Tony Bill
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Tony Bill is an American actor, director, and producer born in San Diego, California in 1940. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1962 with majors in English and Art. After a successful acting career, Tony transitioned to producing in 1971 and won an Academy Award for Best Picture for his feature The Sting (1973). He made his directorial debut in 1980 with My Bodyguard (1980) and has since directed a number of other pictures, commercials, and television series. Tony has also shared his experience by teaching and lecturing at various universities, and has served on the Motion Picture Association of America's Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, as well as the board of the Public Justice Foundation. He is married to Helen Bartlett, his producer/partner in Barnstorm Films, and has two daughters.
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Who is it? Actor, Director, Producer
Birth Day August 23, 1940
Birth Place  San Diego, California, United States
Age 83 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Virgo
Other names Gerald Bill
Occupation Actor, director, producer
Years active 1959-present
Spouse(s) Toni Gray (m. 1962; div. 1969), Helen Buck Barlett (m. 1971)
Children 4
Awards Academy Award for Best Picture (1974) - The Sting (shared with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips)

💰 Net worth: $4 Million (2024)

Tony Bill, a multi-talented individual, has made significant achievements as an actor, director, and producer in the United States. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be $4 million, reflecting his successful career in the entertainment industry. Tony Bill has not only displayed his acting skills on the big screen but has also taken the helm behind the camera, directing and producing numerous projects. With his diverse expertise and contributions to the film industry, it comes as no surprise that Tony Bill has attained such a notable net worth.

Biography/Timeline

1960

Bill specialized in juveniles and young leads. In the mid-1960s he made two appearances in the BBC's Play of the Month anthology series, he took the lead in Lee Oswald Assassin and played Biff to Rod Steiger's Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (both 1966).

1962

Tony Bill married Toni Gray in December 1962. They had a son, Peter Bill, born 1964 and a daughter, Francesca. Currently, he is married to his second wife, the former Helen Buck Bartlett, his producer/partner in Barnstorm Films in Venice. The couple has two daughters, Madeline and Daphne.

1965

Bill continued to act in television movies, miniseries, and guest spots though with decreasing frequency as he segued into directing. In 1965 Bill guest starred in "An Echo of Bugles," the opening episode of Rod Serling's Western series The Loner, playing a hot-headed young bully who taunts a Confederate veteran and challenges series star Lloyd Bridges to a duel. He appeared in the 1966 episode "Chaff in the Wind" of the long running western The Virginian. He was then cast in 1967 episode "The Predators" of NBC's western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan. He also starred in a 1968 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. titled "The Seven Wonders of the World Affair, Parts 1 and 2." He was also featured on an ABC movie called Haunts of the Very Rich (1972), and appeared in the 1977 miniseries Washington: Behind Closed Doors.

1980

In 1980, Bill directed his first film, My Bodyguard. From there he went on to direct Six Weeks (1982), Five Corners (1987), Crazy People (1990), A Home of Our Own (1993), Untamed Heart (1993), Flyboys (2006) which Bill claims was one of the first features shot entirely with digital cameras. For television, Bill directed Truman Capote's One Christmas (1994), Harlan County War (2000), and Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007), among others.

1984

From 1984–2000, he co-owned with Dudley Moore the celebrated 72 Market Street Oyster Bar and Grill, a restaurant in Venice, California.

2009

In 2009, Bill published the book Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set. The book traces the etymology of the language of the movie set and is filled out with stories from Bill's career in film.

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