Raymond Bailey (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor. He is best-known for his role as the wealthy banker, Miburn Drysdale, in the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies. May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Main cast of The Beverly Hillbillies: Donna Douglas (Elly May), Irene Ryan (Granny), Max Baer, Jr. ...

He was born in San Francisco, California. When he was a teenager he went to Hollywood to become a movie star. He found it was harder than he had thought, however, and took a variety of short-term jobs. He worked for a time as a laborer at a movie studio, but was fired for sneaking into a mob scene that was being filmed. He also worked for a while in a bank. The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... A movie star is a celebrity who is well known for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. ... A movie studio is a company which develops, equips and maintains a controlled environment for the making of a film. ...

Having no success getting any kind of movie roles, Bailey then went to New York where he had no better success getting roles in the Theatre. Eventually he became a crewman on a freighter and began sailing to various parts of the world, including China, Japan, the Philippines and the Mediterranean. While docked in Hawaii, he worked on a pineapple plantation, acted at a community theatre and sang on a local radio program. Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Monarch Akahi Nui Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ...

In 1938, he decided to try Hollywood again. His luck changed for the better when he actually began getting some bit parts in movies, but after the United States entered World War II he joined the Merchant Marine and went back to sea. When the war was over he returned to Hollywood and eventually began getting bigger character roles. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ...

Bailey was married to Gaby Aida George, who was ten years younger than him.

In the early 1950s, he began being cast in a lot of character roles in TV programs. His numerous appearances include episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke, The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Playhouse 90, The Rifleman, The Jack Benny Program, Perry Mason, 77 Sunset Strip, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, The Untouchables and Mister Ed. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby boom from returning... Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a half-hour anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. ... Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television Western drama program set in Dodge City, Kansas during the settlement of the American West. ... Burns and Allen was a network comedy radio show starring George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. ... Playhouse 90 is the name of a ninety-minute long dramatic television series that ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961. ... Chuck Connors as The Rifleman The Rifleman was a television program that ran from 1958 to 1963. ... Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner and who was portrayed by Raymond Burr in a television series which ran on CBS from 1957 to 1966. ... 77 Sunset Strip was one of the most popular of the detective television shows in early television. ... The Twilight Zone original opening. ... For the airplane, see Beechcraft Bonanza. ... The Untouchables is the name of a 1947 book by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, and also of two television series and a motion picture that it inspired. ... Mister Ed was a popular US television comedy show that aired on CBS from 1961-1966. ...

He appeared in three plays on Broadway, playing An Unknown Man in The Bat (1953), A.J. Alexander in Sing Till Tomorrow (1953), and Captain Randolph Southard in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954-1955) starring Henry Fonda. A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fonda in the 1957 classic, 12 Angry Men. ...

Bailey's movie roles include playing a member of the board in the comedy/romance Sabrina (1954) starring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and William Holden, Mr. Benson in the drama Picnic (1955) starring William Holden and Kim Novak, a doctor in Hitchcock's drama/thriller Vertigo (1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, a Colonel in the comedy No Time for Sergeants (1958) starring Andy Griffith, the warden of San Quentin in the crime/drama I Want to Live! (1958) starring Susan Hayward, and Lawyer Brancato in the crime drama Al Capone (1959) starring Rod Steiger. Sabrina has several meanings: Ancient name for the River Severn in Great Britain Goddess of the Severn river in Insular Brythonic mythology Excerpt from an epic poem called Comus, by John Milton. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an iconic American actor who retains legendary status decades after his death. ... Adieu Audrey, one of several tribute books published after the actress death in 1993. ... William Holden William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981, body found November 16, 1981) was an Oscar winning American film actor. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... Kim Novak Kim Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American actress. ... Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Vertigo is a 1958 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... See also: 1957 in film 1958 1959 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ... Jimmy Stewart, photo by Carl Van Vechten, 1934 James Maitland Jimmy Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own... See also: 1957 in film 1958 1959 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ... Griffith as Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show Andrew Samuel Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. ... San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (1. ... I Want to Live! is a 1958 film which tells the true story of a woman, Barbara Graham, falsely accused of murder, who faces execution. ... See also: 1957 in film 1958 1959 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ... Susan Hayward Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 - July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ...

In 1962, he was cast in his most famous role as the greedy bank president, Milburn Drysdale, on the hit TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies and at last achieved fame. After the show went off the air in 1971, Bailey did a couple more movie roles. He then retired and became somewhat of a recluse in Laguna Niguel, California, where he and his wife, Gaby, lived. See also: 1961 in television, other events of 1962, 1963 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1962-63 American network television schedule. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... See also: 1970 in television, other events of 1971, 1972 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1971-72 American network television schedule. ... Laguna Niguel is a city located in Orange County, California. ...

Raymond Bailey died of a heart attack at seventy-five years of age in Irvine, California. He was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. Location Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ...

External links

• Raymond Bailey at the Internet Movie Database
• IBDB entry for Raymond Bailey