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William Phillips

Born June 1, 1908 in Washington, District of Columbia, USADied June 27, 195772 films

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High Noon posterFirst watchHigh Noon19527.7as Barber (uncredited)Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train.View film

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Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. 1981The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaTexan
  2. 1957Night PassageBlacksmith / Livery Stable Owner (uncredited)
  3. 1957Hellcats of the NavyCarroll (as William Phillips)
  4. 1957Revolt at Fort LaramieSerrell
  5. 1956Stagecoach To FuryHarold, the Bartender
  6. 1956Naked GunWilson - Bartender
  7. 1956The Fastest Gun AliveLars Toomey
  8. 1956BacklashRebel, the Bartender (uncredited)
  9. 1956Slightly Scarlet
  10. 1955Top GunGorse (uncredited)
  11. 1955Fort YumaSgt. Milo Hallock
  12. 1955East of EdenCoalman at Lettuce Fields / Man at Exercise Class (uncredited)
  13. 1955Man Without a StarCookie
  14. 1955New York ConfidentialWhitey
  15. 1954The Law vs. Billy the KidCharley Bowdre
  16. 1953Wicked WomanGus
  17. 1953Private EyesSoapy
  18. 1953Devil's CanyonRed
  19. 1953Gun BeltCurley
  20. 1952The Bad and the BeautifulAssistant Director (uncredited)
  21. 1952High NoonBarber (uncredited)
  22. 1952Bugles in the AfternoonTinney (as William 'Bill' Phillips)
  23. 1952Just This OnceCaddie Horace Melnick
  24. 1951Detective StoryDet. Pat Callahan
  25. 1951The Red Badge of CourageVeteran Officer (uncredited)
  26. 1951The Texas Rangers
  27. 1951Cavalry ScoutSgt. Wilkins
  28. 1951Smuggler's GoldChet Blake
  29. 1951A Yank in KoreaSgt. Kirby
  30. 1951Al Jennings of OklahomaBill Mertz
  31. 1950The Flying MissileChief Mechanic
  32. 1950Revenue AgentHarry Reardon
  33. 1950He's a Cockeyed Wonder'Pick' Reedley (as William Phillips)
  34. 1950Chain GangRoy Snead
  35. 1950Devil's DoorwayEd's Pal (uncredited)
  36. 1950Father of the BrideForeman of Moving Men (uncredited)
  37. 1950The OutridersOutrider at Dance (uncredited)
  38. 1949On the TownSailor Simkins (uncredited)
  39. 1949Mary Ryan, DetectiveJoey Gurney (as William Phillips)
  40. 1949Border IncidentJim (uncredited)
  41. 1949Easy LivingOzzie
  42. 1949Red LightDet. Jim Ryan
  43. 1949Johnny AllegroRoy
  44. 1949Act of ViolenceWar Vet Speaker at Dedication (uncredited)
  45. 1948The Three Musketeers
  46. 1948The Man from ColoradoYork
  47. 1947Living in a Big WaySchultz
  48. 1947The Sea of GrassBanty
  49. 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesDriver (uncredited)
  50. 1946Till the Clouds Roll ByJoe Hennessey
  51. 1946Faithful in My Fashion1st Barfly
  52. 1946Holiday in MexicoSam, Evans' Chauffeur
  53. 1946The Hoodlum SaintDave Fernby
  54. 1946The Harvey GirlsCowboy #1
  55. 1945What Next, Corporal Hargrove?Bill Burk
  56. 1945The Great American MugOld Time Storyteller (uncredited)
  57. 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodKavanaugh's Assistant
  58. 1945The Hidden EyeMarty Corbett
  59. 1945Anchors AweighSailor on Pay Phone #1 (uncredited)
  60. 1945The Last InstallmentLouie
  61. 1945Main Street After DarkSalior with Jessie (uncredited)
  62. 1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoDon Smith
  63. 1944Easy LifeJesse
  64. 1944See Here, Private HargrovePvt. Bill Burk (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
  65. 1943First Comes CourageEdvard, Aanrud's assistant
  66. 1942Murder in the Big HouseMike - Henchman (as Bill Phillips)
  67. 1942Lady GangsterStew
  68. 1941Steel Against the SkyConstruction Worker (uncredited)
  69. 1941Sergeant YorkSergeant (uncredited)
  70. 1941A Shot in the DarkTaxi Driver (uncredited)
  71. 1940City for ConquestSailor - Sparring Partner (uncredited)
  72. 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownCameraman (uncredited)