G. W. Bailey

G. W. Bailey

George William "G.W." Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is an American stage, television and film actor. Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H (TV-Series 1979-83); Lieutenant—and later, Captain—Thaddeus Harris in Police Academy (1984–94), Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987) and as Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza from TNT's television crime drama The Closer, in which he has was featured in all 109 aired episodes across seven seasons, starting in 2005. He currently stars on the TNT series Major Crimes, a spinoff of The Closer, continuing in his role as Lt. Provenza.