William Phillips

Career timeline

1. 1908 · Born

   Born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

2. 1936 · Screen debut

   Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Movie)

3. 1952 · Breakthrough

   High Noon (Movie)

4. 1957 · Died

   June 27, 1957

5. 1981 · Latest release

   The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1930s

36 1940s

37 1950s

1 1980s

• Drama34
• Western22
• Comedy19
• Crime17
• Romance15
• War9

Highest-rated title High Noon 1952 7.7 Most popular title High Noon 1952 7.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside William Phillips in our catalogue.

Robert Walker

5 titles together

Phyllis Thaxter

4 titles together

Frank Sinatra

3 titles together

Gary Cooper

3 titles together

Jay C. Flippen

3 titles together

Herbert Stothart

3 titles together

Edward Arnold

3 titles together

Van Johnson

3 titles together

Ray Collins

3 titles together

William Bishop

3 titles together

1. 1981 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia as Texan Movie
2. 1957 Night Passage as Blacksmith / Livery Stable Owner (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
3. 1957 Hellcats of the Navy as Carroll (as William Phillips) Movie
4. 1957 Revolt at Fort Laramie as Serrell 6.6 Movie
5. 1956 Stagecoach to Fury as Harold, the Bartender Movie
6. 1956 Naked Gun as Wilson - Bartender Movie
7. 1956 The Fastest Gun Alive as Lars Toomey 6.9 Movie
8. 1956 Backlash as Rebel, the Bartender (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
9. 1956 Slightly Scarlet 6.2 Movie
10. 1955 Top Gun as Gorse (uncredited) Movie
11. 1955 Fort Yuma as Sgt. Milo Hallock 5.3 Movie
12. 1955 East of Eden as Coalman at Lettuce Fields / Man at Exercise Class (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
13. 1955 Man Without a Star as Cookie 6.4 Movie
14. 1955 New York Confidential as Whitey Movie
15. 1954 The Law vs. Billy the Kid as Charley Bowdre Movie
16. 1954 Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake as Sam Brown Movie
17. 1953 Wicked Woman as Gus 5.2 Movie
18. 1953 Private Eyes as Soapy Movie
19. 1953 Devil's Canyon as Red Movie
20. 1953 Gun Belt as Curley Movie
21. 1952 The Bad and the Beautiful as Assistant Director (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
22. 1952 High Noon as Barber (uncredited) 7.7 Movie
23. 1952 Bugles in the Afternoon as Tinney (as William 'Bill' Phillips) Movie
24. 1952 Just This Once as Caddie Horace Melnick Movie
25. 1951 Detective Story as Det. Pat Callahan 7.1 Movie
26. 1951 The Red Badge of Courage as Veteran Officer (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
27. 1951 The Texas Rangers Movie
28. 1951 Cavalry Scout as Sgt. Wilkins Movie
29. 1951 Smuggler's Gold as Chet Blake Movie
30. 1951 A Yank in Korea as Sgt. Kirby Movie
31. 1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Bill Mertz Movie
32. 1950 The Flying Missile as Chief Mechanic Movie
33. 1950 Revenue Agent as Harry Reardon Movie
34. 1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder as 'Pick' Reedley (as William Phillips) Movie
35. 1950 Chain Gang as Roy Snead Movie
36. 1950 Devil's Doorway as Ed's Pal (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
37. 1950 Father of the Bride as Foreman of Moving Men (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
38. 1950 The Outriders as Outrider at Dance (uncredited) Movie
39. 1949 On the Town as Sailor Simkins (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
40. 1949 Mary Ryan, Detective as Joey Gurney (as William Phillips) Movie
41. 1949 Border Incident as Jim (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
42. 1949 Easy Living as Ozzie 5.7 Movie
43. 1949 Red Light as Det. Jim Ryan 6.0 Movie
44. 1949 Johnny Allegro as Roy Movie
45. 1949 Act of Violence as War Vet Speaker at Dedication (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
46. 1948 Blondie's Secret as Chips Movie
47. 1948 The Three Musketeers 6.8 Movie
48. 1948 The Man from Colorado as York 6.9 Movie
49. 1947 Living in a Big Way as Schultz Movie
50. 1947 The Sea of Grass as Banty 6.1 Movie
51. 1947 My Brother Talks to Horses as Driver (uncredited) Movie
52. 1946 Till the Clouds Roll By as Joe Hennessey 5.8 Movie
53. 1946 Faithful in My Fashion as 1st Barfly Movie
54. 1946 Holiday in Mexico as Sam, Evans' Chauffeur Movie
55. 1946 The Hoodlum Saint as Dave Fernby Movie
56. 1946 The Harvey Girls as Cowboy #1 6.6 Movie
57. 1945 What Next, Corporal Hargrove? as Bill Burk Movie
58. 1945 The Great American Mug as Old Time Storyteller (uncredited) Movie
59. 1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Kavanaugh's Assistant 5.9 Movie
60. 1945 The Hidden Eye as Marty Corbett Movie
61. 1945 Anchors Aweigh as Sailor on Pay Phone #1 (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
62. 1945 The Last Installment as Louie Movie
63. 1945 Main Street After Dark as Salior with Jessie (uncredited) Movie
64. 1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Don Smith 6.7 Movie
65. 1944 Easy Life as Jesse Movie
66. 1944 See Here, Private Hargrove as Pvt. Bill Burk (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips) Movie
67. 1944 Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense as Chief Movie
68. 1943 First Comes Courage as Edvard, Aanrud's assistant Movie
69. 1942 Murder in the Big House as Mike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips) Movie
70. 1942 Lady Gangster as Stew 5.7 Movie
71. 1941 Steel Against the Sky as Construction Worker (uncredited) Movie
72. 1941 Sergeant York as Sergeant (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
73. 1941 A Shot in the Dark as Taxi Driver (uncredited) Movie
74. 1940 City for Conquest as Sailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
75. 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Cameraman (uncredited) 7.5 Movie

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