Men Of Character Character Actors
William Phipps
Eleanor & Franklin (TV)/ Teddy Roosevelt
Flat Top/ Red Kelly
War Of The Worlds/ Wash Perry
Smoke Signal/ Pvt Porter
William Phipps Was an American character actor who was active in films and television.
According the the IMDB he has 229 credits in the areas of film and television.
Phipps was also one of the actors to be come identified with the science fiction genre in the early 1950's encountering martians, abominable snowmen and moon maidens.
He appeared in many western films and TV series as well.
He was born at Vincennes, Ind.in 1922 and grew up in St. Francisville, Il.
Phipps originally wanted to become an actor and appeared in plays in grammar school as well as at Eastern Illinois University.
In 1941, he hitchhiked to Hollywood, first performing on the stage and then graduated to films. Later on he began to act on television and also did commercial voice overs racking up a long list of credits.
One of the highlights of his career was the speaking voice of Prince Charming in Disney's Cinderella (1950).
His film debut came in 1947 in the film Crossfire.
Some of the film roles of William Phipps were:
Crossfire (1947) as Leroy
The Arizona Ranger (1948) as Ranger Mac
Train To Alcatraz (1948) as Tommy Callahan
They Live By Night (1948) as Young Farmer
Station West (1948) as Sergeant
Desperadoes Of Dodge City (1948) as Ted Loring
Belle Starr's Daughter (1948) as Yuma Talbott
The Man On The Eiffel Tower ( 1949) as Janvier
Cinderella (1950) as The Voice Of Prince Charming
The Outriders (1950) as Young Union Guard
The Vanishing Westerner (1950) as Bud Thurber
Rider From Tuscon (1950) as Tug Bailey
Five (1951) as Michael
No Questions Asked (1951) as Roger
Rose Of Cimarron (1952) as Jeb Dawley
Fort Osage (1952) as Nathan Goodspeed
Loan Shark (1952) as Ed Haines
Flat Top (1952) as Red Kelly
The War Of The Worlds (1953) as Wash Perry
Invaders From Mars (1953) as Sgt. Bker
Julius Caesar (1953) as Servant To Antony
Savage Frontier (1953) as Johnny Webb
The Twonky (1953) as A Student
Northern Patrol (1953) as Frank Stevens
Fort Algiers (1953) as Lt. Gerrier
Cat Women Of The Moon (1953) as Doug Smith
Red River Shore (1953) as Ned Barlow
Riot In Cell Block 11 (1954) as Mickey
Jesse James Vs The Daltons (1954) as Bill Dalton
Executive Suite (1954) as Bill Lundeen
Francis Joins The WACS (1954) as Corporel, Jeep Driver
Two Guns And A Badge (1954) as Dick Grant - Rancher
The Snow Creature (1954) as Lt. Dunbar
The Violent Men (1955) as Bud Hinkleman
Smoke Signal (1955) as Pvt. Porter
Rage At Dawn (1955) as Bill Peterson, Jr.
The Far Horizons (1955) as Oarsman/Camp Sentry
Lord Of The Jungle (1955) as Kenny Balou
The Indian Fighter (1955) as Lt. Blake
Indian Agent (1955-TV) as Zack
Johnny Moccasin (1956-TV) as Fletcher
The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit (1956) as Army Sergeant
Great Day In The Morning (1956) as Ralston
The First Texan (1956) as Lt. Jack LeBlanc
Away All Boats (1956) as Ship Machinist
The Boss (1956) as Stitch
Lust For Life (1956) as Emile Bernard
The Desperadoes Are In Town (1956) as Bit Man At Cotton Gin
The Wild Party (1956) as Wino
Badlands Of Montana (1957) as Walt Branton
The Brothers Rico (1957) as Joe Wesson
Escape From Red Rock (1957) as Arky Shanks
Kiss Them For Me (1957) as Lt. Al Hendricks
The Kidnappers (1958) as jay
The Day Of The Trumpet (1958) as Pvt Steve Haines
Black Gold (1962) as Albert Mailer
Harlow (1965) as Reporter
Incident At Phantom Hill (1966) as Trader
Not With My Wife, You Don't (1966) as Sergeant
Gunfight In Abilene (1967) as Frank Norton
Valley Of Mystery (1967-TV) as Immigration Inspector
The Trial Of Lee Henry Oswald (1977-TV) as Police Capt. Will Fritz
Space Force (1978-TV) as Commander Irving Hinckley
Bogie (1980-TV) as Mr. Brandsma
The Ambush Murderers (1982-TV) as JudgeCabot
I Want To Live (1983-TV) as Police Lieutenant
Little Girl Lost (1988-TV) as Derek Strull
Messenger Of Death (1988) as Doc Turner
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) as Quentin
Sordid Lives (2000) as Rev.Barnes
Mr. Phipps was very active on television appearing on such programs as Adventures Of Wild Bill Hickok, Gang Busters, Fireside Theater, I Am The law, Chevron Theater, Mayor Of The Town, City Detective, The Adventures Of Kit Carson, The Cisco Kid, The Lone Wolf, The Pepsi Cola Playhouse, Studio 57, The Line Up, The Adventures Of Rin Tin Tin, Navy Log, Celebrity Playhouse, The Loretta Young Show, Ford Star Jubilee, The Adventures Of Champion, The Millionaire, Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars, Science Fiction Theater, Soldiers Of Fortune, Annie Oakley, The Restless Gun, Broken Arrow, Circus Boy, Trackdown, Suspicion, State Trooper, Silent Service, Mike Hammer, Maverick, Cimarron City, Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, Union Pacific, Sugarfoot, Riverboat, Black Saddle, Tombstone Territory, M Squad, The Twilight Zone, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Laramie, General Electric Theater, Rescue 8, Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, Surfside 6, The Rebel, Peter Gunn, Stagecoach West, Cheyenne, The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, The Tall Man, Bronco, Boris Karloff's Thriller, Checkmate, Shannon, The DuPont Show Of The Week, Frontier Circus, Hawaiian Eye, Perry Mason, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Rawhide, Stoney Burke, Death Valley Days, 77 Sunset Strip, Temple Houston, Arrest And Trial, Wagon Train, Ben Casey, Kraft Suspense Theater, Gunsmoke, Lassie, The Munsters, Combat, Branded, Batman, F Troop, Laredo, The Felony Squad, The Road West, The Wild Wild West, Judd For The Defense, Daniel Boone, Mod Squad, The Virginian, The Guns Of Will Sonnett, Mannix, Bonanza, Police Woman, Baretta, The Rockford Files, McMillan & Wife, Charlie's Angels, The Waltons, Flamingo Road, Eight Is Enough, Lou Grant, Little House On The Prairie, The Dukes Of Hazzard, Santa Barbara, Murder She Wrote, Dallas, T J Hooker, Hill Street Blues, Jake And The Fatman, Highway To Heaven, Probe, Empty Nest, and 227 among others.
His last film was Sordid Lives as The Reverend Barnes in 2000.
Mr. Phipps at this time is still living at age 94 but retired.
I enjoyed him in the films War Of The Worlds, Smoke Signal, Fort Algiers, Great Day In The Morning, Invaders From Mars, Riot In Cell Block 11, The Snow Creature, The Indian Fighter, Fort Osage and Flat Top.
Louie The Movie Buff