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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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Poster of Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
William Phipps was
70 in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as 'Quentin'.
Wed, Feb 03 1993
Poster of Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death
William Phipps was
66 in Messenger of Death
as 'Doc Turner (as William Edward Phipps)'.
Fri, Sep 16 1988
Poster of Horrible Horror
Horrible Horror
William Phipps was
63 in Horrible Horror
as 'Douglas Smith in 'Cat-Women of the Moon''.
Wed, Jan 01 1986
Poster of Lots of Luck
Lots of Luck
William Phipps was
62 in Lots of Luck
as ''.
Sun, Feb 03 1985
Poster of The Ambush Murders
The Ambush Murders
William Phipps was
59 in The Ambush Murders
as 'Judge Cabot'.
Tue, Jan 05 1982
Poster of Bogie
Bogie
William Phipps was
58 in Bogie
as 'Dr. Brandsma'.
Tue, Mar 04 1980
Poster of Space Force
Space Force
William Phipps was
56 in Space Force
as 'Commander Irving Hinkley'.
Fri, Apr 28 1978
Poster of The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
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
Poster of Gunfight in Abilene
Gunfight in Abilene
William Phipps was
44 in Gunfight in Abilene
as 'Frank Norton'.
Fri, Feb 03 1967
Poster of Incident at Phantom Hill
Incident at Phantom Hill
William Phipps was
44 in Incident at Phantom Hill
as 'Trader'.
Fri, Jul 01 1966
Poster of Black Gold
Black Gold
William Phipps was
40 in Black Gold
as 'Albert Mailer'.
Sat, Jul 21 1962
Poster of Aftermath
Aftermath
William Phipps was
38 in Aftermath
as 'Hicks'.
Sun, Apr 17 1960
Poster of The FBI Story
The FBI Story
William Phipps was
37 in The FBI Story
as 'Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)'.
Thu, Oct 01 1959
Poster of The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers
William Phipps was
36 in The Kidnappers
as 'Jay'.
Thu, May 15 1958
Poster of Kiss Them for Me
Kiss Them for Me
William Phipps was
35 in Kiss Them for Me
as 'Al Hendrick (uncredited)'.
Tue, Dec 10 1957
Poster of Escape from Red Rock
Escape from Red Rock
William Phipps was
35 in Escape from Red Rock
as 'Arky Shanks'.
Sun, Dec 01 1957
Poster of The Brothers Rico
The Brothers Rico
William Phipps was
35 in The Brothers Rico
as 'Joe Wesson'.
Sun, Sep 01 1957
Poster of Badlands of Montana
Badlands of Montana
William Phipps was
35 in Badlands of Montana
as 'Walt Branton'.
Wed, May 01 1957
Poster of The Boss
The Boss
William Phipps was
34 in The Boss
as 'Stitch'.
Wed, Oct 10 1956
Poster of The First Texan
The First Texan
William Phipps was
34 in The First Texan
as 'Lt. Jack LeBlanc (uncredited)'.
Fri, Jun 29 1956
Poster of Johnny Moccasin
Johnny Moccasin
William Phipps was
34 in Johnny Moccasin
as 'Fletcher'.
Wed, Jun 06 1956
Poster of Great Day in the Morning
Great Day in the Morning
William Phipps was
34 in Great Day in the Morning
as 'Ralston (uncredited)'.
Wed, May 16 1956
Poster of The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
William Phipps was
33 in The Far Horizons
as 'Night Camp Sentry (uncredited)'.
Mon, Jul 04 1955
Poster of Rage at Dawn
Rage at Dawn
William Phipps was
33 in Rage at Dawn
as 'William Peterson Jr.'.
Sat, Mar 26 1955
Poster of Smoke Signal
Smoke Signal
William Phipps was
33 in Smoke Signal
as 'Private Porter (as Bill Phipps)'.
Tue, Mar 01 1955
Poster of The Violent Men
The Violent Men
William Phipps was
32 in The Violent Men
as 'Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)'.
Wed, Jan 26 1955
Poster of The Snow Creature
The Snow Creature
William Phipps was
32 in The Snow Creature
as 'Lt. Dunbar'.
Mon, Nov 01 1954
Poster of Two Guns and a Badge
Two Guns and a Badge
William Phipps was
32 in Two Guns and a Badge
as 'Dick Grant - Rancher'.
Sat, Sep 11 1954
Poster of Executive Suite
Executive Suite
William Phipps was
32 in Executive Suite
as 'Bill Lundeen'.
Fri, Apr 30 1954
Poster of Jesse James vs. the Daltons
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
Poster of Riot in Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11
William Phipps was
32 in Riot in Cell Block 11
as 'Mickey'.
Thu, Feb 18 1954
Poster of Red River Shore
Red River Shore
William Phipps was
31 in Red River Shore
as 'Ned Barlow (as Bill Phipps)'.
Tue, Dec 15 1953
Poster of Cat-Women of the Moon
Cat-Women of the Moon
William Phipps was
31 in Cat-Women of the Moon
as 'Douglas 'Doug' Smith'.
Thu, Sep 03 1953
Poster of Fort Algiers
Fort Algiers
William Phipps was
31 in Fort Algiers
as 'Lt. Gerrier'.
Sun, Aug 30 1953
Poster of The War of the Worlds
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
Poster of Northern Patrol
Northern Patrol
William Phipps was
31 in Northern Patrol
as 'Frank Stevens (as Bill Phipps)'.
Sun, Jul 12 1953
Poster of The Twonky
The Twonky
William Phipps was
31 in The Twonky
as 'Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale'.
Wed, Jun 10 1953
Poster of Savage Frontier
Savage Frontier
William Phipps was
31 in Savage Frontier
as 'Johnny Webb (as Bill Phipps)'.
Fri, May 15 1953
Poster of Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
William Phipps was
31 in Invaders from Mars
as 'Sgt. Baker'.
Wed, Apr 22 1953
Poster of The Blue Gardenia
The Blue Gardenia
William Phipps was
31 in The Blue Gardenia
as 'Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)'.
Fri, Mar 20 1953
Poster of The Yellow Haired Kid
The Yellow Haired Kid
William Phipps was
30 in The Yellow Haired Kid
as 'The Yellow Haired Kid'.
Sun, Nov 02 1952
Poster of Flat Top
Flat Top
William Phipps was
30 in Flat Top
as 'Red Kelley'.
Sun, Oct 26 1952
Poster of Fort Osage
Fort Osage
William Phipps was
30 in Fort Osage
as 'Nathan Goodspeed'.
Sun, Feb 10 1952
Poster of Rose of Cimarron
Rose of Cimarron
William Phipps was
29 in Rose of Cimarron
as 'Jeb Dawley'.
Mon, Jan 28 1952
Poster of The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
William Phipps was
29 in The Red Badge of Courage
as 'Officer (uncredited)'.
Thu, Sep 27 1951
Poster of No Questions Asked
No Questions Asked
William Phipps was
29 in No Questions Asked
as 'Roger'.
Fri, Jun 15 1951
Poster of Five
Five
William Phipps was
29 in Five
as 'Michael'.
Wed, Apr 25 1951
Poster of Rider from Tucson
Rider from Tucson
William Phipps was
28 in Rider from Tucson
as 'Tug Bailey'.
Wed, Jun 07 1950
Poster of The Vanishing Westerner
The Vanishing Westerner
William Phipps was
28 in The Vanishing Westerner
as 'Bud Thurber'.
Fri, Mar 31 1950
Poster of Cinderella
Cinderella
William Phipps was
28 in Cinderella
as 'Prince Charming (voice)'.
Wed, Feb 22 1950
Poster of The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
William Phipps was
27 in The Man on the Eiffel Tower
as 'Janvier'.
Mon, Dec 12 1949
Poster of They Live by Night
They Live by Night
William Phipps was
27 in They Live by Night
as 'Young Farmer'.
Tue, Nov 01 1949
Poster of Belle Starr's Daughter
Belle Starr's Daughter
William Phipps was
26 in Belle Starr's Daughter
as 'Yuma Talbott'.
Sat, Nov 13 1948
Poster of Desperadoes of Dodge City
Desperadoes of Dodge City
William Phipps was
26 in Desperadoes of Dodge City
as 'Ted Loring'.
Wed, Sep 15 1948
Poster of Station West
Station West
William Phipps was
26 in Station West
as 'Sergeant (uncredited)'.
Wed, Sep 01 1948
Poster of Train to Alcatraz
Train to Alcatraz
William Phipps was
26 in Train to Alcatraz
as 'Tommy Calligan'.
Mon, Jun 28 1948
Poster of The Arizona Ranger
The Arizona Ranger
William Phipps was
26 in The Arizona Ranger
as 'Ranger Mac'.
Fri, May 14 1948
Poster of Leben des Galilei
Leben des Galilei
William Phipps was
25 in Leben des Galilei
as 'Andrea Sarti (as Bill Phipps)'.
Sun, Oct 19 1947
Poster of Crossfire
Crossfire
William Phipps was
25 in Crossfire
as 'Leroy'.
Fri, Aug 15 1947

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages
Poster of Empty Nest
Empty Nest
William Phipps was
66+ in Empty Nest
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Oct 08 1988
Poster of Probe
Probe
William Phipps was
66+ in Probe
as 'Miles Smillanich'.
First Air Date
Mon, Mar 07 1988
Poster of Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
William Phipps was
65+ in Jake and the Fatman
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1987
Poster of 227
227
William Phipps was
63+ in 227
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985
Poster of Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
William Phipps was
62+ in Murder, She Wrote
as 'Charlie'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984
Poster of Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
William Phipps was
62+ in Highway to Heaven
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1984
Poster of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
William Phipps was
62+ in Santa Barbara
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Jul 30 1984
Poster of Boone
Boone
William Phipps was
61+ in Boone
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 26 1983
Poster of Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey
William Phipps was
60+ in Tales of the Gold Monkey
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1982
Poster of T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker
William Phipps was
60+ in T. J. Hooker
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Mar 13 1982
Poster of Darkroom
Darkroom
William Phipps was
59+ in Darkroom
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Nov 27 1981
Poster of Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
William Phipps was
58+ in Hill Street Blues
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Jan 15 1981
Poster of Time Express
Time Express
William Phipps was
57+ in Time Express
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Apr 26 1979
Poster of The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
William Phipps was
55+ in The Oregon Trail
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 21 1977
Poster of Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
William Phipps was
55+ in Eight Is Enough
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Mar 15 1977
Poster of Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
William Phipps was
54+ in Charlie's Angels
as 'George Jackson'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 22 1976
Poster of Sara
Sara
William Phipps was
54+ in Sara
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Feb 13 1976
Poster of Eleanor and Franklin
Eleanor and Franklin
William Phipps was
53+ in Eleanor and Franklin
as 'Theodore Roosevelt'.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 11 1976
Poster of The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
William Phipps was
52+ in The Rockford Files
as 'Sergeant, Johnny Livingston'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974
Poster of Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
William Phipps was
52+ in Little House on the Prairie
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 11 1974
Poster of The Waltons
The Waltons
William Phipps was
50+ in The Waltons
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1972
Poster of The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
William Phipps was
46+ in The Mod Squad
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968
Poster of Mannix
Mannix
William Phipps was
45+ in Mannix
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 16 1967
Poster of The Guns of Will Sonnett
The Guns of Will Sonnett
William Phipps was
45+ in The Guns of Will Sonnett
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967
Poster of Dundee and the Culhane
Dundee and the Culhane
William Phipps was
45+ in Dundee and the Culhane
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 06 1967
Poster of Felony Squad
Felony Squad
William Phipps was
44+ in Felony Squad
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966
Poster of The Green Hornet
The Green Hornet
William Phipps was
44+ in The Green Hornet
as 'Jack Starkey'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 09 1966
Poster of Batman
Batman
William Phipps was
43+ in Batman
as 'Hood #2'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 12 1966
Poster of The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
William Phipps was
43+ in The Wild Wild West
as 'Marshall'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965
Poster of Laredo
Laredo
William Phipps was
43+ in Laredo
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 16 1965
Poster of F Troop
F Troop
William Phipps was
43+ in F Troop
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1965
Poster of The Legend of Jesse James
The Legend of Jesse James
William Phipps was
43+ in The Legend of Jesse James
as 'Buck'.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 13 1965
Poster of Branded
Branded
William Phipps was
42+ in Branded
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Jan 24 1965
Poster of The Munsters
The Munsters
William Phipps was
42+ in The Munsters
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964
Poster of Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
William Phipps was
42+ in Daniel Boone
as 'Dink, Horn'.
First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964
Poster of Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
William Phipps was
41+ in Kraft Suspense Theatre
as 'Frank'.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 10 1963
Poster of Combat!
Combat!
William Phipps was
40+ in Combat!
as 'Capt. Whitlow, Pvt. Barnhill'.
First Air Date
Tue, Oct 02 1962
Poster of Stoney Burke
Stoney Burke
William Phipps was
40+ in Stoney Burke
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962
Poster of The Virginian
The Virginian
William Phipps was
40+ in The Virginian
as 'Jock Wheeler, Ranch Hand, Hans, Hank'.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962
Poster of Ben Casey
Ben Casey
William Phipps was
39+ in Ben Casey
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Oct 02 1961
Poster of Surfside 6
Surfside 6
William Phipps was
38+ in Surfside 6
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Oct 06 1960
Poster of Checkmate
Checkmate
William Phipps was
38+ in Checkmate
as 'John Lee'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 17 1960
Poster of Thriller
Thriller
William Phipps was
38+ in Thriller
as 'Harry Laxer'.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960
Poster of The Tall Man
The Tall Man
William Phipps was
38+ in The Tall Man
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1960
Poster of The Rebel
The Rebel
William Phipps was
37+ in The Rebel
as 'Ben Mowbree, Morton Bishop'.
First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959
Poster of Johnny Ringo
Johnny Ringo
William Phipps was
37+ in Johnny Ringo
as 'Paul Connell'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
William Phipps was
37+ in The Twilight Zone
as 'Sergeant'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959
Poster of Men into Space
Men into Space
William Phipps was
37+ in Men into Space
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Sep 30 1959
Poster of Riverboat
Riverboat
William Phipps was
37+ in Riverboat
as 'Abner Crane'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1959
Poster of Black Saddle
Black Saddle
William Phipps was
36+ in Black Saddle
as 'Barney Dawson'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 10 1959
Poster of Rawhide
Rawhide
William Phipps was
36+ in Rawhide
as 'Floyd Peters, Joe Leeds'.
First Air Date
Fri, Jan 09 1959
Poster of 77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
William Phipps was
36+ in 77 Sunset Strip
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958
Poster of Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
William Phipps was
36+ in Bat Masterson
as 'Ken Wills'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 08 1958
Poster of The Rifleman
The Rifleman
William Phipps was
36+ in The Rifleman
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958
Poster of Cimarron City
Cimarron City
William Phipps was
36+ in Cimarron City
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 1958
Poster of Wanted: Dead or Alive
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
Poster of Colt .45
Colt .45
William Phipps was
35+ in Colt .45
as 'Trumbull'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 18 1957
Poster of Tombstone Territory
Tombstone Territory
William Phipps was
35+ in Tombstone Territory
as 'Neal Weaton'.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 16 1957
Poster of Trackdown
Trackdown
William Phipps was
35+ in Trackdown
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1957
Poster of The Walter Winchell File
The Walter Winchell File
William Phipps was
35+ in The Walter Winchell File
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 02 1957
Poster of Maverick
Maverick
William Phipps was
35+ in Maverick
as 'Hazelton'.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 22 1957
Poster of Perry Mason
Perry Mason
William Phipps was
35+ in Perry Mason
as 'Martin Ellis, Dwight Wilson'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 21 1957
Poster of M Squad
M Squad
William Phipps was
35+ in M Squad
as 'Joe Mazzerin, Al 'Bugsy' Page'.
First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1957
Poster of State Trooper
State Trooper
William Phipps was
34+ in State Trooper
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 25 1956
Poster of Navy Log
Navy Log
William Phipps was
33+ in Navy Log
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955
Poster of Cheyenne
Cheyenne
William Phipps was
33+ in Cheyenne
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 20 1955
Poster of Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
William Phipps was
33+ in Gunsmoke
as 'Lou, Hody Peel, Ham, Stark, Drifter'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 10 1955
Poster of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
William Phipps was
33+ in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as ''.
First Air Date
Tue, Sep 06 1955
Poster of The Millionaire
The Millionaire
William Phipps was
32+ in The Millionaire
as 'Lt. Jordan'.
First Air Date
Wed, Jan 19 1955
Poster of The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
William Phipps was
32+ in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 15 1954
Poster of Lassie
Lassie
William Phipps was
32+ in Lassie
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Sep 12 1954
Poster of City Detective
City Detective
William Phipps was
31+ in City Detective
as ''.
First Air Date
Mon, Sep 07 1953
Poster of I'm the Law
I'm the Law
William Phipps was
31+ in I'm the Law
as ''.
First Air Date
Fri, Feb 13 1953
Poster of General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
William Phipps was
30+ in General Electric Theater
as 'Jeffrey, Hicks'.
First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953
Poster of Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
William Phipps was
30+ in Cavalcade of America
as ''.
First Air Date
Wed, Oct 01 1952
Poster of Gang Busters
Gang Busters
William Phipps was
30+ in Gang Busters
as ''.
First Air Date
Thu, Mar 20 1952
Poster of Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
William Phipps was
29+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as 'Tony Kermit'.
First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951
Poster of The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
William Phipps was
29+ in The Adventures of Kit Carson
as ''.
First Air Date
Sat, Aug 11 1951
Poster of The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
William Phipps was
29+ in The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as ''.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 15 1951
Poster of Studio One
Studio One
William Phipps was
26+ in Studio One
as 'Vavick'.
First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948