William Phipps
Acting Born Feb 4, 1922 Died Jun 1, 2018 Vincennes, Indiana, USA 218 credits
Biography
William Edward Phipps, also known as William Phipps, was an American actor and producer. Born on February 4, 1922, in Vincennes, Indiana, he became known for his roles in films and on television. His career included work in dozens of classic science fiction and western productions across film and television from the late 1940s through the mid 1960s. From that period until his retirement in the year 2000, his work was primarily in television. His known credits include 172 acting entries. William Edward Phipps passed away on June 1, 2018, at the age of 96.
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Career overview
William Edward Phipps, who was also known simply as William Phipps, was an American actor and producer. Born on February 4, 1922, in Vincennes, Indiana, his career spanned across film and television. He was known for his roles in dozens of classic science fiction and western productions, appearing in both films and television programs from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s. Following that period, his professional work was mainly concentrated in television until his retirement in the year 2000. During his active years in the entertainment industry, he accumulated numerous known acting credits, totaling 172 according to available records. Throughout his career, he established a recognizable presence in the television and film landscapes through his participation in a wide variety of projects. Phipps lived to the age of 96, passing away on June 1, 2018.
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Career timeline
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Man of the People
Empty NestProbeMessenger of Death
Jake and the Fatman
227Lots of Luck
Murder, She WroteHighway to HeavenHighway to HeavenSanta Barbara
Boone
T. J. HookerTales of the Gold MonkeyThe Ambush Murders
Hill Street BluesDarkroom
Bogie
Time Express
Space Force
Lou GrantEight Is EnoughThe Oregon Trail
Charlie's AngelsEleanor and FranklinSara
Little House on the PrairieThe Rockford FilesThe Rockford FilesPolice Woman
The WaltonsThe WaltonsThe Waltons
McMillan & Wife
My Friend Tony
The Mod Squad
MannixThe Guns of Will SonnettThe Guns of Will SonnettThe Guns of Will SonnettCimarron Strip
BatmanFelony SquadThe Green HornetIncident at Phantom HillNot With My Wife, You Don't!
The Wild Wild WestF TroopBrandedLaredoThe Legend of Jesse James
Daniel BooneDaniel BooneThe MunstersThe Evil of Frankenstein
Kraft Suspense TheatreArrest and TrialTemple Houston
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe Virginian
Ben Casey
ThrillerSurfside 6CheckmateThe Tall ManStagecoach West
BonanzaThe Twilight ZoneRawhideRawhideThe Rebel
The RiflemanBat MastersonWanted: Dead or AliveWanted: Dead or AliveWanted: Dead or Alive
Full Filmography
218 titles- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! (2021) as Self
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) as Quentin
- Man of the People (1991) as Old Stable Hand
- Empty Nest (1988) as Otto
- Probe (1988) as Miles Smillanich
- Messenger of Death (1988) as Doc Turner
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Mr. Hunter
- 227 (1985) as Leo
- Lots of Luck (1985)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Charlie
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Dr. Gleason
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Carl
- Santa Barbara (1984)
- Boone (1983) as Uncle Link
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Mr. Genessee
- Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
- The Ambush Murders (1982) as Judge Cabot
- Hill Street Blues (1981) as Professor Dynamite
- Darkroom (1981) as Store Clerk
- Bogie (1980) as Dr. Brandsma
- Time Express (1979)
- Space Force (1978) as Commander Irving Hinkley
- Lou Grant (1977) as Spence
- Eight Is Enough (1977)
- The Oregon Trail (1977)
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as George Jackson
- Eleanor and Franklin (1976) as Theodore Roosevelt
- Sara (1976) as Claude Bristow /Claude Barstow
- Little House on the Prairie (1974)
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Sergeant
- The Rockford Files (1974) as Johnny Livingston
- Police Woman (1974) as C.J.
- The Waltons (1972) as Mel Parsons
- The Waltons (1972) as John Martin Renshaw
- The Waltons (1972) as The Bus Driver
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as Judge Brody
- My Friend Tony (1969)
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Combs
- Mannix (1967) as Walter Stig Wilson
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Jury Foreman
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Marcus Moore
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Craig
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Odell
- Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
- Gunfight in Abilene (1967) as Frank Norton
- Batman (1966) as Hood #2
- Felony Squad (1966)
- The Green Hornet (1966) as Jack Starkey
- Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) as Trader
- Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966) as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) as Kleiner (uncredited)
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as Marshall
- F Troop (1965) as Scout
- Branded (1965) as Capt. Brooks
- Laredo (1965)
- The Legend of Jesse James (1965) as Buck
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Dink
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Horn
- The Munsters (1964) as Hank
- The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) as Rena's Father (uncredited)
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Frank
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Mr. Seidel
- Temple Houston (1963) as Sandy Dale
- The Virginian (1962) as Jock Wheeler
- The Virginian (1962) as Ranch Hand
- The Virginian (1962) as Hans
- The Virginian (1962) as Hank
- The Virginian (1962) as Ritt
- The Virginian (1962) as Stable Owner
- Combat! (1962) as Capt. Whitlow
- Combat! (1962) as Pvt. Barnhill
- Stoney Burke (1962) as Gene Yates
- Black Gold (1962) as Albert Mailer
- Ben Casey (1961) as Pathologist
- Thriller (1960) as Harry Laxer
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Al Owens
- Checkmate (1960) as John Lee
- The Tall Man (1960) as Bert
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Tom Coogan
- Aftermath (1960) as Hicks
- Bonanza (1959) as Tom Burgess
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Sergeant
- Rawhide (1959) as Floyd Peters
- Rawhide (1959) as Joe Leeds
- The Rebel (1959) as Ben Mowbree
- The Rebel (1959) as Morton Bishop
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Roger Kurtz
- Riverboat (1959) as Abner Crane
- Johnny Ringo (1959) as Paul Connell
- Black Saddle (1959) as Barney Dawson
- Men Into Space (1959)
- The FBI Story (1959) as Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Asa Manning
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Ken Wills
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Fred Teton
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Mr. Jennings
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Al Hemp
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Joe Blair
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as 'Banks' Miller
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) as Eddie Nolan
- Cimarron City (1958)
- The Kidnappers (1958) as Jay
- Perry Mason (1957) as Martin Ellis
- Perry Mason (1957) as Dwight Wilson
- Wagon Train (1957) as Sgt. Reardon
- Wagon Train (1957) as Bill Hammond
- Wagon Train (1957) as Hank Watts
- Maverick (1957) as Hazelton
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Mack
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Bob Hoyt
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Hoyt
- M Squad (1957) as Joe Mazzerin
- M Squad (1957) as Al 'Bugsy' Page
- Tombstone Territory (1957) as Neal Weaton
- Tombstone Territory (1957) as Kyle Dodge
- Trackdown (1957) as Bud Crome
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Heber Grant
- The Walter Winchell File (1957) as Stony Jones
- Meet McGraw (1957) as Deputy Luke Samuels
- Colt .45 (1957) as Trumbull
- Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Al Hendrick (uncredited)
- The Brothers Rico (1957) as Joe Wesson
- Badlands of Montana (1957) as Walt Branton
- Escape from Red Rock (1957) as Arky Shanks
- State Trooper (1956)
- State Trooper (1956) as Alonzo Miller
- State Trooper (1956) as Hilliard
- State Trooper (1956) as Ernie
- Broken Arrow (1956) as Frank Krohl
- Broken Arrow (1956) as Frank Summerfield
- Lust for Life (1956) as Emile Bernard
- Johnny Moccasin (1956) as Fletcher
- Great Day in the Morning (1956) as Ralston (uncredited)
- The First Texan (1956) as Lt. Jack LeBlanc (uncredited)
- The Boss (1956) as Stitch
- Cheyenne (1955) as Jim Clements
- Cheyenne (1955) as Smiler Jones
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Curly Bill Brocius
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Curly Bill Brocius (uncredited)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Lou
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Hody Peel
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Ham
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Stark
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Drifter
- The Millionaire (1955) as Lt. Jordan
- Navy Log (1955)
- The Adventures of Champion (1955) as Dr. James Powell
- The Indian Fighter (1955) as Lt. Blake
- The Far Horizons (1955) as Night Camp Sentry (uncredited)
- The Violent Men (1955) as Bud Hinkleman (uncredited)
- Smoke Signal (1955) as Private Porter
- Rage at Dawn (1955) as William Peterson Jr.
- Lassie (1954) as Jenkins
- Lassie (1954) as Joe
- Studio 57 (1954) as Frank
- Annie Oakley (1954) as George Wessel
- Annie Oakley (1954) as Dan Carter
- Annie Oakley (1954) as Earl Wallace
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as King Orchard (uncredited)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Gabe
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Militia Officer
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Wesley Parish
- The Lone Wolf (1954) as Steve deLacey
- Executive Suite (1954) as Bill Lundeen
- Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) as Mickey
- The Snow Creature (1954) as Lt. Dunbar
- Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954) as Bill Dalton
- Two Guns and a Badge (1954) as Dick Grant - Rancher
- City Detective (1953)
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Jim Thorner
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Rick Cleary
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Joe Kirby
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953) as Donald Blackburn
- The War of the Worlds (1953) as Wash Perry
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Sheriff
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Jeffrey
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Hicks
- Julius Caesar (1953) as Servant to Antony
- I'm the Law (1953)
- Invaders from Mars (1953) as Sgt. Baker
- The Blue Gardenia (1953) as Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited)
- Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) as Douglas 'Doug' Smith
- Fort Algiers (1953) as Lt. Gerrier
- The Twonky (1953) as Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale
- Savage Frontier (1953) as Johnny Webb
- Red River Shore (1953) as Ned Barlow
- Northern Patrol (1953) as Frank Stevens
- Cavalcade of America (1952)
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- Gang Busters (1952)
- Flat Top (1952) as Red Kelley
- Rose of Cimarron (1952) as Jeb Dawley
- Fort Osage (1952) as Nathan Goodspeed
- The Yellow Haired Kid (1952) as The Yellow Haired Kid
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) as Yellow Haired Kid
- The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Tony Kermit
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Landon
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
- The Red Badge of Courage (1951) as Officer (uncredited)
- No Questions Asked (1951) as Roger
- Five (1951) as Michael
- Cinderella (1950) as Prince Charming (voice)
- The Cisco Kid (1950) as Henchman McNulty
- The Cisco Kid (1950) as Jake - Henchman
- The Outriders (1950) as Young Union Guard Killed During Escape (uncredited)
- The Vanishing Westerner (1950) as Bud Thurber
- Rider from Tucson (1950) as Tug Bailey
- They Live by Night (1949) as Young Farmer
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) as Janvier
- Studio One (1948) as Vavick
- Belle Starr's Daughter (1948) as Yuma Talbott
- Station West (1948) as Sergeant (uncredited)
- Train to Alcatraz (1948) as Tommy Calligan
- Desperadoes of Dodge City (1948) as Ted Loring
- The Arizona Ranger (1948) as Ranger Mac
- Crossfire (1947) as Leroy
- Leben des Galilei (1947) as Andrea Sarti
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is William Phipps best known for?
William Phipps is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993), Empty Nest (1988), Probe (1988), Jake and the Fatman (1987).
When and where was William Phipps born?
William Phipps was born on February 4, 1922 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA. They passed away on June 1, 2018.
How many credits does William Phipps have?
William Phipps has accumulated over 218 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1947 to 2021.
What is William Phipps's background in cinema and television?
William Edward Phipps, also known as William Phipps, was an American actor and producer. Born on February 4, 1922, in Vincennes, Indiana, he became known for his roles in films and on television. His career included work in dozens of classic science fiction and western productions across film and television from the la...
William Phipps by the numbers
218credits
65films
153TV series
1947–2021active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Sergeant — aged about 37
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Mr. Seidel — aged about 41
- Boone (1983) as Uncle Link — aged about 61
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) — aged about 52
- The Munsters (1964) as Hank — aged about 42
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as King Orchard (uncredited) — aged about 32
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