Phillip Terry
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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.
Acted in
Police Woman
1974
as Landon
Class of '74
1972
as Dave
The Mod Squad
1968
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
1966
as Base Medical Officer
Felony Squad
1966
Mr. Novak
1963
as Lewis Clinton
Mr. Novak
1963
as Mr. Burr
The Explosive Generation
1961
as Mr. Carlyle
The Leech Woman
1960
as Dr. Paul Talbot
Johnny Midnight
1960
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Philip Marlowe
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as MIke Lamson
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as Damian Bard
Man from God's Country
1958
as Sheriff
Maverick
1957
as Chick Braus
Perry Mason
1957
as Peter Heywood
Perry Mason
1957
as Robert Doniger
Perry Mason
1957
as Lawrence Kent
Perry Mason
1957
as Latham Reed
Perry Mason
1957
as Rolf Thorsen
Wire Service
1956
as Phillip Tennant
Lassie
1954
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947
as Kenneth Magee
Born to Kill
1947
as Fred Grover
Beat the Band
1947
as Damon Dillingham
The Dark Horse
1946
as George Kelly
To Each His Own
1946
as Alex Piersen
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Wick Birnam
George White's Scandals
1945
as Tom McGrath
Pan-Americana
1945
as Dan Jordan
Double Exposure
1944
as Ben Scribner
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Johnny Pearson
Ladies Courageous
1944
as Maj. Tommy Harper
Bataan
1943
as Matthew Hardy
Wake Island
1942
Sweater Girl
1942
as Prof. Martin Lawrence
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
as Cory Cortwright
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Tommy Whelan
Gangs Of The City
1941
as Bill Raymond
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Rev. Philip Pharo
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Scot Webster
Junior G-Men
1940
as Jim Bradford
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Judson
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
1940
as Bill Harding
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940
as Jim Bradford
Balalaika
1939
as Lieutenant Smirnoff
Fast and Furious
1939
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Magic Show Master of Ceremonies
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Bill Lowry
Tell No Tales
1939
as Man on Stage (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Radio Hams
1939
as Copilot
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Bates
Somewhat Secret
1939
as Atlantic City Emcee (uncredited)
Money to Loan
1939
as MGM Crime Reporter
Duel Personalities
1939
as Hypnotist's Assistant (uncredited)
Honolulu
1939
as Nightclub Bandleader (uncredited)
New Roadways
1939
as Man in Photo (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Dr. Sidney
Spring Madness
1938
as Dartmouth College Student
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Vickery (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
Anaesthesia
1938
as P.A. Wilhite (uncredited)
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
as California Ranger (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
1938
as Ferguson
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Ted Evans
Mannequin
1938
as Man Outside Stage Door (Uncredited)
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Club 44 Radio Man (uncredited)
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Pilot (uncredited)
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Kelly