Tony Bill

Biography

Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962. Bill began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in Come Blow Your Horn (1963). Bill specialized in likeable but none-too-bright juveniles and young leads. His acting credits include None But the Brave (1965), You're A Big Boy Now (1966), Never a Dull Moment (1968), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Shampoo (1975), The Little Dragons (1980), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), and Less Than Zero (1987). Bill continued to act in TV-movies, miniseries, and guest spots though with decreasing frequency as he segued into directing. He appeared in the 1966 episode "Chaff In The Wind" of the long running western The Virginian. He then appeared in 1967 episode "The Predators" of NBC's western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan. In 1980, Bill directed his first film, My Bodyguard…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Crown (2016) — Guardian Editor
2. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) — Terry Hawthorne
3. Must Love Dogs (2005) — Walter
4. Barb Wire (1996) — Foster
5. Bonanza (1959) — Charlie Two
6. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Mark Lee Reynolds
7. Leverage (2008) — Pierson
8. Moonlighting (1985) — Scott Huntley
9. Less Than Zero (1987) — Bradford Easton
10. Shampoo (1975) — Johnny Pope
11. Ice Station Zebra (1968) — Lt. Russell Walker
12. A Home of Our Own (1993) — Narrator
13. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Brian Whitehill
14. Castle Keep (1969) — Lt. Amberjack
15. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Steve Garrow
16. Salinger (2013) — Self - Filmmaker
17. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
18. You're a Big Boy Now (1966) — Raef del Grado
19. Casting By (2012) — Self
20. None But the Brave (1965) — Air Crewman Keller
21. The Virginian (1962) — Clipper Ellis
22. The Initiation of Sarah (1978) — Paul Yates
23. Are You in the House Alone? (1978) — Neil Osborne
24. Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) — Kurt Lascher
25. Hotel (1982) — Mike
26. Soldier in the Rain (1963) — Jerry Meltzer
27. Come Blow Your Horn (1963) — Buddy Baker
28. Heart Beat (1980) — Dick
29. Never a Dull Moment (1968) — Florian
30. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Thomas Hartwood
31. How to Steal the World (1968) — Steven Garrow
32. Ben Casey (1961)
33. Marriage on the Rocks (1965) — Jim Blake
34. Haunts of the Very Rich (1972) — Lyle
35. Las Vegas Lady (1975) — Bob
36. Lying in Wait (2001) — Detective Mike
37. Citizen Steve (1987) — Self - Actor
38. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) — Tony Pitts
39. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Lee Harvey Oswald
40. The Little Dragons (1980) — Niles

Directed

1. Monk (2002) — Director
2. Flyboys (2006) — Director
3. Leverage (2008) — Director
4. Untamed Heart (1993) — Director
5. My Bodyguard (1980) — Director
6. Oliver Twist (1997) — Director
7. A Home of Our Own (1993) — Director
8. Crazy People (1990) — Director
9. Felicity (1998) — Director
10. Five Corners (1987) — Director
11. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Director
12. Six Weeks (1982) — Director
13. Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) — Director
14. Keen Eddie (2003) — Director
15. One Christmas (1994) — Director
16. Harlan County War (2000) — Director
17. A Chance of Snow (1998) — Director
18. The Visitor (1997) — Director
19. Next Door (1994) — Director
20. UC: Undercover (2001) — Director
21. Dirty Dancing (1988) — Director
22. Glory Days (2002) — Director
23. Beyond the Call (1996) — Director
24. High Incident (1996) — Director
25. The Princess and the Pea (1984) — Director
26. Love Thy Neighbor (1984) — Director
27. To Have & to Hold (1998) — Director
28. Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002) — Director
29. Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families (1998) — Director
30. 2 1/2 Dads (1986) — Director
31. The Ransom of Red Chief (1975) — Director