David Alan Bailey

David Alan Bailey
Born	David Alan Bailey], U.S.
Other names	David A. Bailey David Bailey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–1974

David Alan Bailey (born in Newport RI 1951...beginning a professional career as a child actor at the age of ten, Bailey is perhaps best known for his recurring roles on numerous popular television series of the 1960s and 1970s; including Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, and Room 222, as well as for his feature film roles; as a young Robert Peale in the United Artists dramatic biopic, , as Matthew O'Brien in the "kiddie matinee" fantasy film, At the End of the Rainbow (aka: The Princess and the Magic Frog), and as "Rob" in the Walt Disney action-adventure drama, . With his wholesome looks and endearing demeanor, Bailey was primarily cast as the typical all-American boy-next-door throughout most of his career as a child star.

Bailey began his professional acting career at the age of ten with a recurring role as "Scotty", one of the neighborhood friends to Dennis "The Menace" Mitchell (portrayed by Jay North) on the popular CBS family comedy series Dennis the Menace. Airing on March 17, 1963, Bailey made his television debut as Scotty in the episode titled "My Four Boys", in which Mr. Wilson (portrayed by Gale Gordon) recruits Dennis and three of Dennis' friends to pose as his sons in order to win a $1,000 prize. Following this appearance, Bailey would continue to appear in a recurring role as Scotty until the series ended later that same year.

In September 1963, Bailey transitioned to a recurring role on the ABC crime series Burke's Law portraying "Chris" a neighborhood friend to "Herbie the Paperboy" (portrayed by fellow child star ). In August 1964, Bailey made his feature film debut in the United Artists biopic drama, , co-starring as a young Robert Peale (portrayed as an adult by Gerald Gordon), the son of Methodist minister and author Norman Vincent Peale (portrayed by Don Murray).

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