Bill Bailey

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, 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.

A number of Internet databases have misattributed his work to the British comedian Bill Bailey.

Life and career Bill Bailey as himself c.1984 Clutching a shot of whisky and one of his beloved pipes.

Bailey was born in a small rural town in North Carolina and attended Sanford Central High School. He has acted in film, television and on London's West End stage.

He is the author of seven published books, most notably Taping Whores (2004).