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Raymond Bailey’s Biography

Raymond Bailey’s Biography

He was born on May 6, 1904, in San Francisco, California. Raymond was an American Actor on the Broadway Stage, Movies, and Television. He is well known for his character as Wealthy Banker, Milburn Drysdale, in the Television Series called The Beverly Hillbillies.
Raymond is the son of William and Alice (née O’Brien) Bailey; when he went to Hollywood to become a movie star when he was a Teenager. Moreover, he found it was more complicated. Then, I had thought and taken different short-term jobs.
He worked as a Day Laborer at a Movie Studio in silent pictures but was fired for contemptible into a mob scene. At the same time, it was being filmed. Bailey also works for a while as a Stockbroker and a Banker.

Raymond Bailey’s Education

He studied from High School.

Raymond Bailey’s Career

Having no success in getting any movie characters, Bailey then went to New York. There he had no better sensation in getting roles in Theatre. In the end, he became a Crewman on a freighter and started sailing to different parts of the world.
Such as  China, Japan, the Philippines, and the Mediterranean. At the same time, he docked in Hawaii. Raymond worked on a Pineapple plantation. He acted at the Community Theatre and sang on a local Radio Program.
In the year 1938, Raymond decides to try Hollywood again. Bailey’s luck changes for the better when he starts getting some parts in the films after the United States entered World War second.
They joined the Merchant Marine and went back to the sea. When the battle was over, he returned to Hollywood. In the end, I started getting more essential character roles.

1950s Television

In the early 1950s, he started being a star in many character roles in Television Programs. His various looks are Episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Tales of Tomorrow (episode “Ice from Space”), Frontier (1955 Television series), Crusader (Television series), and My Friend Flicka (Television series).
The episode “When Bugles Blow”), Gunsmoke, Tightrope (Television series), State Trooper (Television series), Coronado 9. He saw twice The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Playhouse 90, The Rifleman, The Jack Benny Program, Perry Mason (Television series), 77 Sunset Strip, The Twilight Zone (1959 Television series), Bonanza, The Man and the Challenge, The Untouchables (1959 Television series).
Other series like Have Gun-Will Travel, The Tab Hunter Show, and seeing twice on Mister Ed. During its years1960 to 1961 season. Raymond had a recurring character on My Sister Eileen (Television series) and guest-starred on Pat O’Brien’s ABC sitcom Harrigan and Son.
He is seen in the role of Dean McGill is in “The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis.” During the years 1962 to 1963’s season continues to be seen. Despite a full-time character in the sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies.”

Broadway plays

He was seen in four Broadway plays, as the role of Howard Haines in Last Stop (1944). Playing an unknown man in the sitcom The Bat (1953), A.J. Alexander in Sing Till Tomorrow (1953). Captain Randolph Southard in sitcom The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1954 to 1955) that stars Henry Fonda.

Movie’s Characters

Bailey’s movie characters like playing a board member in the comedy or romantic film Sabrina(1954); Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden, Mr. Benson in the Drama Picnic (1955).
Act William Holden and Kim Novak; a doctor in Hitchcock’s Drama or Thriller Vertigo (movie) (1958) starring James Stewart and Novak. In a comedy like No Time for Sergeants (1958), Colonel acts Andy Griffith, Warden of San Quentin, in the crime or drama named I Want to Live! (1958).
A Susan Hayward; Lawyer Bran Cato in the crime drama known as Al Capone (1959) starring Rod Steiger; and Major General Alexander “Archie” Vandegrift in the World War Two drama The Gallant Hours (1960). He also plays a Plantation Owner in Band of Angels (1957). Starring actors Clark Gable, Sidney Poitier, and Yvonne De Carlo.

Raymond’s Role as Mr. Drysdale on the Sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies

Two years before, he was a star as Milburn Drysdale, a greedy bank president, on the hit Television Sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.  Bailey is seen on the CBS sitcom My Sister Eileen with Shirley Bonne, Elaine Stritch, Jack Weston, Rose Marie, and Stubby Kaye. Raymond’s character was D.X. Beaumont. The boss of Stritch’s character Ruth Sherwood.
In The Beverly Hillbillies, Nancy Kulp portrays  Bailey’s ever-loyal and “through the book” secretary, Miss Jane Hathaway. Banker Drysdale manages millions of dollars in Oil Money Royalties in-country gentleman Jed Clampett.
He portrays by Buddy Ebsen. Frequently, Mr. Drysdale would need to talk with Clampett on how strange “city life” and “city folk,” are when compared to Mr. Clampett’s view of “normal” country folk.
When Mr. Clampett considered withdrawing all his funds, he returned to the country; his home is near Bug tussle. The miserly Mr. Drysdale would frequent panic and work to try to convince him.
His unusual family remains in Beverly Hills to significant comedic effect. Interesting to note that earlier becoming an Actor. He was a Banker in Beverly Hills.
After the show went out of the air in 1971, Bailey acted in a few less prominent movie roles. He reportedly starts suffering Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. That visibly affected his performance in the last episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies.
He was utterly unable to work after the year 1975. Raymond divided his time between a condo and a houseboat in Laguna Niguel, California, in his final years. With the former co-star Nancy Kulp. He was nicknamed ‘Slim’ but primarily solitary.

Raymond Bailey’s Popularity on Social Media

Bailey was active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He had several fans following.

Raymond Bailey’s Net Worth

His estimated Net Worth is approximate $5 Million to $10 Million.
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