Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. The Sting became one of the highest grossing films in history. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962.

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  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. The Sting became one of the highest grossing films in history. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962. Bill began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in "Come Blow Your Horn" (1963). Bill specialized in likeable but none-too-bright juveniles and young leads. His acting credits include "None But the Brave" (1965), "You're A Big Boy Now" (1966), "Never a Dull Moment" (1968), "Ice Station Zebra" (1968), "Shampoo" (1975), and "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985). Bill continued to act in TV-movies, miniseries, and guest spots though with decreasing frequency as he segued into directing. He appeared in the 1967 episode "The Predators" of NBC's western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan. 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), and "Flyboys" (2006) which Bill claims was one of the first features shot entirely with digital cameras. In television Bill directed Truman Capote's "One Christmas," Harlan County War, Pictures of Hollis Woods among others. In 2009 Bill published the book "Movie Speak: How to Talk Like You Belong on a Film Set" Workman Publishing Company. The book traces the etymology of the language of the movie set and is filled out with stories from the Bill's career in film. From 1984-2000, he co-owned with Dudley Moore the celebrated 72 Market Street, a restaurant in Venice, California. 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.
  • Tony Bill ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Produzent und Schauspieler.
  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill on yhdysvaltalainen näyttelijä, ohjaaja ja tuottaja. Hänet tunnetaan muun muassa elokuvasta Puhallus, jonka hän tuotti yhteistyössä Michael Phillipsin ja Julia Phillipsin kanssa. Kyseinen elokuva toi kolmikolle Oscar-palkinnon. Elokuvanäyttelijän uransa Bill aloitti vuonna 1963, ja ensimmäisen ohjauksensa (My Bodyguard) hän teki vuonna 1980. Bill valmistui vuonna 1962 Notre Damen yliopistosta humanististen tieteiden kandidaattina. Hän on pitänyt elokuvatyönsä ohella ravintolaa Kaliforniassa.
  • Tony Bill est un acteur, réalisateur et producteur américain né le 23 août 1940 à San Diego, Californie.
  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill é um cineasta, produtor e actor americano. Em 1980, Tony Bill assinou a primeira realização: O Meu Guarda-Costas (1980). Tony Bill assinou o cinema entre outros: Seis Semanas (Six Weeks) (1982), Caminhos Cruzados (1987), Gente Louca (Crazy People) (1990), Coração Rebelde (1993), Uma Casa da Nossa Própria (A Home of Our Own) (1993), Whitewash - Conspiração Silenciosa (2002) e Flyboys - Nascidos para Voar (2006).
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  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. The Sting became one of the highest grossing films in history. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, from which he graduated in 1962.
  • Tony Bill ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Produzent und Schauspieler.
  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill on yhdysvaltalainen näyttelijä, ohjaaja ja tuottaja. Hänet tunnetaan muun muassa elokuvasta Puhallus, jonka hän tuotti yhteistyössä Michael Phillipsin ja Julia Phillipsin kanssa. Kyseinen elokuva toi kolmikolle Oscar-palkinnon. Elokuvanäyttelijän uransa Bill aloitti vuonna 1963, ja ensimmäisen ohjauksensa (My Bodyguard) hän teki vuonna 1980. Bill valmistui vuonna 1962 Notre Damen yliopistosta humanististen tieteiden kandidaattina.
  • Tony Bill est un acteur, réalisateur et producteur américain né le 23 août 1940 à San Diego, Californie.
  • Gerard Anthony "Tony" Bill é um cineasta, produtor e actor americano. Em 1980, Tony Bill assinou a primeira realização: O Meu Guarda-Costas (1980). Tony Bill assinou o cinema entre outros: Seis Semanas (Six Weeks) (1982), Caminhos Cruzados (1987), Gente Louca (Crazy People) (1990), Coração Rebelde (1993), Uma Casa da Nossa Própria (A Home of Our Own) (1993), Whitewash - Conspiração Silenciosa (2002) e Flyboys - Nascidos para Voar (2006).
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