Trivia

Attended Thomas Jefferson High School (in Port Arthur, Texas) with Janis Joplin.

Is the Executive Director and former Board Member of the Sunshine Kids Foundation, which provides trips and activities for hundreds of young cancer patients annually.

Best remembered by the public for his comedic roles as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy movies, and as Captain Felix Maxwell in the cult classic Mannequin (1987).

Longtime friends with fellow Texan (and occasional co-star over the years) Barry Corbin, whom Bailey credits with talking him out of studying law and into pursuing acting while the two were both students at Texas Tech University.

After the departure of Gary Burghoff and his character Walter "Radar" O'Reilly from M*A*S*H (1972), the producers planned to have Bailey's character Luther Rizzo take over as company clerk. However, Alan Alda was able to convince the producers to have Klinger (Jamie Farr) take the role instead.

The Closer (2005) is the second series in which he, Tony Denison and Michael Paul Chan have been cast members. The first was Under Cover (1991), a series in the early 1990s about the Central Intelligence Agency.

Said he was glad to work with Harry Morgan.

Along with Janis Joplin, one of Bailey's other high school classmates was future head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes and Dallas Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson.

Is a member in repertory of the Actor's Theatre of Louisville in the 1970s with Michael Gross, Tom Atkins, Victor Jory and many others who went on to further fame.

Originally studied law at Texas Tech University, but ultimately decided to become an actor instead.

Has a plaque on the West Texas Hall of Fame which adorns the base at the feet of a statue of rock-n-roll legend Buddy Holly in Lubbock, Texas. The plaques commemorate all musicians and actors from Texas.

For the 1999-2000 school year, he is the Artist-in-Residence for Southwest Texas State University.

He appeared in two of Richard Marx's music videos for his hit debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" (1987) and "Too Late to Say Goodbye" (1989) as the singer's landlord.

Began his theatrical career as the artistic director of the Lubbock Theater Center.