Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the strong-willed Kenneth Normand in "Sunday Dinner for a Soldier" (1944). Born Robert Bailey, he was raised in a prominent theatrical family, the eldest son of stage actors Edwin Bailey and Grace Lockwood. Following his formal education at the Professional Children's School, he began his performing as a leading man in stock companies as well as voicing the title characters on the radio shows "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" and "Let George Do It." While attending a dinner party at the home of his godmother, the Academy Award winning actress, Fay Bainter, he was introduced to the comedic duo Laurel and Hardy. Impressed by his dark good looks, baritone voice, and slim physique, they took notice of his potential and, along with help from Bainter per her connections in the studio system, he began his newfound career in the motion picture industry beginning with him appearing in a major role in "Jitterbugs" (1943). From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 25 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, relatives, salesmen, doctors, sailors, soldiers, authority figures, love interests, detectives, reporters, playboys, white-collared workers, politicians, jurors, and lawyers. He appeared in such feature films as "The Dancing Masters" (1943), "Tampico" (1944), "The Eve of St. Mark" (1944), "Ladies of Washington" (1944), "Wing and a Prayer" (1944), "No Escape" (1953), "Not as a Stanger" (1955), "The Line Up" (1958), "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), and "A Tiger Walks" (1964). On television, he flourished as a household name appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Mr. & Mrs. North," "Playhouse 90," "Aloca Theatre," "Goodyear Theatre," "Tightrope," "M Squad," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Tales of Wells Fargo," "87th Precinct," "Sam Benedict" and "The Investigators." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a notable ghost writer for Reader's Digest, had been a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Presbyterian church, had been a commercial model for the Forbes Agency, was a vocal instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Boys & Girls Clubs, and he was married to fashion model Glorianna Royston from 1936 to 1962 (their union ended in divorce and produced two children-Patric and Roberta). Following the end of Johnny Dollar (and the subsequent end to any professional acting roles), the death of his 9 year old son in 1961 and, divorce in 1962, he withdrew from the public as well as disappearing from his family-only to resurface nearly a decade later after contacting his daughter (Roberta). After receiving treatment for his debilitating alcoholism, Bailey found purpose assisting others in their own struggles to defeat the same disease until suffering a massive stroke in 1973. The stroke left Bailey physically incapacitated for the next 10 years until his death in 1983 at the age of 70.