Raymond Bailey(1904-1980)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Raymond Bailey was a great example of "If at first you don't
succeed..." After high school, Bailey headed for Hollywood with the
intent on becoming a movie star, but soon found it tougher than he
thought. Instead Bailey went into a high finance career working as
stockbroker and banker. He made a second stab at Hollywood, and again
had no success. He then became a seaman, working on various freighters
and travelling all over the world. Bailey also worked on a pineapple
plantation in Hawaii, and tried his luck in the local theatre. Deciding
to give Hollywood one more try in 1938, he got lucky getting several
small parts in the movies which eventually evolved into bigger
character roles. When television became big, Bailey was in demand for
parts and it was there he got his most famous part on the hit sitcom
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962),
as (ironically) banker Milburn Drysdale. After the show ended, he did a few movie roles.