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Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey

Known for: Acting

Born 13/01/1964
Place of birth Bath, Somerset, England

Bill Bailey (born Mark Bailey; January 13, 1964) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. As well as his extensive stand-up work, Bailey is well known for his appearances on Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, QI and Black Books. Bailey was listed by The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007 and again in 2010, he was voted the 7th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. Bill Bailey is a patron of International Animal Rescue. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Bailey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Darwin Chipping

1997

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Series ★ 6,8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

2005

Top Gear Series ★ 7,6

Top Gear

Self

2002

Skins Series ★ 8,1

Skins

Walter

2007

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self - Guest

2006

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Comedy Guest

1993

QI Series ★ 7,9

QI

Self

2003

QI Series ★ 7,9

QI

Self - Panellist (archive footage)

2003

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self - Host

1990

Have I Got News for You Series ★ 7,2

Have I Got News for You

Self

1990

Natural World Series ★ 7,4

Natural World

Narrator

1983

The Last Leg Series ★ 5,7

The Last Leg

Self

2013

Hustle Series ★ 7,7

Hustle

Cyclops

2004

Never Mind the Buzzcocks Series ★ 7,0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

1996

Have I Got a Bit More News for You Series ★ 7,1

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Presenter

Richard & Judy Series ★ 3,4

Richard & Judy

Self

2001

GMTV Series ★ 5,8

GMTV

Self

1993

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series ★ 7,3

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Self - Dictionary Corner

2013

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series ★ 7,3

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Self

2013

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Series ★ 6,2

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Dr. Russ

2002

The Grand Tour Series ★ 8,0

The Grand Tour

Self

2016

Good News Week Series ★ 8,8

Good News Week

Self

1996

Fifth Gear Series ★ 5,7

Fifth Gear

Self

2002

My Life Is Murder Series ★ 7,1

My Life Is Murder

Enzo Pavone

2019

Jonathan Creek Series ★ 7,5

Jonathan Creek

Kennie Starkiss

1997

Room 101 Series ★ 6,5

Room 101

Self

1994

Spicks and Specks Series ★ 7,3

Spicks and Specks

2005

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel Series ★ 5,6

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Self - Expert

2020

Black Books Series ★ 8,1

Black Books

Manny

2000

McDonald & Dodds Series ★ 7,6

McDonald & Dodds

Paul Watt - Radio DJ (voice)

2020

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Series ★ 2,0

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

2009

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Series ★ 7,2

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Self

2014

Celebrity Catchphrase Series ★ 10,0

Celebrity Catchphrase

Self - Contestant

2018

Hot Fuzz Film ★ 7,6

Hot Fuzz

Sergeant Turner

2007

Michael McIntyre's Big Show Series ★ 7,7

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Self - Performer

2016

Spaced Series ★ 7,9

Spaced

Bilbo Bagshot

1999

Celebrity Gogglebox Series ★ 6,6

Celebrity Gogglebox

Self

2019

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Film ★ 6,7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Whale (voice)

2005

The Cheap Seats Series ★ 7,6

The Cheap Seats

Self

2021

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Film ★ 6,3

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Farmer MacReadie

2010

Robins Series ★ 7,8

Robins

Self - Guest

2006

Between the Covers Series ★ 5,5

Between the Covers

Self

2020

Hypothetical Series ★ 6,2

Hypothetical

Self

2019

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains Series ★ 7,0

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Guest

2021

Wild West Series ★ 6,5

Wild West

Doug

2002

Gadget Man Series ★ 7,0

Gadget Man

2012

Chalet Girl Film ★ 6,4

Chalet Girl

Bill Matthews

2011

In the Long Run Series ★ 7,3

In the Long Run

Bagpipes

2018

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) Series ★ 2,0

Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

Self

2014

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery Series ★ 7,0

Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

Self

2013

Asylum Series ★ 6,0

Asylum

Patient

1996

Best & Bester Series ★ 10,0

Best & Bester

Grumpy Pants (Voice)

2022

This Morning Series ★ 5,2

This Morning

Self

1988

15 Storeys High Series ★ 8,1

15 Storeys High

Mr. Pirbright

2002

Burke & Hare Film ★ 6,1

Burke & Hare

Angus

2010

This Is My House Series ★ 5,0

This Is My House

Self

2021

It's Kevin Series ★ 7,2

It's Kevin

Various

2013

LEGO Masters Series ★ 6,8

LEGO Masters

Guest Judge

2017

Saving Grace Film ★ 6,5

Saving Grace

Vince

2000

Take 5 with Zan Rowe Series ★ 3,0

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

Self - Guest

2022

Series ★ 8,3

Space Cadets

Space Captain

1997

Walks with My Dog Series

Walks with My Dog

Self

2017

Series ★ 6,3

Blue Heaven

Boris

1992

Series ★ 6,0

Funny Valentines

William/Craig/Bill

2015

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters Series

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters

Self - Presenter

2022

Patriot Brains Series ★ 5,0

Patriot Brains

Host

2021

Perfect Pub Walks Series ★ 7,0

Perfect Pub Walks

Himself

2024

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps Film ★ 6,5

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

The Donkey (voice)

2024

Is It Bill Bailey? Series ★ 6,9

Is It Bill Bailey?

Self / Various Roles

1998

Film ★ 6,5

Comic Aid

2005

Bring the Drama Series

Bring the Drama

Self - Presenter

2024

Live from Studio Five Series ★ 3,7

Live from Studio Five

Self

2009

Final Chance to Save Series

Final Chance to Save

Himself

2005

The John Bishop Show Series ★ 3,5

The John Bishop Show

Self

2022

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe Film ★ 7,0

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Droxil

2011

Extraordinary Portraits Series ★ 6,0

Extraordinary Portraits

Self - Presenter / Narrator

2022

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Film

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Self (uncredited)

2005

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga Film ★ 7,8

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga

Self

2008

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy Series ★ 5,0

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

2007

TV Heaven, Telly Hell Series ★ 7,5

TV Heaven, Telly Hell

2006

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Film ★ 6,0

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Bona Fide Gent

2020

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Film ★ 8,0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

2014

What a Load of Buzzcocks Series ★ 4,5

What a Load of Buzzcocks

Self - Team Captain

2013

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up Series ★ 7,0

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up

Self - Guest

2021

Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Series ★ 7,5

Bill Bailey’s Vietnam

Self - Host

2025

The Smeds and the Smoos Film ★ 6,9

The Smeds and the Smoos

Grandfather Smed (voice)

2023

We Are Most Amused and Amazed Film ★ 8,0

We Are Most Amused and Amazed

Self

2018

Series

Wild Thing: I Love You

Presenter

2006

Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane Film

Worzel Gummidge: Calliope Jane

Mr Peregrine

2021

The Fringe, Fame and Me Film

The Fringe, Fame and Me

Self

2022

Spaced: Skip to the End Film ★ 6,3

Spaced: Skip to the End

Self

2004

Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure Series ★ 7,3

Bill Bailey's Australian Adventure

Self - Presenter

2023

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Film ★ 4,5

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Self

2008

Alan Davies Après-Ski Series

Alan Davies Après-Ski

2014

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero Series ★ 7,3

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

Himself - Presenter

2013

Series ★ 8,0

Head on Comedy

2000

Film ★ 4,0

The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

Self

2014

Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza Series

Bill Bailey's Birdwatching Bonanza

Presenter

2010

We Are Most Amused Film ★ 7,2

We Are Most Amused

Self

2008

Film ★ 2,0

April Fool's Day

Sand Delivery Man

1997

Film

How To Make It In Comedy

2024

Baboons with Bill Bailey Series

Baboons with Bill Bailey

Himself - Presenter

2011

Pythagasaurus Film ★ 6,5

Pythagasaurus

Ig

2011

Making Qi Film

Making Qi

Self

2011

Bill Bailey: Limboland Film ★ 6,8

Bill Bailey: Limboland

Self

2018

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum Film ★ 9,0

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

Self

2015

Series

Ingenious

Self - Host

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke Film ★ 9,0

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

Himself

2012

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind Film ★ 7,3

Bill Bailey: Dandelion Mind

Himself

2010

Bill Bailey: Tinselworm Film ★ 7,4

Bill Bailey: Tinselworm

Himself

2008

Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy Film

Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy

Self

2021

Film

Nature's Perfect Partners

Narrator

2016

Bill Bailey: Part Troll Film ★ 7,9

Bill Bailey: Part Troll

Himself

2004

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra Film ★ 7,6

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

Himself

2009

Nature's Misfits Film

Nature's Misfits

Narrator

2014

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness Film ★ 7,0

Bill Bailey: Bewilderness

Himself

2001

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler Film ★ 7,0

Bill Bailey: Qualmpeddler

Self

2013

Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit Film ★ 7,2

Bill Bailey: Larks in Transit

Self

2021

Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam Film ★ 7,7

Bill Bailey: Cosmic Jam

Himself

1997

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier Film ★ 7,0

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

Self

2026

Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition Film

Big Butts Like It Big: Brunette Edition

2014

Sloppy Massage Sluts 2: Anal Edition Film ★ 8,0

Sloppy Massage Sluts 2: Anal Edition

2017