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Phillip Terry

Phillip Terry

Acting

March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993 (died at 83)
San Francisco, California, USA
Male
59 Movies
18 TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann, March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993) was an American actor. Terry was born in San Francisco, California, the only child of German Americans, Frederick Andrew Kormann (1883–1948) and Ida Ruth Voll (1883–1954). He attended Stanford University, where he became interested in theatre. After a brief stay in New York, he went to London, in 1933, where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Afterwards he toured British provinces for four years doing stock theater. Upon returning to Hollywood he took a job with CBS Radio, where he performed in a number of plays on the air, specializing in Shakespearean roles. After a screen test at MGM in 193y he was awarded a contract with the studio. Among his motion picture appearances, he had a bit part in the movie Mannequin starring Joan Crawford. Phillip Terry appeared in more than eighty movies over the span of his career. Many of the early roles were small and often uncredited. But in the 1940s, he received bigger and more numerous roles in some quality movies, such as The Lost Weekend (1945) starring Ray Milland, and To Each His Own (1946) starring Olivia de Havilland, who won one of her Oscars for her role in the film. His career began to flag in the late 1940s. Through the 1950s and early 1970s, he took on occasional B movie roles including monster flick. In addition, he would accept television roles and was in episodes of The Name of the Game and Police Woman. He also made five guest appearances on Perry Mason. In 1973, he retired and moved to Santa Barbara, California. He suffered the first of a series of strokes in 1978. Because of the strokes, he lost his mobility and communication and was an invalid for several years before his death at the age of 83. Terry died at his home in Santa Barbara. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945 7.6

as Wick Birnam

Age 36 (now 83)
Born to Kill
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947 6.7

as Fred Grover

Age 38 (now 83)
The Leech Woman
The Leech Woman

The Leech Woman

1960 4.8

as Dr. Paul Talbot

Age 51 (now 83)
To Each His Own
To Each His Own

To Each His Own

1946 7.0

as Alex Piersen

Age 37 (now 83)
Bataan
Bataan

Bataan

1943 6.5

as Matthew Hardy

Age 34 (now 83)
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941 5.8

as Scot Webster

Age 31 (now 83)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947 6.8

as Kenneth Magee

Age 38 (now 83)
Pan-Americana
Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

1945 4.1

as Dan Jordan

Age 36 (now 83)
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939 7.6

as Bill Lowry

Age 30 (now 83)
Boys Town
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938 6.8

as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 83)
The Explosive Generation
The Explosive Generation

The Explosive Generation

1961 5.2

as Mr. Carlyle

Age 52 (now 83)
Man from God's Country
Man from God's Country

Man from God's Country

1958 5.0

as Sheriff

Age 48 (now 83)
Double Exposure
Double Exposure

Double Exposure

1944 6.2

as Ben Scribner

Age 35 (now 83)
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline - U.S.A.

Deadline - U.S.A.

1952 6.9

as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited)

Age 43 (now 83)
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals

George White's Scandals

1945 6.5

as Tom McGrath

Age 36 (now 83)
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 7.1

as MIke Lamson

Age 49 (now 83)
3 eps