G. W. Bailey

G. W. Bailey is an American actor. Although he has appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H ; Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.

27 August 1944

Born on the same birth date (27 August 1944): Tim Bogert

Born on the same birth day (27 August): Adam Oates • Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo • Andy Bichel • C. S. Forester • Cesária Évora • Douglas R. Campbell • Frank Yablans • Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg • Gloria Guinness • Halil Berktay • James Henry Breasted • Karl Unterkircher • Katharine McCormick • Lana Bastašić • Lien Chan • Maxwell (footballer, born 1981) • Nikola Pilić • Norman Ramsey Jr. • Paul Bernardo • Stephan Elliott

Born in the same month (August 1944): Dmitry Filippov (politician) • Eddy Raven • Ian McDiarmid • Jean-Bernard Pommier • John Glover (actor) • Judith Rees • Liz Forgan • Nino Bravo • Patrick Depailler • Sam Elliott