Bailey, Bill 1946–

PERSONAL

Original name, Mark Bailey; born 1964, in Bath, Somerset, England.

Career: Actor, voice performer, writer, and composer. Performed on stage at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996; also performed as standup comedian.

Awards, Honors: Named best French actor, Institut Francais, 1986; Comedy Award, Time Out, 1995; Critics' Award and nomination for Perrier Award for Comedy, both Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1996; British Comedy Award, best standup comedian.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Himself, Space Cadets, Channel 4, 1997.

Himself, Is It Bill Bailey?, BBC, 1998.

Team captain, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, BBC, multiple appearances, between 1998 and 2006.

Himself, Head on Comedy (also known as Head on Comedy with Jo Brand), BBC1, 2000.

Manny Bianco, a recurring role, Black Books, Channel 4, multiple appearances, between 2000 and 2004.

Doug, Wild West, Showtime Women Channel, 2002.

Himself, QI (also known as Quite Interesting), BBC, multiple appearances, between 2003 and 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Bill Bailey Live, 1997.

Himself, Skip to the End, Channel 4, 2004.

Bill Bailey: Part Troll, 2004.

Comic Aid, BBC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"News," The Day Today, 1994.

Himself, Hey Hey, It's Saturday, 1997.

"Sex," Brass Eye, 1997.

Himself, Have I Got News for You (also known as Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You, Have I Got 1992 for You, Have I Got Old News for You, and Have I Got the 90s for You), BBC, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Bilbo Bagshot, "Beginnings," Spaced, Channel 4, 1999.

Bilbo Bagshot, "Chaos," Spaced, Channel 4, 1999.

Himself, World Cup Comedy, 9 Network, 1999.

Himself (in archive footage), Full Mountie, 2000.

Himself, Room 101, BBC. 2001.

Clive Anderson Now, 2001.

Host, "Progressive Rock," Top Ten, Channel 4, 2001.

Bilbo Bagshot, "Change," Spaced, Channel 4, 2001.

Kenny Starkiss, "Satan's Chimney," Jonathan Creek, PBS, 2001.

Rove Live, 10 Network, 2002.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2002.

Kenny Starkiss, "The Tailor's Dummy," Jonathan Creek, PBS, 2003.

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2003, 2004.

Himself, Top Gear (also known as Top Gear Xtra), BBC, 2004.

Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2004, 2005.

Himself, The Glass House, ABC, 2005.

Himself, Spicks and Specks, ABC, 2005.

Himself, TV Heaven, Telly Hell, Channel 4, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Voice of television commentator, My Wife, 1999.

Mr. Tubbs, The Stick Up, 1999.

Vince, Saving Grace, Fine Line, 2000.

Voice of the whale, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Buena Vista, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness, United International Pictures, 2001.

WRITINGS

Television Series; Writer and Composer:

Is It Bill Bailey?, BBC, 1998.

Bill Bailey: Part Troll, 2004.

Television Specials:

Writer and composer, Bill Bailey Live, 1997.

Videos:

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness, United International Pictures, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Radio Times, September 21, 2002, p. 67.