Autographs of David Bailie
David Bailie (4 December 1937 – 5 March 2021) was a South African actor known for his performances on stage, television, and film. In the 1960s and 1970s, he worked for both the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he was an associate artist. He played "Dask" in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death and also appeared in Blake's 7.
Bailie portrayed "Skewer" in Cutthroat Island (1995), an English Judge in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999), and also "The Engineer" in Gladiator (2000). David Bailie is perhaps best known for having played the mute pirate Cotton in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Bailie was also a professional photographer, specialising in portrait photography. He had a studio in West Kensington, London.
Bailie was born in Springs, South Africa on 4 December 1937, and went to boarding school in Swaziland (now Eswatini) before emigrating to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with his family in 1952. He had his first role in a 1955 amateur production of Doctor in the House, which convinced him to pursue acting. After leaving school he worked in a bank and then for Central African Airlines. In 1958, he made his first trip from Rhodesia to Britain.
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Traded items with a signature of David Bailie
The most expensive item with a signature of David Bailie (Blake's 7 Series 1 David Bailie as Chevner S1DB Printing Plate Autograph Card) was sold in May 2025 for £153.14 while the cheapest item (SIGNED DAVID BAILIE DR WHO SCI FI UACC PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN SIGNATURE UACC) found a new owner for £0.99 in March 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2024 with an average selling price of £3.50 for an autographed item of David Bailie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with £48.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was October 2012. In average, an autographed item from David Bailie is worth £14.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of David Bailie were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2013 Unstoppable Cards Blake's 7 Series 1 Base Set+ David Bailie Autograph Card | £20.24 |  |
| 2013 Unstoppable Cards Blake's 7 Series 1 Base Set+ David Bailie Autograph Card | £20.24 | |
| Blake's 7 Series 1 David Bailie as Chevner S1DB Printing Plate Autograph Card | £153.14 | |
| Blake's 7 Series 1 David Bailie as Chevner S1DB Printing Plate Autograph Card | £153.14 | |
| David Bailie * Pirates Caribbean *, original signed photo 20x28 cm!! SPECIAL PRICE! | £21.86 | |
| David Bailie * Pirates Caribbean *, original signed photo 20x28 cm!! SPECIAL PRICE! | £21.86 | |
| David Bailie * Pirates of the Caribbean *, original signed photo 20x25 cm (A61) | £33.55 | |
| David Bailie * Pirates of the Caribbean *, original signed photo 20x25 cm (A61) | £33.55 | |
| DAVID BAILIE as Cotton - Pirates Of The Caribbean Signed Photo | £48.99 | |
| DAVID BAILIE as Cotton - Pirates Of The Caribbean Signed Photo | £48.99 | |
| David Bailie Pirates Caribean, Original Signed Photo 20x28 cm | £22.67 | |
| David Bailie Pirates Caribean, Original Signed Photo 20x28 cm | £22.67 | |
| David Bailie pirates of the Caribbean 10"X8" Genuine Signed Autograph COA 38638 | £21.44 | |
| David Bailie pirates of the Caribbean 10"X8" Genuine Signed Autograph COA 38638 | £21.44 | |
| David Bailie Pirates Of The Caribean, Original Signed Photo 20x25 cm (A61) | £29.25 | |
