Tony Bill
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Tony Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director.
He directed the 1973 film The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips.
Bill has appeared in films including Come Blow Your Horn (1963), Shampoo (1975), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), and Less Than Zero (1987).
My Bodyguard (1980), The Children (1990), Crazy People (1989), and Flyboys (2006) were among his directorial debuts.
He has a tendency to play Dudley Moore in his films.
Early life
Bill was born in San Diego, California, and attended St. Augustine High School. At the University of Notre Dame, he majored in English and art, a point from which he graduated in 1962.
Personal life
In December 1962, Bill married Toni Gray. They had a son, Peter Bill, born 1964, and a daughter, Francesca. He is currently married to his second wife, Helen Buck Bartlett, who is also the producer/partner in Barnstorm Films in Venice. Madeline and Daphne are the couple's two children.
Career
Bill began his career as an actor in the 1960s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in Come Blow Your Horn (1963). He appeared in Soldier in the Rain starring Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen the same year. He appeared in the 1965 episode "An Elephant Is Like a Tree" of the drama series Mr. Novak, where he appeared as Chris Herrod.
Bill was specializing in juveniles and young leads. He appeared in two episodes of Play of the Month anthology series in the mid-1960s and played Biff to Rod Steiger's Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (both 1966).
Often his characters were likeable, but not so bright. Marriage on the Rocks (1965), None But the Brave (1966), You're a Big Boy Now (1968), Flam (1969), Are You in the House Alone (1975), And Many Others aspire (1965), And The Bull (1968), You're a Big Boy Now (1969), The Rocks (1969), Reminisces (1965), Will Be a Boy (1966), Are You in the House Alone (1970), Are You in the House of Commons Heart Beat (1980), The Little Dragons (1980), The Little Dragons (1980), Freedom, Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), Less than Zero (1988).
Bill continued to appear in television films, miniseries, and guest spots, but the frequency of acting in television films has decreased as he moved to directing. Bill appeared in "An Echo of Bugles," Rod Serling's Western film The Loner's debut in 1965, playing a tense bully who taunts a Confederate veteran and challenges series actor Lloyd Bridges to a duel. He appeared in the western Bonanza's 1966 episode "Chaff in the Wind" and the 1966 episode "The Oath" on the western Bonanza. In the 1967 episode "The Predators" of The Road West, he was cast. He appeared in a 1968 episode of The Man from U.C.L.E. Parts 1 and 2 of "The Seven Wonders of the World Affair." He appeared in the 1976 miniseries Behind Closed Doors and the drama anthology series as the narrator.
Bill made his first film, My Bodyguard, in 1980. Bill went on to direct Six Weeks (1982), Five Corners (1990), Crazy People (1993), A Home of Our Own (1993), and The Flyboys (2006), which Bill says was one of the first features shot entirely with digital cameras. Bill directed Truman Capote's One Christmas (1994), Harlan County War (2000), and photographs of Hollis Woods (2006).
Bill released the book Movie Speak: How to Speak Like You Belong on a Film Set in 2009. The book follows the etymology of the movie script and is filled with tales from Bill's film career.
He co-owned the 72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill, a restaurant in Venice, California, from 1984 to 2000.