Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Bailey attended Thomas Jefferson High School, studied at Lamar and Texas Tech, and completed a BFA in theatre at Southwest Texas State University in 1993. After regional theatre work in the 1960s and a move to California, he landed TV spots on Harry O, Starsky & Hutch and Charlie's Angels before debuting in A Force of One (1979). His breakout as Sgt. Luther Rizzo on MAS…
