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Tony Bill
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Tony Bill
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-08-23,San Diego, California, USA
Gender
Male
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. From there he went on to direct Six Weeks (1982), Five Corners (1987), Crazy People (1990) A Home of Our Own (1993), and Flyboys (2006) which Bill claims was one of the first features shot entirely with digital cameras. In television Bill directed Truman Capote's One Christmas, Harlan County War, and Pictures of Hollis Woods, among others. In 2009, Bill published the book Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set. The book traces the etymology of the language of the movie set and is filled out with stories from the Bill's career in film. From 1984-2000, he co-owned with Dudley Moore the celebrated 72 Market Street, a restaurant in Venice, California. He is married to his second wife, the former Helen Buck Bartlett, his producer/partner in Barnstorm Films in Venice. The couple have two daughters, Madeline and Daphne. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Bill, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

6

Shampoo
1975-02-11

The Initiation of Sarah

5.5

The Initiation of Sarah
1978-02-06

Never a Dull Moment

6.2

Never a Dull Moment
1968-06-26

How to Steal the World

5.4

How to Steal the World
1968-09-18

Come Blow Your Horn

5.1

Come Blow Your Horn
1963-06-05

6

Citizen Steve
1987-01-01

6.4

Less Than Zero
1987-11-06

You're a Big Boy Now

6.1

You're a Big Boy Now
1966-12-09

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

7.1

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003-03-09

Ice Station Zebra

6.4

Ice Station Zebra
1968-04-04

Washington Mistress

3.5

Washington Mistress
1982-01-13

Are You in the House Alone?

6.4

Are You in the House Alone?
1978-09-20

Haunts of the Very Rich

5.5

Haunts of the Very Rich
1972-09-20

6.8

Flap
1970-11-13

The Little Dragons

5.1

The Little Dragons
1980-07-18

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

4.2

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998-10-04

Marriage on the Rocks

5.8

Marriage on the Rocks
1965-09-24

10

With This Ring
1978-05-05

5.7

Castle Keep
1969-07-23

The Killing Mind

5

The Killing Mind
1991-04-23

4.5

Lying in Wait
2001-03-15

Portrait of an Escort

3.6

Portrait of an Escort
1980-10-08

5.6

Heart Beat
1980-04-25

Soldier in the Rain

6.5

Soldier in the Rain
1963-11-27

8

Lanton Mills
1969-11-03

5.9

Must Love Dogs
2005-07-21

Having Babies II

5

Having Babies II
1977-10-28

7.5

Freedom
1981-05-18

6.4

Salinger
2013-09-06

None but the Brave

6.4

None but the Brave
1965-02-24

4.131

Barb Wire
1996-05-02

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.5

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985-07-26

4.2

Las Vegas Lady
1975-06-01

The Lion Roars Again

6.5

The Lion Roars Again
1975-01-01

10

Running Out
1983-01-26

6.9

Casting By
2012-11-01

A Home of Our Own

7

A Home of Our Own
1993-11-05

Death of a Salesman

0

Death of a Salesman
1966-05-24

Lee Oswald: Assassin

0

Lee Oswald: Assassin
1966-03-10

Murder, She Wrote

7.522

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005-03-03

Run for Your Life

7.1

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

5.9

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

7.3

Mr. Novak
1963-09-24

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?

6

What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977-12-08

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

7.8

Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977-09-06

8.183

The Crown
2016-11-04

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

7.5

Moonlighting
1985-03-03

BBC Play of the Month

5.2

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

7.6

Leverage
2008-12-07

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

6.2

The Loner
1965-09-18

6.7

Hotel
1982-08-21

5.7

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

BBC Play of the Month

5.2

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

7.2

Theatre 625
1964-05-03