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name: "Harry A. Bailey"
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roles: []
born: "27 September 1879"
died: "9 August 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-20T00:43:59.336958+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Harry A. Bailey

Actor. Born 27 September 1879 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Died 9 August 1954.

## Details

- **Born:** 27 September 1879, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 9 August 1954
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (2), 1940s 91 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 85 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Romance 3, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $40m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047282/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1295853

## Biography

Harry A. Bailey (1879–1954) was an American character actor who appeared in dozens of bit parts, frequently uncredited, between 1926 and 1947. His plump build often saw him cast as office workers, politicians or neighbours.

He is credited as Citizen (uncredited) in *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942). Other appearances include Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) in *Citizen Kane* (1941), Senator Hammett (uncredited) in *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Neighbor (uncredited) in *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), and Lawyer (uncredited) in *The Lady Eve* (1941).

*Sources: imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Fi1m 89, as Citizen (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), Fi1m 93, as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *The Lady Eve* (1941), Fi1m 90, as Lawyer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Senator Hammett (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), Fi1m 70, as Neighbor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Captain Boycott* (1947), as Bookmaker
- *Apache Rose* (1947), as Charlie (uncredited)
- *Thank Your Lucky Stars* (1943), as Bald-Headed Man in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), as Citizen (uncredited) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *The Man Who Returned to Life* (1942), as Smith
- *Honolulu Lu* (1941), as Deaf Man
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), as Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *The Lady Eve* (1941), as Lawyer (uncredited) — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lady-eve.md)
- *Beyond the Sacramento* (1940), as Storekeeper
- *Mystery Sea Raider* (1940), as Sugar Daddy
- *Convicted Woman* (1940), as Court Clerk (uncredited)
- *The Lone Wolf Strikes* (1940), as Poker Game Dealer
- *Geronimo* (1939), as Politician
- *Tower of London* (1939), as Councilman (uncredited)
- *Mr. Smith Goes to Washington* (1939), as Senator Hammett (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-smith-goes-to-washington.md)
- *Good Girls Go to Paris* (1939), as Wedding Guest  (uncredited)
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), as Tourist (uncredited)
- *Union Pacific* (1939), as Senator (uncredited)
- *Let Us Live* (1939), as Drug Clerk Juror (uncredited)
- *The Mad Miss Manton* (1938), as Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
- *Juvenile Court* (1938), as Man (uncredited)
- *You Can't Take It with You* (1938), as Neighbor (uncredited) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/you-cant-take-it-with-you.md)
- *The Accusing Finger* (1936), as Senator
- *Hokum Hotel* (1932), Director
- *The Princess from Hoboken* (1927), as Cohen (as Harry Bailey)
- *Upstream* (1927), as Gus Hoffman
- *Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl* (1926), as Sam Ginsberg
- *Early to Wed* (1926), as Pelton Jones

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