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Tony Bill‌

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Birthday

calendar1940-08-23

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Tony Bill

San Diego, California, USA

Tony Bill

San Diego, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1940-08-23

Popularity

star7.1

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Shampoo

Shampoo‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah‌
star5.6
calendar 1978

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

How to Steal the World

How to Steal the World‌
star5.0
calendar 1968

Come Blow Your Horn

Come Blow Your Horn‌
star4.8
calendar 1963

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve‌
star5.7
calendar 1987

Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

You're a Big Boy Now

You're a Big Boy Now‌
star6.3
calendar 1966

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

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra‌
star6.2
calendar 1968

Washington Mistress

Washington Mistress‌
star3.0
calendar 1982

Are You in the House Alone?

Are You in the House Alone?‌
star6.4
calendar 1978

Haunts of the Very Rich

Haunts of the Very Rich‌
star5.7
calendar 1972

Flap

Flap‌
star6.8
calendar 1970

The Little Dragons

The Little Dragons‌
star4.7
calendar 1980

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet

Naked City: Justice with a Bullet‌
star3.7
calendar 1998

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks‌
star5.6
calendar 1965

With This Ring

With This Ring‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Castle Keep

Castle Keep‌
star5.7
calendar 1969

The Killing Mind

The Killing Mind‌
star5.0
calendar 1991

Lying in Wait

Lying in Wait‌
star4.8
calendar 2001

Portrait of an Escort

Portrait of an Escort‌
star3.5
calendar 1980

Heart Beat

Heart Beat‌
star5.6
calendar 1980

Soldier in the Rain

Soldier in the Rain‌
star6.3
calendar 1963

Lanton Mills

Lanton Mills‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Must Love Dogs

Must Love Dogs‌
star5.9
calendar 2005

Having Babies II

Having Babies II‌
star6.0
calendar 1977

Freedom

Freedom‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

Salinger

Salinger‌
star6.3
calendar 2013

None But the Brave

None But the Brave‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Barb Wire

Barb Wire‌
star4.0
calendar 1996

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure‌
star6.4
calendar 1985

Las Vegas Lady

Las Vegas Lady‌
star3.9
calendar 1975

The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Running Out

Running Out‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Casting By

Casting By‌
star7.1
calendar 2012

Tv Credits

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere‌
star5.4
calendar 1982

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Law & Order: Trial by Jury‌
star8.0
calendar 2005

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak‌
star6.5
calendar 1963

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?

What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?‌
star4.5
calendar 1977

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors‌
star7.3
calendar 1977

The Crown

The Crown‌
star8.2
calendar 2016

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1963

Moonlighting

Moonlighting‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Leverage

Leverage‌
star7.6
calendar 2008

Bonanza

Bonanza‌
star7.5
calendar 1959

The Loner

The Loner‌
star5.7
calendar 1965