Tony Bill
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill (born 23 August 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. The Sting became one of the highest grossing films in history. 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2016 · The Crown as Guardian Editor
- 2013 · Salinger as Self - Filmmaker
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2008 · Leverage as Pierson
- 2005 · Must Love Dogs as Walter
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Kurt Lascher
- 2003 · Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- 2001 · Lying in Wait as Detective Mike
- 1998 · Naked City: Justice with a Bullet as Mickey Calvin
- 1996 · Barb Wire as Foster
- 1991 · The Killing Mind as Thomas Quinn
- 1987 · Less Than Zero as Bradford Easton
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Self - Actor
- 1985 · Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Terry Hawthorne
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Scott Huntley
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Mark Lee Reynolds
- 1983 · Running Out as Paul Corsini
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · Hotel as
- 1982 · Washington Mistress as Alan
- 1981 · Freedom as Richard
- 1980 · Portrait of an Escort as Beau Simpson
- 1980 · The Little Dragons as Niles
- 1980 · Heart Beat as Dick
- 1978 · Are You in the House Alone? as Neil Osborne
- 1978 · With This Ring as Peter Turner
- 1978 · The Initiation of Sarah as Paul Yates
- 1977 · What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? as
- 1977 · Having Babies II as Aaron Canfield
- 1977 · Washington: Behind Closed Doors as Adam Gardiner
- 1975 · Las Vegas Lady as Bob
- 1975 · Shampoo as Johnny Pope
- 1975 · The Lion Roars Again as Self
- 1972 · Haunts of the Very Rich as Lyle
- 1970 · Flap as Eleven Snowflake
- 1969 · Lanton Mills as Mute
- 1969 · Castle Keep as Lt. Amberjack
- 1968 · Ice Station Zebra as Lt. Russell Walker
- 1968 · How to Steal the World as Steven Garrow
- 1968 · Never a Dull Moment as Florian
- 1966 · You're a Big Boy Now as Raef del Grado
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Lee Harvey Oswald
- 1965 · Marriage on the Rocks as Jim Blake
- 1965 · The Loner as Jody Merriman
- 1965 · Run for Your Life as Charlie Carson
- 1965 · None But the Brave as Air Crewman Keller
- 1963 · Soldier in the Rain as Jerry Meltzer
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Tony Pitts
- 1963 · Mr. Novak as Chris Herrod
- 1963 · Come Blow Your Horn as Buddy Baker
- 1962 · The Virginian as Clipper Ellis
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Thomas Hartwood
- 1959 · Bonanza as Charlie Two