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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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Filmography
all 96
Movies 68
Director 29
TV Shows 28
Producer 12
self 8
Somewhere Street (2018)
Going in Style (2017)
The Crown (2016)
A Classy Broad (2016)
Loose Lips - Her Last Interview (2013)
Salinger (2013)
Casting By (2012)
Leverage (2008)
Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)
Flyboys (2006)
Must Love Dogs (2005)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
Keen Eddie (2003)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
Monk (2002)
Last Call (2002)
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
Glory Days (2002)
UC: Undercover (2001)
Lying in Wait (2001)
Harlan County War (2000)
A Chance of Snow (1998)
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet (1998)
To Have & to Hold (1998)
Felicity (1998)
The Fixer (1998)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998)
The Visitor (1997)
Oliver Twist (1997)
Beyond the Call (1996)
Barb Wire (1996)
High Incident (1996)
One Christmas (1994)
Next Door (1994)
A Home of Our Own (1993)
Untamed Heart (1993)
The Killing Mind (1991)
Crazy People (1990)
Dirty Dancing (1988)
Less Than Zero (1987)
Five Corners (1987)
Citizen Steve (1987)
2 1/2 Dads (1986)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Moonlighting (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Love Thy Neighbor (1984)
The Princess and the Pea (1984)
Running Out (1983)
Six Weeks (1982)
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Hotel (1982)
Washington Mistress (1982)
Freedom (1981)
Portrait of an Escort (1980)
The Little Dragons (1980)
My Bodyguard (1980)
Heart Beat (1980)
Going in Style (1979)
Boulevard Nights (1979)
Are You in the House Alone? (1978)
With This Ring (1978)
The Initiation of Sarah (1978)
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? (1977)
Having Babies II (1977)
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
The Ransom of Red Chief (1975)
Hearts of the West (1975)
Las Vegas Lady (1975)
Shampoo (1975)
The Lion Roars Again (1975)
The Sting (1973)
Steelyard Blues (1973)
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Deadhead Miles (1972)
Flap (1970)
Lanton Mills (1969)
Castle Keep (1969)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
How to Steal the World (1968)
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
The Loner (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
None But the Brave (1965)
Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Mr. Novak (1963)
Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
The Virginian (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-08-23 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Diego, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsGerard Anthony Bill
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Picture
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