Doctor Thomas Silver
The Girl He Left Behind1956IMDb rating 5.1as General
Time Table1956IMDb rating 6.6as Sam Hendricks
Picnic1955IMDb rating 7.0as Mr. Benson
Tarantula1955IMDb rating 6.4as Townsend
Black Friday1940IMDb rating 6.3as Louis Devore
I Love You Again1940IMDb rating 7.4as First Man Greeting Wilson in Pottery Office
Island of Doomed Men1940IMDb rating 5.8as Mystery Killer
Made for Each Other1939IMDb rating 6.3as Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Vertigo1958 Mystery, Romance, Thrilleras Scottie's Doctor
IMDb rating 8.2463K votes
The Incredible Shrinking Man1957 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Doctor Thomas Silver
IMDb rating 7.622K votes
Tarantula1955as Townsend
IMDb rating 6.412K votes
Herbie Rides Again1974as Lawyer
IMDb rating 5.79.7K votes
The Lineup1958as Philip Dressler
IMDb rating 7.35.3K votes
Picnic1955as Mr. Benson
IMDb rating 7.011K votes
The Space Children1958as Dr. Wahrman
IMDb rating 4.41.6K votes
I Want to Live!1958as San Quentin Warden
IMDb rating 7.58.4K votes

Most often with

Jack Arnold directed three of these films, Robert Stevenson two. 27 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Stewart

Clint Eastwood

Keenan Wynn

Paul Fix

Peter Lorre

Myrna LoyJack ArnoldDirector, 3 films Robert StevensonDirector, 2 films

Films together

James Stewart2 films together, 1939 to 1958
James Stewart's page
- Vertigo1958IMDb rating 8.2Bailey as Scottie's DoctorStewart as John 'Scottie' Ferguson
- Made for Each Other1939IMDb rating 6.3Bailey as Salt Lake City Hospital ChemistStewart as John Horace Mason
Clint Eastwood2 films together, 1955 to 1958
Clint Eastwood's page
- Lafayette Escadrille1958IMDb rating 5.5Bailey as Amos J. WalkerEastwood as George Moseley
- Tarantula1955IMDb rating 6.4Bailey as TownsendEastwood as Jet Squadron Leader
Keenan Wynn2 films together, 1961 to 1974
Keenan Wynn's page
- Herbie Rides Again1974IMDb rating 5.7Bailey as LawyerWynn as Alonzo Hawk
- The Absent-Minded Professor1961IMDb rating 6.7Bailey as Admiral OlmsteadWynn as Alonzo P. Hawk
Paul Fix2 films together, 1940 to 1958
Paul Fix's page
- Lafayette Escadrille1958IMDb rating 5.5Bailey as Amos J. WalkerFix as U.S. General
- Black Friday1940IMDb rating 6.3Bailey as Louis DevoreFix as William Kane
Peter Lorre2 films together, 1940 to 1962
Peter Lorre's page
- Five Weeks in a Balloon1962IMDb rating 5.7Bailey as RandolphLorre as Ahmed
- Island of Doomed Men1940IMDb rating 5.8Bailey as Mystery KillerLorre as Stephen Danel
Myrna Loy2 films together, 1940 to 1960
Myrna Loy's page
- From the Terrace1960IMDb rating 6.7Bailey as Mr. Eugene St.JohnLoy as Martha Eaton
- I Love You Again1940IMDb rating 7.4Bailey as First Man Greeting Wilson in Pottery OfficeLoy as Kay Wilson
Jack ArnoldDirector, 3 films, 1955 to 1958
All films by Jack Arnold
- The Space Children1958IMDb rating 4.4Bailey as Dr. Wahrman
- The Incredible Shrinking Man1957IMDb rating 7.6Bailey as Doctor Thomas Silver
- Tarantula1955IMDb rating 6.4Bailey as Townsend
Robert StevensonDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1974
All films by Robert Stevenson
- Herbie Rides Again1974IMDb rating 5.7Bailey as Lawyer
- The Absent-Minded Professor1961IMDb rating 6.7Bailey as Admiral Olmstead
Also two films together21 more actors
- Richard JaeckelThe Gallant Hours (1960) and The Lineup (1958)
- Leon AmesThe Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and From the Terrace (1960)
- William SchallertThe Gallant Hours (1960) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- Murray HamiltonNo Time for Sergeants (1958) and The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Henry JonesVertigo (1958) and The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Kim NovakVertigo (1958) and Picnic (1955)
- Edgar DearingTarantula (1955) and Made for Each Other (1939)
- John MarleyI Want to Live! (1958) and Time Table (1956)
- Larry J. BlakeHerbie Rides Again (1974) and Band of Angels (1957)
- Vaughn TaylorThe Gallant Hours (1960) and The Lineup (1958)
- David JanssenLafayette Escadrille (1958) and The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Tab HunterLafayette Escadrille (1958) and The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Barbara EdenFive Weeks in a Balloon (1962) and From the Terrace (1960)
- Nick AdamsNo Time for Sergeants (1958) and Picnic (1955)
- Joe De SantisAl Capone (1959) and I Want to Live! (1958)
- John MaxwellThe Lineup (1958) and Time Table (1956)
- Donald DouglasI Love You Again (1940) and Island of Doomed Men (1940)
- Bartlett RobinsonI Want to Live! (1958) and No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- Gage ClarkeThe Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and I Want to Live! (1958)
- John BensonThe Space Children (1958) and Vertigo (1958)
- Francis De SalesNo Time for Sergeants (1958) and The Lineup (1958)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.