Claim: Tony Bill directed a movie.

Gerard Anthony `` Tony '' Bill -LRB- born August 23 , 1940 -RRB- 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 . As an actor , Bill has had supporting roles in films including Come Blow Your Horn -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , Shampoo -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , Pee-Wee 's Big Adventure -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , and Less Than Zero -LRB- 1987 -RRB- . He made his directorial debut with My Bodyguard -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , and has since directed movies like Six Weeks -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , Five Corners -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , Crazy People -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , and Flyboys -LRB- 2006 -RRB- . He often casts Dudley Moore in his films .