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William Phipps

Date of birth: 1922-02-04

Place of birth: Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: William Edward Phipps, Phil Phipps, Bill Phipps, William 'Bill' Phipps

William Phipps

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   William Edward "Bill" Phipps (born February 4, 1922 in Vincennes, Indiana) is a retired American actor and producer, perhaps best known for his roles in dozens of classic sci-fi and westerns, both film and television, from the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. From then, until his retirement in 2000, his work was mainly in television. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Phipps, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Riot in Cell Block 11
3.5

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954-02-18

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and

Crossfire
3.3

Crossfire

1947-08-15

A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of soldiers just out of the army. But which one? And

The Brothers Rico
3

The Brothers Rico

1957-08-23

Eddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merch

Cat-Women of the Moon
2

Cat-Women of the Moon

1953-09-03

Astronauts travel to the moon where they discover it is inhabited by attractive young women in black

The Boss
2.8

The Boss

1956-10-10

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

They Live by Night
3.5

They Live by Night

1949-11-01

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to he

The Ambush Murders
4.5

The Ambush Murders

1982-01-05

An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
2.5

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949-12-12

A down-and-out student is hired to kill a wealthy woman. When someone else is suspected of the crime

Five
3.3

Five

1951-04-25

The film's storyline involves five survivors, one woman and four men, of an atomic bomb disaster. Th

Flat Top
2.1

Flat Top

1952-10-26

A rock hard commander trains Navy Carrier Pilots during the Second World War

No Questions Asked
3

No Questions Asked

1951-06-15

With the help of some seedy gangsters, young attorney Steve Keiver makes some quick cash by bending

The First Texan
3.1

The First Texan

1956-06-29

After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his

The Violent Men
3.2

The Violent Men

1955-01-26

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but th

Train to Alcatraz
3

Train to Alcatraz

1948-06-28

Criminals aboard a train to the infamous penitentiary plot an escape, and receive outside help in th

Incident at Phantom Hill
3

Incident at Phantom Hill

1966-07-01

At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of Union gold has been stolen and buried in the desert

The Blue Gardenia
3.2

The Blue Gardenia

1953-03-20

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murder

Johnny Moccasin
0

Johnny Moccasin

1956-06-06

Johnny Moccasin a white teenage boy is raised by an Indian tribe after his parents are killed in a w

Badlands of Montana
2

Badlands of Montana

1957-05-01

Wanting to follow in his late father's footsteps, eager reformer Steve Brewster runs for mayor of a

The Kidnappers
0

The Kidnappers

1958-05-15

Manila, Philippines. The loving American father Louis Halliburton desperate attempts to save his son

The FBI Story
3

The FBI Story

1959-10-01

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist s

Black Gold
0.5

Black Gold

1962-07-21

Two friends join together to strike oil, court women, and battle an unscrupulous oilman politician d

Red River Shore
2.5

Red River Shore

1953-12-15

When an oil discovery is reported at Paxton, Oklahoma, Marshal Rex Allen immediately suspects that w

Gunfight in Abilene
3.3

Gunfight in Abilene

1967-02-03

Fighting in the Civil War a man accidently kills his friend. Returning to Abilene after the war he f

Smoke Signal
3.4

Smoke Signal

1955-03-01

Capt. Harper's cavalry patrol returns to the fort to find it besieged by Ute Indians. The apparent c

Aftermath
4

Aftermath

1960-04-17

Aftermath was the pilot for an unsold TV series called "The Code of Jonathan West"; it aired as part

Belle Starr's Daughter
2

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948-11-13

The daughter of famous outlaw Belle Starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find

Escape from Red Rock
0

Escape from Red Rock

1957-12-01

Pursued by a posse, a rancher and a young woman, partners in crime, are chased into Indian country.

Rose of Cimarron
2.6

Rose of Cimarron

1952-01-28

A white girl raised by Indians sets out to find out who murdered her adoptive parents.

Station West
3.1

Station West

1948-09-01

When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator Jo

Bogie
2.5

Bogie

1980-03-04

The Humphrey Bogart story from the early '30s until his death, covering the period as a struggling y

Fort Algiers
3

Fort Algiers

1953-08-30

In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.

Two Guns and a Badge
0

Two Guns and a Badge

1954-09-11

In the last of his four western programmers for Allied Artists, Wayne Morris plays frontiersman Jim

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2.3

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

2021-02-13

A comprehensive story of Hollywood's horror and science fiction films of the 1950s, told by the peop

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
2.8

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966-11-02

During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis

The Arizona Ranger
3

The Arizona Ranger

1948-05-14

A disgraced veteran wanders the West alone until he decides to help a battered woman.

The Yellow Haired Kid
0

The Yellow Haired Kid

1952-11-02

Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok", The Yellow Haired Kid and Johnny Deuce, edited tog

Jesse James vs. the Daltons
2.8

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

1954-04-02

Joe Branch, reputed to be the son of Jesse James, comes riding into Coffeyville Kansas, looking for

Rider from Tucson
3

Rider from Tucson

1950-06-07

In order to make Tug Cardwell (William Phipps) sign over his rich gold claim to them, John Avery (Ro

Fort Osage
3

Fort Osage

1952-02-10

Rod Cameron stars as frontier scout Tim Clay, assigned to guide a wagon train through Indian territo

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
3.5

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993-02-03

Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance,

Invaders from Mars
3

Invaders from Mars

1953-04-09

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

The Snow Creature
1.4

The Snow Creature

1954-11-01

A botanical expedition to the Himalayas captures a Yeti and brings it back alive to Los Angeles, whe

Desperadoes of Dodge City
0

Desperadoes of Dodge City

1948-09-15

Rocky and the Land agent riders need to get an important message to the Army post. The message is st

Leben des Galilei
0

Leben des Galilei

1947-10-19

Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money

The Vanishing Westerner
1

The Vanishing Westerner

1950-03-31

Posing as wanted men, Chris and Waldorf get hired by Sanderson. He sends them to kill the Sheriff bu

Savage Frontier
0

Savage Frontier

1953-05-15

Sam is a parolee who has paid for his dirty deeds. Now determined to go straight and help take care

Northern Patrol
2.8

Northern Patrol

1953-07-12

Northern Patrol was the last entry in Monogram/Allied Artists' off-and-on "Northwest Mountie" series

Great Day in the Morning
3

Great Day in the Morning

1956-05-16

After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved wit

Kiss Them for Me
2.8

Kiss Them for Me

1957-12-10

Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage

Rage at Dawn
3

Rage at Dawn

1955-03-26

In this film's version of the story, four of the Reno Brothers are corrupt robbers and killers while

The Red Badge of Courage
3.2

The Red Badge of Courage

1951-09-27

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement

Cinderella
3.5

Cinderella

1950-02-22

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice frien

Space Force
0

Space Force

1978-04-28

The comic adventures that befall a crew of astronauts assigned to a remote military space station.

The War of the Worlds
3.4

The War of the Worlds

1953-04-03

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they disco

Executive Suite
3.5

Executive Suite

1954-04-30

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to

Messenger of Death
3

Messenger of Death

1988-09-16

A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.

The Twonky
1.9

The Twonky

1953-06-10

A college professor, left alone by his wife for the weekend, discovers his new TV set is not only al

The Far Horizons
3.1

The Far Horizons

1955-07-04

Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from Fra

Lots of Luck
3.7

Lots of Luck

1985-02-03

A middle-aged Annette Funicello stars in this made-for-Disney film about a blue-collar family whose

The Outriders
3.5

The Outriders

1950-03-01

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They

Lust for Life
3.6

Lust for Life

1956-09-15

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talen

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
2.8

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966-10-12

A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is

The Indian Fighter
3.1

The Indian Fighter

1955-12-21

A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daug

Julius Caesar
3.5

Julius Caesar

1953-06-04

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassi

The Evil of Frankenstein
3

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964-05-08

Once hounded from his castle by outraged villagers for creating a monstrous living being, Baron Fran