---
name: "Robert Phillips"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-phillips"
fi1m_id: "robert-phillips"
imdb_id: "nm0680732"
tmdb_id: 121481
wikidata_id: "Q107042458"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 April 1925"
died: "5 November 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:09:14.478118+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."
---

# Robert Phillips

## Identity

Robert Phillips

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-phillips
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-phillips
- **IMDb ID:** nm0680732
- **TMDB ID:** 121481
- **Wikidata ID:** Q107042458
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Phillips_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107042458, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121481

Actor. Born 10 April 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 5 November 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1925, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 5 November 2018
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Phillips_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107042458, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680732/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/121481

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Killing of a Chinese Bookie*](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md) (78)

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## Biography

Robert Phillips was an American film and television actor. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on 10 April 1925, he died on 5 November 2018.

Before acting, Phillips served in the US Marine Corps, played professional football for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins, and worked as a police officer and personal bodyguard. He began his screen career in the 1950s and appeared in films including *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), *The Killers* (1964), *Cat Ballou* (1965), *Mackenna's Gold* (1969), *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976) as Phil, and *The Car* (1977). He also had guest roles in numerous television series such as *Mission: Impossible*, *Kung Fu* and *Batman*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), Fi1m 78, as Phil — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *3 Women* (2020), as Myers
- *Cry Freedom* (1987), as Speaker at Funeral
- *Delta Pi* (1984), as Pud
- *Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix* (1982), as Symes
- *Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill* (1981), as Little Al
- *The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes* (1980), as Gorilla Captain
- *The Ultimate Impostor* (1979), as Cottle
- *Final Chapter: Walking Tall* (1977), as Johnny
- *The Car* (1977), as Metcalf
- *How the West Was Won* (1977), series, as Keesey
- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), as Phil — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)
- *Adiós Amigo* (1975), as Notary
- *Mean Johnny Barrows* (1975), as Ben
- *Mitchell* (1975), as Chief Albert Pallin
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Main Mission Operative (uncredited)
- *Cop on the Beat* (1975), as Barber
- *Capone* (1975), as Bugs Moran
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Mike Torrance — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *The Dion Brothers* (1974), as Gino
- *The Gun and the Pulpit* (1974), as Tom Underwood
- *The Slams* (1973), as Cohalt
- *I Escaped from Devil's Island* (1973), as Blassier
- *Detroit 9000* (1973), as Captain Chalmers
- *Toma* (1973), as Andretti
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Mutala
- *The Century Turns* (1972), as Lew Tarris
- *Moon of the Wolf* (1972), as Deputy
- *Slaughter* (1972), as Frank
- *Yuma* (1971), as Sanders
- *Darker Than Amber* (1970), as Griff
- *Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob* (1969), as Johnny
- *Mackenna's Gold* (1969), as Monkey
- *Hour of the Gun* (1967), as Frank Stilwell
- *The Dirty Dozen* (1967), as Cpl. Morgan - MP Guard
- *Dimension 5* (1966), as George
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), series, as Johnny, Ernie Staczek — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *Felony Squad* (1966), series, as Weaver
- *The Silencers* (1966), as Armed Man
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Cellmate
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Sam, Lafe
- *Cat Ballou* (1965), as Klem (uncredited)
- *Star Trek: The Cage* (1965), as Orion Space Officer
- *The Rogues* (1964), series, as Spector, Milo Vargas
- *The Killers* (1964), as George
- *Temple Houston* (1963), series, as Pvt. Keller
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Policeman
- *Hell Is for Heroes* (1962), as Jeep driver

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