William Bailey
William Bailey has 17 movies on Netflix, from Bad Girl (1931) to A Hatful of Rain (1957). The best rated is It Happened One Night, at 8.1 on IMDb.
William Bailey movies on Netflix
A Hatful of Rainas Man in Elevator
Clash by Nightas Waiter
The Duel at Silver Creekas Townsman
Devil's Doorwayas Posse Member
In the Good Old Summertimeas Supper Club Patron
Act of Violenceas Convention Party Drunk
Undercurrentas Party Guest
Rio Ritaas Hotel Guest
Woman of the Yearas Baseball Fan
Two-Faced Womanas Nightclub Patron
British Intelligenceas British Intelligence Agent
Spring Madnessas Train Conductor Announcing "Board"
Charlie Chan's Secretas Detective Harris
It Happened One Nightas Clark
Manhattan Melodramaas Al Barnes
Penthouseas Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club
Bad Girlas Expectant Father of Twins
76years old at death
- Born Omaha
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as William Norton Bailey
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 26 years1931 to 1957
First and latest
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Fred Zinnemann directed two of these films, George Cukor two and W.S. Van Dyke two. Twenty 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.









Films together
Irving Bacon2 films together, 1931 to 1934
Irving Bacon's page It Happened One Night1934IMDb rating 8.1Bailey as ClarkBacon as Gas Station Attendant
Bad Girl1931IMDb rating 6.4Bailey as Expectant Father of TwinsBacon as Expectant Father
Robert Ryan2 films together, 1948 to 1952
Robert Ryan's page Clash by Night1952IMDb rating 7.0Bailey as WaiterRyan as Earl Pfeiffer
Act of Violence1948IMDb rating 7.5Bailey as Convention Party DrunkRyan as Joe Parkson
Clark Gable2 films together, 1934
Clark Gable's page It Happened One Night1934IMDb rating 8.1Bailey as ClarkGable as Peter
Manhattan Melodrama1934IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Al BarnesGable as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
Katharine Hepburn2 films together, 1942 to 1946
Katharine Hepburn's page Undercurrent1946IMDb rating 6.5Bailey as Party GuestHepburn as Ann Hamilton
Woman of the Year1942IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Baseball FanHepburn as Tess Harding
Myrna Loy2 films together, 1933 to 1934
Myrna Loy's page Manhattan Melodrama1934IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Al BarnesLoy as Eleanor Packer
Penthouse1933IMDb rating 6.8Bailey as Maitre D' at Pinnacle ClubLoy as Gertie Waxted
Robert Taylor2 films together, 1946 to 1950
Robert Taylor's page Devil's Doorway1950IMDb rating 7.2Bailey as Posse MemberTaylor as Lance Poole
Undercurrent1946IMDb rating 6.5Bailey as Party GuestTaylor as Alan Garroway
Fred ZinnemannDirector, 2 films, 1948 to 1957
All films by Fred Zinnemann A Hatful of Rain1957IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Man in Elevator
Act of Violence1948IMDb rating 7.5Bailey as Convention Party Drunk
George CukorDirector, 2 films, 1934 to 1941
All films by George Cukor Two-Faced Woman1941IMDb rating 6.2Bailey as Nightclub Patron
Manhattan Melodrama1934IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Al Barnes
W.S. Van DykeDirector, 2 films, 1933 to 1934
All films by W.S. Van Dyke Manhattan Melodrama1934IMDb rating 7.1Bailey as Al Barnes
Penthouse1933IMDb rating 6.8Bailey as Maitre D' at Pinnacle Club
Also two films together14 more actors
- Spring ByingtonDevil's Doorway (1950) and In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
- Clinton SundbergIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Undercurrent (1946)
- Nat PendletonManhattan Melodrama (1934) and Penthouse (1933)
- Harry AntrimDevil's Doorway (1950) and Act of Violence (1948)
- Rudy BowmanThe Duel at Silver Creek (1952) and Devil's Doorway (1950)
- Egon BrecherSpring Madness (1938) and Charlie Chan's Secret (1935)
- Roscoe KarnsWoman of the Year (1942) and It Happened One Night (1934)
- Edward BibyIn the Good Old Summertime (1949) and Undercurrent (1946)
- Sayre DearingA Hatful of Rain (1957) and Act of Violence (1948)
- Margaret BertAct of Violence (1948) and Rio Rita (1942)
- Barbara BillingsleyAct of Violence (1948) and Undercurrent (1946)
- Dan TobinUndercurrent (1946) and Woman of the Year (1942)
- Herbert AshleyWoman of the Year (1942) and Spring Madness (1938)
- John AlbrightThe Duel at Silver Creek (1952) and Act of Violence (1948)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What William Bailey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$15.0 million
6 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 6 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 10 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 10Figure not found
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$4.5M30.0% of the total
- 2$4.3M28.8% of the total
- 3$2.7M18.0% of the total
- 4$1.2M8.3% of the total
- 5$1.1M7.5% of the total
- 6$1.1M7.3% of the total
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