caption birth_place residence image article_title name occupation
bill bailey as himself c. 1984 north carolina , us london , uk big bill bailey.jpeg bill bailey -lrb- american actor -rrb-
 bill bailey author , actor
bill bailey -lrb- american actor -rrb-

: `` for other people named bill bailey see the william bailey -lrb- disambiguation -rrb- page . ''
bill bailey is an american actor and author , primarily providing supporting roles in film and television throughout the 1970s , 1980s and 1990s .
he appeared in `` superman '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , `` superman ii '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- , and `` haunted honeymoon '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , as well as a number of british television programs including `` yes , prime minister '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , `` jeeves and wooster '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , and `` agatha christie 's poirot '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- .
he has also narrated an abridged version of herman melville 's novel `` moby dick '' .
a number of internet databases have misattributed his work to the british comedian bill bailey .
