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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Bill, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1940-08-23
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 14.4
- info Birth Place San Diego, California, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Tony Bill
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Shampoo
1975-02-11
5.7
The Initiation of Sarah
1978-02-06
6.2
Never a Dull Moment
1968-06-26
5
How to Steal the World
1968-09-18
4.8
Come Blow Your Horn
1963-06-05
5.7
Citizen Steve
1987-01-01
6.4
Less Than Zero
1987-11-06
6.3
You're a Big Boy Now
1966-12-09
7.1
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003-03-09
6.2
Ice Station Zebra
1968-10-23
3
Washington Mistress
1982-01-13
6.5
Are You in the House Alone?
1978-09-20
5.7
Haunts of the Very Rich
1972-09-20
7
Flap
1970-11-13
4.7
The Little Dragons
1980-07-18
3.7
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
1998-10-04
5.6
Marriage on the Rocks
1965-09-24
0
With This Ring
1978-05-05
5.7
Castle Keep
1969-07-23
5
The Killing Mind
1991-04-23
4.8
Lying in Wait
2001-03-15
3.5
Portrait of an Escort
1980-10-08
5.7
Heart Beat
1980-04-25
6.4
Soldier in the Rain
1963-11-27
0
Lanton Mills
1969-11-03
5.9
Must Love Dogs
2005-07-21
6
Having Babies II
1977-10-28
6
Freedom
1981-05-18
6.4
Salinger
2013-09-06
6.3
None But the Brave
1965-02-24
4
Barb Wire
1996-05-02
6.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985-07-26
3.9
Las Vegas Lady
1975-06-01
0
The Lion Roars Again
1975-01-01
0
Running Out
1983-01-26
7.1
Casting By
2012-11-01
5.4
St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26
7.6
Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005-03-03
6.7
Hotel
1982-08-21
7.2
Run for Your Life
1965-09-13
6.5
The Virginian
1962-09-19
5.7
Ben Casey
1961-10-02
6.5
Mr. Novak
1963-09-24
5.4
Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27
4.5
What Really Happened To the Class Of '65?
1977-12-08
7.3
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977-09-06
8.3
The Crown
2016-11-04
5.2
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04
7.5
Moonlighting
1985-03-03
5
BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19
7.6
Leverage
2008-12-07
7.5
Bonanza
1959-09-12
5.7
The Loner
1965-09-18
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5.7
My Bodyguard
1980-07-11
5.7
The Sting
1973-12-25
5.7
Flyboys
2006-09-22
5.7
Untamed Heart
1993-02-12
5.7
Crazy People
1990-04-13
5.7
Oliver Twist
1997-05-15
5.7
Five Corners
1987-09-11
5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976-06-17
5.7
Hearts of the West
1975-10-08
5.7
Six Weeks
1982-12-24
5.7
A Home of Our Own
1993-11-05
5.7
Next Door
1994-09-04
5.7
One Christmas
1994-12-19
5.7
A Chance of Snow
1998-12-07
5.7
Beyond the Call
1996-06-23
5.7
Five Corners
1987-09-11
5.7
Harlan County War
2000-05-19
5.7
Steelyard Blues
1973-01-31
5.7
Last Call
2002-05-25
5.7
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
2002-04-21
5.7
Pictures of Hollis Woods
2007-12-02
5.7
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998-01-01
5.7
The Princess and the Pea
1984-04-16
5.7
2 1/2 Dads
1986-02-16
5.7
Going in Style
2017-04-06
5.7
Going in Style
1979-12-25
5.7
Boulevard Nights
1979-03-23
5.7
Love Thy Neighbor
1984-05-23
5.7
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001-10-21
5.7
The Ransom of Red Chief
1975-11-01
5.7
Beyond the Call
1996-06-23
5.7
Untamed Heart
1993-02-12
5.7
Monk
2002-07-12
5.7
Keen Eddie
2003-06-03
5.7
UC: Undercover
2001-09-30
5.7
Leverage
2008-12-07
5.7
High Incident
1996-03-04
5.7
To Have & to Hold
1998-09-30
5.7
The Visitor
1997-09-19
5.7
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11
5.7
Felicity
1998-09-29
5.7
Dirty Dancing
1988-10-29
5.7
Glory Days
2002-01-16