About

Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1940-08-23
Place of birth:
San Diego, California, USA
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Tony Bill

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2013 Salinger Actor Self - Filmmaker 59
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2012 Casting By Actor Self 59
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2005 Must Love Dogs Actor Walter 58
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2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Actor Self 60
Fair
2001 Lying in Wait Actor Detective Mike 58
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1998 Naked City: Justice with a Bullet Actor Mickey Calvin 58
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1996 Barb Wire Actor Foster 50
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1993 A Home of Our Own Actor Narrator 59
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1991 The Killing Mind Actor Thomas Quinn 58
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1987 Less Than Zero Actor Bradford Easton 60
Fair
1987 Citizen Steve Actor Self - Actor 58
Average
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Actor Terry Hawthorne 62
Fair
1983 Running Out Actor Paul Corsini N/A
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1982 Washington Mistress Actor Alan 59
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1981 Freedom Actor Richard 58
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1980 Portrait of an Escort Actor Beau Simpson N/A
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1980 The Little Dragons Actor Niles 58
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1980 Heart Beat Actor Dick 58
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1978 Are You in the House Alone? Actor Neil Osborne 59
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1978 With This Ring Actor Peter Turner N/A
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1978 The Initiation of Sarah Actor Paul Yates 58
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1977 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Actor 68
Fair
1977 Having Babies II Actor Aaron Canfield 59
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1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors Actor Adam Gardiner 69
Fair
1975 Las Vegas Lady Actor Bob 58
Average
1975 Shampoo Actor Johnny Pope 59
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1975 The Lion Roars Again Actor Self N/A
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1972 Haunts of the Very Rich Actor Lyle 58
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1970 Flap Actor Eleven Snowflake 59
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1969 Lanton Mills Actor Mute N/A
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1969 Castle Keep Actor Lt. Amberjack 58
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1968 Ice Station Zebra Actor Lt. Russell Walker 59
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1968 How to Steal the World Actor Steven Garrow 58
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1968 Never a Dull Moment Actor Florian 59
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1966 You're a Big Boy Now Actor Raef del Grado 59
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1965 Marriage on the Rocks Actor Jim Blake 58
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1965 None But the Brave Actor Air Crewman Keller 59
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1963 Soldier in the Rain Actor Jerry Meltzer 59
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1963 Come Blow Your Horn Actor Buddy Baker 58
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Directing
2007 Pictures of Hollis Woods Directing Director 59
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2006 Flyboys Directing Director 63
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2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Directing Director N/A
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2000 Harlan County War Directing Director 59
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1998 A Chance of Snow Directing Director 59
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1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families Directing Director N/A
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1997 Oliver Twist Directing Director 59
Average
1996 Beyond the Call Directing Director 58
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1994 One Christmas Directing Director 58
Average
1994 Next Door Directing Director 58
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1993 A Home of Our Own Directing Director 59
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1993 Untamed Heart Directing Director 62
Fair
1990 Crazy People Directing Director 58
Average
1987 Five Corners Directing Director 58
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1986 2 1/2 Dads Directing Director N/A
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1984 Love Thy Neighbor Directing Director 58
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1984 The Princess and the Pea Directing Director 59
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1982 Six Weeks Directing Director 58
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1980 My Bodyguard Directing Director 59
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1975 The Ransom of Red Chief Directing Director N/A
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Production
2017 Going in Style Production Executive Producer 65
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2002 Last Call Production Executive Producer 58
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1996 Beyond the Call Production Producer 58
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1993 Untamed Heart Production Producer 62
Fair
1987 Five Corners Production Producer 58
Average
1979 Going in Style Production Producer 59
Average
1979 Boulevard Nights Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1975 Hearts of the West Production Producer 58
Average
1973 The Sting Production Producer 76
Good
1973 Steelyard Blues Production Producer 58
Average