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William Phipps

Bio: 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

Born: Sat, Feb 04 1922

Birthplace: Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Death: Fri, Jun 01 2018

William Phipps is 96 years old

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

William Phipps would have been no older than

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

as 'Self'.

Sat, Feb 13 2021

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

William Phipps was

70 in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

as 'Quentin'.

Wed, Feb 03 1993

Messenger of Death

William Phipps was

66 in Messenger of Death

as 'Doc Turner (as William Edward Phipps)'.

Fri, Sep 16 1988

Lots of Luck

William Phipps was

62 in Lots of Luck

Sun, Feb 03 1985

The Ambush Murders

William Phipps was

59 in The Ambush Murders

as 'Judge Cabot'.

Tue, Jan 05 1982

Bogie

William Phipps was

58 in Bogie

as 'Dr. Brandsma'.

Tue, Mar 04 1980

Space Force

William Phipps was

56 in Space Force

as 'Commander Irving Hinkley'.

Fri, Apr 28 1978

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

William Phipps was

55 in The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

as 'Police Capt. Will Fritz'.

Fri, Sep 30 1977

Gunfight in Abilene

William Phipps was

44 in Gunfight in Abilene

as 'Frank Norton'.

Fri, Feb 03 1967

Not With My Wife, You Don't

William Phipps was

44 in Not With My Wife, You Don't

as 'Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Wed, Nov 02 1966

Incident at Phantom Hill

William Phipps was

44 in Incident at Phantom Hill

as 'Trader'.

Fri, Jul 01 1966

Black Gold

William Phipps was

40 in Black Gold

as 'Albert Mailer'.

Sat, Jul 21 1962

Aftermath

William Phipps was

38 in Aftermath

as 'Hicks'.

Sun, Apr 17 1960

The FBI Story

William Phipps was

37 in The FBI Story

as 'Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)'.

Thu, Oct 01 1959

The Kidnappers

William Phipps was

36 in The Kidnappers

as 'Jay'.

Thu, May 15 1958

Kiss Them for Me

William Phipps was

35 in Kiss Them for Me

as 'Al Hendrick (uncredited)'.

Tue, Dec 10 1957

Escape from Red Rock

William Phipps was

35 in Escape from Red Rock

as 'Arky Shanks'.

Sun, Dec 01 1957

The Brothers Rico

William Phipps was

35 in The Brothers Rico

as 'Joe Wesson'.

Sun, Sep 01 1957

Badlands of Montana

William Phipps was

35 in Badlands of Montana

as 'Walt Branton'.

Wed, May 01 1957

The Boss

William Phipps was

34 in The Boss

as 'Stitch'.

Wed, Oct 10 1956

The First Texan

William Phipps was

34 in The First Texan

as 'Lt. Jack LeBlanc (uncredited)'.

Fri, Jun 29 1956

Johnny Moccasin

William Phipps was

34 in Johnny Moccasin

as 'Fletcher'.

Wed, Jun 06 1956

Great Day in the Morning

William Phipps was

34 in Great Day in the Morning

as 'Ralston (uncredited)'.

Wed, May 16 1956

The Far Horizons

William Phipps was

33 in The Far Horizons

as 'Night Camp Sentry (uncredited)'.

Mon, Jul 04 1955

Rage at Dawn

William Phipps was

33 in Rage at Dawn

as 'William Peterson Jr.'.

Sat, Mar 26 1955

Smoke Signal

William Phipps was

33 in Smoke Signal

as 'Private Porter (as Bill Phipps)'.

Tue, Mar 01 1955

The Violent Men

William Phipps was

32 in The Violent Men

as 'Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jan 26 1955

The Snow Creature

William Phipps was

32 in The Snow Creature

as 'Lt. Dunbar'.

Mon, Nov 01 1954

Two Guns and a Badge

William Phipps was

32 in Two Guns and a Badge

as 'Dick Grant - Rancher'.

Sat, Sep 11 1954

Executive Suite

William Phipps was

32 in Executive Suite

as 'Bill Lundeen'.

Fri, Apr 30 1954

Jesse James vs. the Daltons

William Phipps was

32 in Jesse James vs. the Daltons

as 'Bill Dalton (as Bill Phipps)'.

Fri, Apr 02 1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

William Phipps was

32 in Riot in Cell Block 11

as 'Mickey'.

Thu, Feb 18 1954

Red River Shore

William Phipps was

31 in Red River Shore

as 'Ned Barlow (as Bill Phipps)'.

Tue, Dec 15 1953

Cat-Women of the Moon

William Phipps was

31 in Cat-Women of the Moon

as 'Douglas 'Doug' Smith'.

Thu, Sep 03 1953

Fort Algiers

William Phipps was

31 in Fort Algiers

as 'Lt. Gerrier'.

Sun, Aug 30 1953

The War of the Worlds

William Phipps was

31 in The War of the Worlds

as 'Wash Perry (as Bill Phipps)'.

Thu, Aug 13 1953

Northern Patrol

William Phipps was

31 in Northern Patrol

as 'Frank Stevens (as Bill Phipps)'.

Sun, Jul 12 1953

The Twonky

William Phipps was

31 in The Twonky

as 'Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale'.

Wed, Jun 10 1953

Savage Frontier

William Phipps was

31 in Savage Frontier

as 'Johnny Webb (as Bill Phipps)'.

Fri, May 15 1953

Invaders from Mars

William Phipps was

31 in Invaders from Mars

as 'Sgt. Baker'.

Wed, Apr 22 1953

The Blue Gardenia

William Phipps was

31 in The Blue Gardenia

as 'Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)'.

Fri, Mar 20 1953

The Yellow Haired Kid

William Phipps was

30 in The Yellow Haired Kid

as 'The Yellow Haired Kid'.

Sun, Nov 02 1952

Flat Top

William Phipps was

30 in Flat Top

as 'Red Kelley'.

Sun, Oct 26 1952

Fort Osage

William Phipps was

30 in Fort Osage

as 'Nathan Goodspeed'.

Sun, Feb 10 1952

Rose of Cimarron

William Phipps was

29 in Rose of Cimarron

as 'Jeb Dawley'.

Mon, Jan 28 1952

The Red Badge of Courage

William Phipps was

29 in The Red Badge of Courage

as 'Officer (uncredited)'.

Thu, Sep 27 1951

No Questions Asked

William Phipps was

29 in No Questions Asked

as 'Roger'.

Fri, Jun 15 1951

Five

William Phipps was

29 in Five

as 'Michael'.

Wed, Apr 25 1951

Rider from Tucson

William Phipps was

28 in Rider from Tucson

as 'Tug Bailey'.

Wed, Jun 07 1950

The Vanishing Westerner

William Phipps was

28 in The Vanishing Westerner

as 'Bud Thurber'.

Fri, Mar 31 1950

The Outriders

William Phipps was

28 in The Outriders

as 'Young Union Guard Killed During Escape (uncredited)'.

Wed, Mar 01 1950

Cinderella

William Phipps was

28 in Cinderella

as 'Prince Charming (voice)'.

Wed, Feb 22 1950

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

William Phipps was

27 in The Man on the Eiffel Tower

as 'Janvier'.

Mon, Dec 12 1949

They Live by Night

William Phipps was

27 in They Live by Night

as 'Young Farmer'.

Tue, Nov 01 1949

Belle Starr's Daughter

William Phipps was

26 in Belle Starr's Daughter

as 'Yuma Talbott'.

Sat, Nov 13 1948

Desperadoes of Dodge City

William Phipps was

26 in Desperadoes of Dodge City

as 'Ted Loring'.

Wed, Sep 15 1948

Station West

William Phipps was

26 in Station West

as 'Sergeant (uncredited)'.

Wed, Sep 01 1948

Train to Alcatraz

William Phipps was

26 in Train to Alcatraz

as 'Tommy Calligan'.

Mon, Jun 28 1948

The Arizona Ranger

William Phipps was

26 in The Arizona Ranger

as 'Ranger Mac'.

Fri, May 14 1948

Leben des Galilei

William Phipps was

25 in Leben des Galilei

as 'Andrea Sarti (as Bill Phipps)'.

Sun, Oct 19 1947

Crossfire

William Phipps was

25 in Crossfire

as 'Leroy'.

Fri, Aug 15 1947

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Man of the People

William Phipps was

69+ in Man of the People

as 'Old Stable Hand'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 15 1991

Empty Nest

William Phipps was

66+ in Empty Nest

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 08 1988

Probe

William Phipps was

66+ in Probe

as 'Miles Smillanich'.

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 07 1988

Jake and the Fatman

William Phipps was

65+ in Jake and the Fatman

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987

227

William Phipps was

63+ in 227

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Murder, She Wrote

William Phipps was

62+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Charlie'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Highway to Heaven

William Phipps was

62+ in Highway to Heaven

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1984

Santa Barbara

William Phipps was

62+ in Santa Barbara

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 30 1984

Boone

William Phipps was

61+ in Boone

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1983

Tales of the Gold Monkey

William Phipps was

60+ in Tales of the Gold Monkey

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1982

T. J. Hooker

William Phipps was

60+ in T. J. Hooker

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 13 1982

Darkroom

William Phipps was

59+ in Darkroom

First Air Date
Fri, Nov 27 1981

Hill Street Blues

William Phipps was

58+ in Hill Street Blues

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 15 1981

Time Express

William Phipps was

57+ in Time Express

First Air Date
Thu, Apr 26 1979

The Oregon Trail

William Phipps was

55+ in The Oregon Trail

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 21 1977

Eight Is Enough

William Phipps was

55+ in Eight Is Enough

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 15 1977

Charlie's Angels

William Phipps was

54+ in Charlie's Angels

as 'George Jackson'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976

Sara

William Phipps was

54+ in Sara

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 13 1976

Eleanor and Franklin

William Phipps was

53+ in Eleanor and Franklin

as 'Theodore Roosevelt'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 11 1976

The Rockford Files

William Phipps was

52+ in The Rockford Files

as 'Sergeant, Johnny Livingston'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Little House on the Prairie

William Phipps was

52+ in Little House on the Prairie

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974

The Waltons

William Phipps was

50+ in The Waltons

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1972

The Mod Squad

William Phipps was

46+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Mannix

William Phipps was

45+ in Mannix

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

William Phipps was

45+ in The Guns of Will Sonnett

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

Dundee and the Culhane

William Phipps was

45+ in Dundee and the Culhane

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 06 1967

Felony Squad

William Phipps was

44+ in Felony Squad

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

The Green Hornet

William Phipps was

44+ in The Green Hornet

as 'Jack Starkey'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 09 1966

Batman

William Phipps was

43+ in Batman

as 'Hood #2'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 12 1966

The Wild Wild West

William Phipps was

43+ in The Wild Wild West

as 'Marshall'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Laredo

William Phipps was

43+ in Laredo

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965

F Troop

William Phipps was

43+ in F Troop

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1965

The Legend of Jesse James

William Phipps was

43+ in The Legend of Jesse James

as 'Buck'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965

Branded

William Phipps was

42+ in Branded

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 24 1965

The Munsters

William Phipps was

42+ in The Munsters

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

Daniel Boone

William Phipps was

42+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Dink, Horn'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre

William Phipps was

41+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre

as 'Frank'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963

Combat!

William Phipps was

40+ in Combat!

as 'Capt. Whitlow, Pvt. Barnhill'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962

Stoney Burke

William Phipps was

40+ in Stoney Burke

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

The Virginian

William Phipps was

40+ in The Virginian

as 'Jock Wheeler, Ranch Hand, Hans, Hank'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

Ben Casey

William Phipps was

39+ in Ben Casey

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961

Surfside 6

William Phipps was

38+ in Surfside 6

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960

Checkmate

William Phipps was

38+ in Checkmate

as 'John Lee'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1960

Thriller

William Phipps was

38+ in Thriller

as 'Harry Laxer'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960

The Tall Man

William Phipps was

38+ in The Tall Man

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1960

The Rebel

William Phipps was

37+ in The Rebel

as 'Ben Mowbree, Morton Bishop'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

Johnny Ringo

William Phipps was

37+ in Johnny Ringo

as 'Paul Connell'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

The Twilight Zone

William Phipps was

37+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Sergeant'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

Men into Space

William Phipps was

37+ in Men into Space

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1959

Riverboat

William Phipps was

37+ in Riverboat

as 'Abner Crane'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959

Black Saddle

William Phipps was

36+ in Black Saddle

as 'Barney Dawson'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959

Rawhide

William Phipps was

36+ in Rawhide

as 'Floyd Peters, Joe Leeds'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959

77 Sunset Strip

William Phipps was

36+ in 77 Sunset Strip

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Bat Masterson

William Phipps was

36+ in Bat Masterson

as 'Ken Wills'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958

The Rifleman

William Phipps was

36+ in The Rifleman

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958

Cimarron City

William Phipps was

36+ in Cimarron City

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

William Phipps was

36+ in Wanted: Dead or Alive

as 'Fred Teton, Mr. Jennings, Al Hemp'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 06 1958

Colt .45

William Phipps was

35+ in Colt .45

as 'Trumbull'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 18 1957

Tombstone Territory

William Phipps was

35+ in Tombstone Territory

as 'Neal Weaton'.

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 16 1957

Trackdown

William Phipps was

35+ in Trackdown

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1957

The Walter Winchell File

William Phipps was

35+ in The Walter Winchell File

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 02 1957

Maverick

William Phipps was

35+ in Maverick

as 'Hazelton'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957

Perry Mason

William Phipps was

35+ in Perry Mason

as 'Martin Ellis, Dwight Wilson'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957

M Squad

William Phipps was

35+ in M Squad

as 'Joe Mazzerin, Al 'Bugsy' Page'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1957

State Trooper

William Phipps was

34+ in State Trooper

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 25 1956

Navy Log

William Phipps was

33+ in Navy Log

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Cheyenne

William Phipps was

33+ in Cheyenne

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955

Gunsmoke

William Phipps was

33+ in Gunsmoke

as 'Lou, Hody Peel, Ham, Stark, Drifter'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

William Phipps was

33+ in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1955

The Millionaire

William Phipps was

32+ in The Millionaire

as 'Lt. Jordan'.

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

William Phipps was

32+ in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 15 1954

Lassie

William Phipps was

32+ in Lassie

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1954

City Detective

William Phipps was

31+ in City Detective

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 07 1953

I'm the Law

William Phipps was

31+ in I'm the Law

First Air Date
Fri, Feb 13 1953

General Electric Theater

William Phipps was

30+ in General Electric Theater

as 'Jeffrey, Hicks'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

Cavalcade of America

William Phipps was

30+ in Cavalcade of America

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 01 1952

Gang Busters

William Phipps was

30+ in Gang Busters

First Air Date
Thu, Mar 20 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

William Phipps was

29+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as 'Tony Kermit'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

The Adventures of Kit Carson

William Phipps was

29+ in The Adventures of Kit Carson

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 11 1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

William Phipps was

29+ in The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 15 1951

Studio One

William Phipps was

26+ in Studio One

as 'Vavick'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948