Biography
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 B...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Class of '74
1972
as Dave
Four young modern women in college set out to explore all that life has to give with various new relationships and to study the ones they have been ex...
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
1966
as Base Medical Officer
US Navy battles monsters unearthed from the frozen arctic.
The Explosive Generation
1961
as Mr. Carlyle
Peter Gifford is a likable, dedicated schoolteacher that teaches a senior life skills class. When student Janet Sommers brings up the topic of sex and...
The Leech Woman
1960
as Dr. Paul Talbot
An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.
Money, Women and Guns
1958
as Damian Bard
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.
Man from God's Country
1958
as Sheriff
Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a rail...
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited)
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947
as Kenneth Magee
Writer Kenneth Magee has bet that he can finish a story at rural resort Baldpate Inn, now closed for the winter. The owner has given him the "only" ke...
Born to Kill
1947
as Fred Grover
A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Beat the Band
1947
as Damon Dillingham
Singer Ann wants back her money that the manager of a big-band has embezzled.
The Dark Horse
1946
as George Kelly
Story of a war veteran, who is persuaded by a machine politico to run for alderman. He finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record to...
To Each His Own
1946
as Alex Piersen
During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to ...
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Wick Birnam
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Eva...
George White's Scandals
1945
as Tom McGrath
Two couples work through their issues in this backstage Broadway musical.
Pan-Americana
1945
as Dan Jordan
A New York magazine sends its editors to South America to find beautiful girls.
Double Exposure
1944
as Ben Scribner
In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistaken for evidence of a murder and she must try to pr...
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Johnny Pearson
Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to the big-time after winning an amateur talent contest...
Ladies Courageous
1944
as Maj. Tommy Harper
Loretta Young stars in this drama about female pilots during WWII.
Bataan
1943
as Matthew Hardy
During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destr...
Wake Island
1942
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island b...
Sweater Girl
1942
as Prof. Martin Lawrence
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
as Cory Cortwright
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on...
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Tommy Whelan
Richard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a lightweight, high-speed torpedo boat (hence the title)....
Gangs Of The City
1941
as Bill Raymond
Heiress Bonnie Parker, tired of newspaper stories about her society high-life, gives a false story to energetic reporter Bill Raymond, who has frequen...
The Parson of Panamint
1941
as Rev. Philip Pharo
As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the tow...
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Scot Webster
After a young woman is coerced into prostitution and her brother framed for murder by an organized crime syndicate, retribution in the form of an ape ...
Junior G-Men
1940
as Jim Bradford
A gang of urban street kids and a club of suburban would-be federal agents, at first rivals, join forces to rescue the father of one of the kids, the ...
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Judson
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Cor...
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
1940
as Bill Harding
Sheriff Holt is determined to prove that prisoners can be rehabilitated and released into society in this prison drama. In charge of a new kind of pro...
Dead End Kids vs. Spies, Inc.
1940
as Jim Bradford
The Dead End Kids smash a spy ring in this feature-length version of the Universal serial Junior G-Men. Billy, the leader of the Dead End Kids, learns...
Those Were the Days!
1940
as Ransom
At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.
Balalaika
1939
as Lieutenant Smirnoff
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Fast and Furious
1939
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, ...
Miracles for Sale
1939
as Magic Show Master of Ceremonies
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
On Borrowed Time
1939
as Bill Lowry
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future...
Culinary Carving
1939
A Pete Smith Specialty explaining the finer points of meat carving, shown by an expert.
Tell No Tales
1939
as Man on Stage (uncredited)
A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication.
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by ...
Radio Hams
1939
as Copilot
A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.
Calling Dr. Kildare
1939
as Bates
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. Wh...
Somewhat Secret
1939
as Atlantic City Emcee (uncredited)
At the Dimsdale Hall Finishing School, Assistant Dean Emily Godsall declares that any student who associates herself with swing music will be severely...
Money to Loan
1939
as MGM Crime Reporter
The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordin...
Duel Personalities
1939
as Hypnotist's Assistant (uncredited)
While under a hypnotic spell, Alfalfa thinks he's one of the Three Musketeers and challenges Butch to a duel.
Honolulu
1939
as Nightclub Bandleader (uncredited)
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
New Roadways
1939
as Man in Photo (uncredited)
The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar e...
Four Girls in White
1939
as Dr. Sidney
Young Women go through Nursing School together, each with their own motivation for being there. They learn more than how to be a Nurse.
Spring Madness
1938
as Dartmouth College Student
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kep...
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Dr. Vickery (uncredited)
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his k...
Boys Town
1938
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being tre...
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the riv...
Anaesthesia
1938
as P.A. Wilhite (uncredited)
An examination of the history of anesthesia, from ancient Egyptian times to contemporary times.
Joaquin Murrieta
1938
as California Ranger (uncredited)
This MGM Historical Mystery short follows the life and exploits of killer outlaw Joaquin Murrieta, in California in the 1850s.
Yellow Jack
1938
as Ferguson
A fairly accurate historical account of Walter Reed's search for the cause of "Yellow Jack" or Yellow Fever and those who risked their lives in the pu...
Hold That Kiss
1938
as Ted Evans
Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy.
Mannequin
1938
as Man Outside Stage Door (Uncredited)
Jessie, a young working class woman, seeks to improve her life by marrying her boyfriend, only to find out that he is no better than what she left beh...
Love Is a Headache
1938
as Club 44 Radio Man (uncredited)
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her kn...
You're Only Young Once
1937
as Pilot (uncredited)
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Kelly
Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.