Phillip Terry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 7, 1909
- Died
- February 23, 1993
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Class of '74 1972
as Dave
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters 1966
as Base Medical Officer
The Explosive Generation 1961
as Mr. Carlyle
The Leech Woman 1960
as Dr. Paul Talbot
Money, Women and Guns 1958
as Damian Bard
Man from God's Country 1958
as Sheriff
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
Actor
Sweater Girl 1942
as Prof. Martin Lawrence
Are Husbands Necessary? 1942
as Cory Cortwright
Torpedo Boat 1942
as Tommy Whelan
- Gangs Of The City
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
Those Were the Days! 1940
as Ransom
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
Culinary Carving 1939
Actor
Tell No Tales 1939
as Man on Stage (uncredited)
Radio Hams 1939
as Copilot
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Kildare 1939
as Bates
- Somewhat Secret
Somewhat Secret 1939
as Atlantic City Emcee (uncredited)
- Duel Personalities
Duel Personalities 1939
as Hypnotist's Assistant (uncredited)
Money to Loan 1939
as MGM Crime Reporter
Honolulu 1939
as Nightclub Bandleader (uncredited)
- New Roadways
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)
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as San Francisco Airport Official (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
Credits from TMDB.