--- name: "William Edward Phipps" canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-phipps" roles: [] born: "4 February 1922" died: "1 June 2018" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T02:25:37.866494+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." --- # William Edward Phipps Actor. Born 4 February 1922 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA. Died 1 June 2018. ## Details - **Born:** 4 February 1922, Vincennes, Indiana, USA - **Died:** 1 June 2018 - **Active:** 1947–1953 - **Also known as:** William Phipps, Phil Phipps, Bill Phipps, William 'Bill' Phipps - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 77 (1), 1950s 74 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Animation 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, History 1 - **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $269m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edward_Phipps, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568884, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681055/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99754 ## Biography William Edward Phipps (also credited as William Phipps, Bill Phipps and Phil Phipps) was an American actor and producer. He grew up in St Francisville, Illinois, attended Eastern Illinois University and trained at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood. Phipps made his film debut as Leroy in *Crossfire* (1947). He is known for voicing Prince Charming in *Cinderella* (1950), appearing in *Five* (1951), *The War of the Worlds* (1953) and numerous Westerns and television series including *The Twilight Zone*, *Bonanza* and *Batman*. His final screen role and a producing credit came with the 2000 film *Sordid Lives*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Julius Caesar* (1953), Fi1m 76, as Servant to Antony — [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) - *Cinderella* (1950), Fi1m 72, as Prince Charming (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella-1950.md) - *Crossfire* (1947), Fi1m 77, as Leroy — [page](https://film.one/film/crossfire.md) ## Complete filmography (171) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey* (1993), as Quentin - *Man of the People* (1991), series, as Old Stable Hand - *Empty Nest* (1988), series, as Otto - *Messenger of Death* (1988), as Doc Turner - *Probe* (1988), series, as Miles Smillanich - *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, as Mr. Hunter - *227* (1985), series, as Leo - *Lots of Luck* (1985), Actor - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Charlie - *Highway to Heaven* (1984), series, as Dr. Gleason, Carl - *Santa Barbara* (1984), series, Actor - *Boone* (1983), series, as Uncle Link - *Tales of the Gold Monkey* (1982), series, Actor - *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, as Mr. Genessee - *The Ambush Murders* (1982), as Judge Cabot - *Darkroom* (1981), series, as Store Clerk - *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Professor Dynamite — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md) - *Bogie* (1980), as Dr. Brandsma - *Time Express* (1979), series, Actor - *Space Force* (1978), as Commander Irving Hinkley - *The Oregon Trail* (1977), series, Actor - *Lou Grant* (1977), series, as Spence - *Eight Is Enough* (1977), series, Actor - *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as George Jackson - *Sara* (1976), series, as Claude Bristow /Claude Barstow - *Eleanor and Franklin* (1976), series, as Theodore Roosevelt - *The Rockford Files* (1974), series, as Sergeant, Johnny Livingston — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md) - *Police Woman* (1974), series, as C.J. - *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, Actor - *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Mel Parsons, John Martin Renshaw, The Bus Driver - *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Judge Brody - *My Friend Tony* (1969), series, Actor - *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, as Combs - *Mannix* (1967), series, as Walter Stig Wilson - *The Guns of Will Sonnett* (1967), series, as Jury Foreman, Marcus Moore, Craig - *Cimarron Strip* (1967), series, as Odell - *Dundee and the Culhane* (1967), series, Actor - *Gunfight in Abilene* (1967), as Frank Norton - *Not With My Wife, You Don't!* (1966), as Sergeant (uncredited) - *Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round* (1966), as Kleiner (uncredited) - *Felony Squad* (1966), series, Actor - *The Green Hornet* (1966), series, as Jack Starkey - *Incident at Phantom Hill* (1966), as Trader - *Batman* (1966), series, as Hood #2 - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Marshall - *Laredo* (1965), series, Actor - *F Troop* (1965), series, as Scout - *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, as Buck - *Branded* (1965), series, as Capt. Brooks - *The Munsters* (1964), series, as Hank - *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Dink, Horn - *The Evil of Frankenstein* (1964), as Rena's Father (uncredited) - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Frank - *Temple Houston* (1963), series, as Sandy Dale - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Mr. Seidel - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Capt. Whitlow, Pvt. Barnhill - *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, as Gene Yates - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Jock Wheeler, Ranch Hand, Hans, Hank, Ritt, Stable Owner - *Black Gold* (1962), as Albert Mailer - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, as Pathologist - *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Al Owens - *Stagecoach West* (1960), series, as Tom Coogan - *Checkmate* (1960), series, as John Lee - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Harry Laxer - *The Tall Man* (1960), series, as Bert - *Aftermath* (1960), as Hicks - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Roger Kurtz - *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Ben Mowbree, Morton Bishop - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Sergeant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Paul Connell - *The FBI Story* (1959), as Baby Face Nelson (uncredited) - *Men Into Space* (1959), series, Actor - *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Abner Crane - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Tom Burgess - *Black Saddle* (1959), series, as Barney Dawson - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Floyd Peters, Joe Leeds - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Joe Blair, 'Banks' Miller - *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Ken Wills - *The Rifleman* (1958), series, as Asa Manning - *Cimarron City* (1958), series, Actor - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Fred Teton, Mr. Jennings, Al Hemp - *The Kidnappers* (1958), as Jay - *Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer* (1958), series, as Eddie Nolan - *Kiss Them for Me* (1957), as Al Hendrick (uncredited) - *Escape from Red Rock* (1957), as Arky Shanks - *Colt .45* (1957), series, as Trumbull - *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Neal Weaton, Kyle Dodge - *Trackdown* (1957), series, as Bud Crome - *The Walter Winchell File* (1957), series, as Stony Jones - *The Restless Gun* (1957), series, as Heber Grant - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Hazelton - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Martin Ellis, Dwight Wilson - *M Squad* (1957), series, as Joe Mazzerin, Al 'Bugsy' Page - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Sgt. Reardon, Bill Hammond, Hank Watts - *Sugarfoot* (1957), series, as Mack, Bob Hoyt, Hoyt - *The Brothers Rico* (1957), as Joe Wesson - *Meet McGraw* (1957), series, as Deputy Luke Samuels - *Badlands of Montana* (1957), as Walt Branton - *The Boss* (1956), as Stitch - *State Trooper* (1956), series, as Alonzo Miller, Hilliard, Ernie - *Broken Arrow* (1956), series, as Frank Krohl, Frank Summerfield - *Lust for Life* (1956), as Emile Bernard - *The First Texan* (1956), as Lt. Jack LeBlanc (uncredited) - *Johnny Moccasin* (1956), as Fletcher - *Great Day in the Morning* (1956), as Ralston (uncredited) - *The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit* (1956), as Army Sergeant (uncredited) - *The Indian Fighter* (1955), as Lt. Blake - *The Adventures of Champion* (1955), series, as Dr. James Powell - *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Jim Clements, Smiler Jones - *Navy Log* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Lou, Hody Peel, Ham, Stark, Drifter - *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Curly Bill Brocius, Curly Bill Brocius (uncredited) - *The Far Horizons* (1955), as Night Camp Sentry (uncredited) - *Rage at Dawn* (1955), as William Peterson Jr. - *Smoke Signal* (1955), as Private Porter - *The Violent Men* (1955), as Bud Hinkleman (uncredited) - *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Lt. Jordan - *The Snow Creature* (1954), as Lt. Dunbar - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as King Orchard (uncredited), Gabe, Militia Officer - *The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin* (1954), series, as Wesley Parish - *Studio 57* (1954), series, as Frank - *Lassie* (1954), series, as Jenkins, Joe - *Two Guns and a Badge* (1954), as Dick Grant - Rancher - *Executive Suite* (1954), as Bill Lundeen - *The Lone Wolf* (1954), series, as Steve deLacey - *Jesse James vs. the Daltons* (1954), as Bill Dalton - *Riot in Cell Block 11* (1954), as Mickey - *Annie Oakley* (1954), series, as George Wessel, Dan Carter, Earl Wallace - *Red River Shore* (1953), as Ned Barlow - *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, as Jim Thorner, Rick Cleary, Joe Kirby, Donald Blackburn - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Sheriff - *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor - *Cat-Women of the Moon* (1953), as Douglas 'Doug' Smith - *Fort Algiers* (1953), as Lt. Gerrier - *Northern Patrol* (1953), as Frank Stevens - *The Twonky* (1953), as Second Male Nurse entering Kerry's bedroom at finale - *Julius Caesar* (1953), as Servant to Antony — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) - *Savage Frontier* (1953), as Johnny Webb - *Invaders from Mars* (1953), as Sgt. Baker - *The War of the Worlds* (1953), as Wash Perry - *The Blue Gardenia* (1953), as Lt. George Foster (voice / uncredited) - *I'm the Law* (1953), series, Actor - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Jeffrey, Hicks - *The Yellow Haired Kid* (1952), as The Yellow Haired Kid - *Flat Top* (1952), as Red Kelley - *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, Actor - *Gang Busters* (1952), series, Actor - *Fort Osage* (1952), as Nathan Goodspeed - *Rose of Cimarron* (1952), as Jeb Dawley - *Chevron Theatre* (1952), series, Actor - *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Tony Kermit, Landon - *The Red Badge of Courage* (1951), as Officer (uncredited) - *The Adventures of Kit Carson* (1951), series, Actor - *No Questions Asked* (1951), as Roger - *Five* (1951), as Michael - *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951), series, as Yellow Haired Kid - *The Cisco Kid* (1950), series, as Henchman McNulty, Jake - Henchman - *Rider from Tucson* (1950), as Tug Bailey - *The Vanishing Westerner* (1950), as Bud Thurber - *The Outriders* (1950), as Young Union Guard Killed During Escape (uncredited) - *Cinderella* (1950), as Prince Charming (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella-1950.md) - *The Man on the Eiffel Tower* (1949), as Janvier - *They Live by Night* (1949), as Young Farmer - *Belle Starr's Daughter* (1948), as Yuma Talbott - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Vavick - *Desperadoes of Dodge City* (1948), as Ted Loring - *Station West* (1948), as Sergeant (uncredited) - *Train to Alcatraz* (1948), as Tommy Calligan - *The Arizona Ranger* (1948), as Ranger Mac - *Leben des Galilei* (1947), as Andrea Sarti - *Crossfire* (1947), as Leroy — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/crossfire.md) ## Gallery - ![William Edward Phipps](https://film.one/media/person/675706/gallery-8ac612943211.jpg) William Edward Phipps — Artedisney, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/William_Phipps.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![William Phipps in Rage at Dawn - cropped screenshot (1955)](https://film.one/media/person/675706/gallery-57e2afff5d51.jpg) William Phipps in Rage at Dawn - cropped screenshot (1955) — film screenshot (RKO Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/William_Phipps_in_Rage_at_Dawn.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![William Edward Phipps](https://film.one/media/person/675706/gallery-68d9b8186070.jpg) William Edward Phipps — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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