Raymond Bailey
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San Francisco, California, USA
Born into a poor San Francisco family, Raymond Bailey dropped out of school in the 10th grade to help make ends meet. He took on a variety of short-term jobs before escaping his lot by hopping a freight to New York. He tried in vain to find work as an actor, eventually signing on as a mess boy on a freighter. While docked in Honolulu, Bailey once more gave acting a try, and also sang on a local radio station. In Hollywood from 1932 on, Bailey took any nickel-and-dime job that was remotely connected to show business, but when World War II began, he once more headed out to sea, this time with the Merchant Marine. Only after the war was Bailey able to make a living as a character actor on stage and in TV and films. In 1962, he was cast as covetous bank president Milburn Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies, a role that made him a household name and one which he played for nine seasons (ironically, he'd once briefly worked in a bank during his teen years). After the show was cancelled in 1971, Bailey dropped out of sight and became somewhat of a recluse.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | The Strongest Man in the World |
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— | 1975 |
80% | Herbie Rides Again |
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— | 1974 |
No Score Yet | Five Weeks in a Balloon |
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— | 1962 |
83% | The Absent-Minded Professor |
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— | 1961 |
No Score Yet | Wake Me When It's Over |
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— | 1960 |
31% | From the Terrace |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | The Gallant Hours |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | Al Capone |
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— | 1959 |
86% | The Lineup |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | The Space Children |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Time for Sergeants |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | Darby's Rangers |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | Lafayette Escadrille |
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— | 1958 |
94% | Vertigo |
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— | 1958 |
100% | King Creole |
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— | 1958 |
93% | I Want to Live! |
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— | 1958 |
40% | Band of Angels |
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— | 1957 |
92% | The Incredible Shrinking Man |
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— | 1957 |
No Score Yet | The Girl He Left Behind |
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— | 1956 |
44% | Picnic |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing |
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— | 1955 |
94% | Tarantula |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | The Return of Jack Slade |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | The Girl From Jones Beach |
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— | 1949 |
No Score Yet | The Mystery of Marie Roget |
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— | 1942 |
No Score Yet | The Male Animal |
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— | 1942 |
100% | I Love You Again |
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— | 1940 |
No Score Yet | Island of Doomed Men |
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— | 1940 |
No Score Yet | Hell's Kitchen |
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— | 1939 |
No Score Yet | Secret Service of the Air |
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— | 1939 |
No Score Yet | Made for Each Other |
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— | 1939 |
100% | The Roaring Twenties |
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— | 1939 |
No Score Yet | Daredevils of the Red Circle |
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— | 1939 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-1971
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82% |
The Twilight Zone
1959-1964
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No Score Yet |
Bonanza
1959-1973
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No Score Yet |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-1965
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No Score Yet |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-1962
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No Score Yet |
Perry Mason
1957-1966
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No Score Yet |
Gunsmoke
1955-1975
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