Tony Bill
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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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 12.974 |
Birthday | 1940-08-23 |
Place of Birth | San Diego, California, USA |
Also Known As | Gerard Anthony Bill, |
1975
Shampoo
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1978
The Initiation of Sarah
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1968
Never a Dull Moment
6.2/15
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Never a Dull Moment
1968
How to Steal the World
5/12
Secret agent Napoleon Solo fights to stop a top-secret plot to conquer the world.
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How to Steal the World
1963
Come Blow Your Horn
4.8/18
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Come Blow Your Horn
1987
Less Than Zero
6.3/279
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Less Than Zero
1966
You're a Big Boy Now
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1968
Ice Station Zebra
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1978
Are You in the House Alone?
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1972
Haunts of the Very Rich
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1970
Flap
7/3
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Flap
1980
The Little Dragons
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1965
Marriage on the Rocks
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Castle Keep
5.7/68
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The Killing Mind
5/3
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2001
Lying in Wait
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Portrait of an Escort
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1980
Heart Beat
5.7/15
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1963
Soldier in the Rain
6.325/20
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Lanton Mills
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Must Love Dogs
5.885/451
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Having Babies II
6/2
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1981
Freedom
6/1
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Salinger
6.4/63
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1965
None But the Brave
6.3/33
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Barb Wire
3.955/403
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1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.436/745
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Las Vegas Lady
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1975
The Lion Roars Again
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Running Out
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2012
Casting By
7.1/39
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2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
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1982
Washington Mistress
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With This Ring
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Citizen Steve
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Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
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