--- name: "Phillip Terry" canonical: "https://film.one/person/phillip-terry" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 March 1909" died: "23 February 1993" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 78 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T01:23:49.972780+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Phillip Terry Actor. Born 7 March 1909 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 23 February 1993. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 March 1909, San Francisco, California, USA - **Died:** 23 February 1993 - **Active:** 1942–1945 - **Also known as:** Frederick Henry Kormann, Philip Terry, Phil Terry - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 65 (1), 1940s 78 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Terry, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1846029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856062/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/101490 ## Biography Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann, 7 March 1909 – 23 February 1993) was an American actor. He was born in San Francisco, California, attended Stanford University and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He performed in stock theatre in Britain before returning to the United States, where he worked in radio and made his film debut in the late 1930s. Terry appeared in more than eighty films, often in supporting roles. He is known for playing Wick Birnam in *The Lost Weekend* (1945) and Alex Piersen in *To Each His Own* (1946). He also had roles in *Born to Kill* (1947) and several television series, including multiple appearances on *Perry Mason*. He was married to actress Joan Crawford from 1942 to 1946. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *The Lost Weekend* (1945), Fi1m 82, as Wick Birnam — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md) - *Wake Island* (1942), Fi1m 73, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Boys Town* (1938), Fi1m 65, as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/boys-town.md) ## Complete filmography (71) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Landon - *Class of '74* (1972), as Dave - *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, Actor - *The Navy vs. the Night Monsters* (1966), as Base Medical Officer - *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor - *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Lewis Clinton, Mr. Burr - *The Explosive Generation* (1961), as Mr. Carlyle - *The Leech Woman* (1960), as Dr. Paul Talbot - *Johnny Midnight* (1960), series, Actor - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, Actor - *Philip Marlowe* (1959), series, Actor - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as MIke Lamson - *Money, Women and Guns* (1958), as Damian Bard - *Man from God's Country* (1958), as Sheriff - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Chick Braus - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Peter Heywood, Robert Doniger, Lawrence Kent, Latham Reed, Rolf Thorsen - *Wire Service* (1956), series, as Phillip Tennant - *Lassie* (1954), series, as John Myles - *Deadline - U.S.A.* (1952), as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited) - *Seven Keys to Baldpate* (1947), as Kenneth Magee - *Born to Kill* (1947), as Fred Grover - *Beat the Band* (1947), as Damon Dillingham - *The Dark Horse* (1946), as George Kelly - *To Each His Own* (1946), as Alex Piersen - *The Lost Weekend* (1945), as Wick Birnam — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lost-weekend.md) - *George White's Scandals* (1945), as Tom McGrath - *Pan-Americana* (1945), as Dan Jordan - *Double Exposure* (1944), as Ben Scribner - *Music in Manhattan* (1944), as Johnny Pearson - *Ladies Courageous* (1944), as Maj. Tommy Harper - *Bataan* (1943), as Matthew Hardy - *Wake Island* (1942), Actor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-island.md) - *Sweater Girl* (1942), as Prof. Martin Lawrence - *Are Husbands Necessary?* (1942), as Cory Cortwright - *Torpedo Boat* (1942), as Tommy Whelan - *Gangs Of The City* (1941), as Bill Raymond - *The Parson of Panamint* (1941), as Rev. Philip Pharo - *The Monster and the Girl* (1941), as Scot Webster - *Junior G-Men* (1940), as Jim Bradford - *North West Mounted Police* (1940), as Constable Judson - *Fugitive from a Prison Camp* (1940), as Bill Harding - *Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.* (1940), as Jim Bradford - *Those Were the Days!* (1940), as Ransom - *Balalaika* (1939), as Lieutenant Smirnoff - *Fast and Furious* (1939), as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) - *Miracles for Sale* (1939), as Magic Show Master of Ceremonies - *On Borrowed Time* (1939), as Bill Lowry - *Culinary Carving* (1939), Actor - *Tell No Tales* (1939), as Man on Stage (uncredited) - *It's a Wonderful World* (1939), as Chauffeur (uncredited) - *Radio Hams* (1939), as Copilot - *Calling Dr. Kildare* (1939), as Bates - *Somewhat Secret* (1939), as Atlantic City Emcee (uncredited) - *Money to Loan* (1939), as MGM Crime Reporter - *Duel Personalities* (1939), as Hypnotist's Assistant (uncredited) - *Honolulu* (1939), as Nightclub Bandleader (uncredited) - *New Roadways* (1939), as Man in Photo (uncredited) - *Four Girls in White* (1939), as Dr. Sidney - *Spring Madness* (1938), as Dartmouth College Student - *Young Dr. Kildare* (1938), as Dr. Vickery (uncredited) - *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), as San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited) - *Boys Town* (1938), as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/boys-town.md) - *Marie Antoinette* (1938), as Man in Gaming House (uncredited) - *Anaesthesia* (1938), as P.A. Wilhite (uncredited) - *Joaquin Murrieta* (1938), as California Ranger (uncredited) - *Yellow Jack* (1938), as Ferguson - *Hold That Kiss* (1938), as Ted Evans - *Mannequin* (1938), as Man Outside Stage Door (Uncredited) - *Love Is a Headache* (1938), as Club 44 Radio Man (uncredited) - *You're Only Young Once* (1937), as Pilot (uncredited) - *Navy Blue and Gold* (1937), as Kelly ## Gallery - ![Phillip Terry in the film Double Exposure (1944) - cropped screenshot](https://film.one/media/person/1230663/gallery-34fedb7a79e1.jpg) Phillip Terry in the film Double Exposure (1944) - cropped screenshot — film screenshot (Pine-Thomas Productions), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Phillip_Terry_in_Double_Exposure_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Phillip Terry in the film Double Exposure (1944) - cropped screenshot](https://film.one/media/person/1230663/gallery-7127276d1452.jpg) Phillip Terry in the film Double Exposure (1944) - cropped screenshot — film screenshot (Pine-Thomas Productions), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Phillip_Terry_in_Double_Exposure.jpg/1280px-Phillip_Terry_in_Double_Exposure.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Phillip Terry](https://film.one/media/person/1230663/gallery-9e0c31f7f1f4.jpg) Phillip Terry — Image via TMDB - ![Phillip Terry](https://film.one/media/person/1230663/gallery-0c8adb024f78.jpg) Phillip Terry — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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