Eddie Phillips (August 14, 1899 – February 22, 1965) was an American actor. He appeared in 180 films between 1913 and 1952. He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, and died in a traffic accident in

Hollywood, California Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, ...

. He started as a child actor and during his career also amassed an extensive list of Broadway and television musical credits; once performing in the Soviet Union. Phillips is prominently featured on the 1960 revival cast recording of '' Oh, Kay!'' in the title song and "Fidgety Feet." He was father to the Broadway performer Eddie Phillips, Jr.

Partial filmography

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The Love Light ''The Love Light'' is a 1921 American silent drama film starring Mary Pickford. The film was written and directed by Frances Marion. Pickford selected the story as she wanted to play an adult and not another adolescent role. Plot Based upon a ...

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The Scarab Ring ''The Scarab Ring'' is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Edward José Edward José (5 July 1865 – 18 December 1930) was a Belgian film director and actor of the silent era. He directed 42 films between 1915 and 1925. He a ...

'' (1921) * '' Just Around the Corner'' (1921) * ''

The Nth Commandment ''The Nth Commandment'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Colleen Moore. It is based on a story, ''The Nth Commandment'', by Fannie Hurst, a well-known novelist of the day. The film's title jests somew ...

'' (1923) * ''

Lost in a Big City ''Lost in a Big City'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Irving and starring John Lowell, Charles Byer and Jane Thomas.Munden p.452 Cast * John Lowell as Harry Farley * Baby Ivy Ward as Florence * Jane Thomas as Helen * ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Fog ''The Fog'' is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It ...

'' (1923) * ''

On the Stroke of Three ''On the Stroke of Three'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Kenneth Harlan, Madge Bellamy, and Mary Carr. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Lafayette Jordan (Davis), financier, plans ...

'' (1924) * '' Through the Dark'' (1924) * ''

Flapper Wives ''Flapper Wives'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Justin H. McCloskey and Jane Murfin and starring May Allison, Rockliffe Fellowes, and Vera Reynolds. Cast * May Allison as Claudia Bigelow * Rockliffe Fellowes as Stephen Care ...

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Virtue's Revolt ''Virtue's Revolt'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James Chapin and starring Edith Thornton, Crauford Kent and Betty Morrissey.Munden p.860 Synopsis An ambitious young actress comes to New York City but finds that she can only ...

'' (1924) * '' On Probation'' (1924) * '' Women Who Give'' (1924) * '' The Plunderer'' (1924) * ''

The Beauty Prize ''The Beauty Prize'' is a musical comedy in three acts, with music by Jerome Kern, book and lyrics by George Grossmith and P. G. Wodehouse. It was first produced by Grossmith and J A E Malone on 5 September 1923 at the Winter Garden Theatre, ...

'' (1924) * ''

Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...

'' (1924) * ''

Capital Punishment Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...

'' (1925) * '' Shattered Lives'' (1925) * ''

Silent Pal ''Silent Pal'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Henry McCarty and starring Thunder the Dog, Eddie Phillips and Shannon Day.Connelly p.410 Produced by the independent Gotham Pictures, it was designed as a vehicle for Thunder ...

'' (1925) * ''

Wild West The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...

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Under the Rouge ''Under the Rouge'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lewis H. Moomaw and starring Eileen Percy, Tom Moore and Eddie Phillips. After being arrested for safe-breaking, a man goes home to try and patch things up with his former g ...

'' (1925) * ''

Speed In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...

'' (1925) * '' The Mansion of Aching Hearts'' (1925) * ''

Footloose Widows ''Footloose Widows'' is a 1926 silent film feature comedy produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Louise Fazenda and Jacqueline Logan. A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. A 16mm co ...

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The Phantom of the Forest ''The Phantom of the Forest'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film, also classified as a Northern (genre), Northern. It is directed by Henry McCarty (writer), Henry McCarty and stars Thunder the Dog, Betty Francis ...

'' (1926) * '' The Little Firebrand'' (1926) * '' Out of the Storm'' (1926) * '' The Bells'' (1926) * ''

Paying the Price ''Paying the Price'' is a 1927 American silent film directed by David Selman, which stars Marjorie Bonner, Priscilla Bonner, John Miljan, and George Hackathorne. The screenplay was written by J. Grubb Alexander from a story by Dorothy Howell. ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Fourflusher ''The Fourflusher'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring George J. Lewis, Marion Nixon and Eddie Phillips. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures. It is a surviving film. Cast * Geo ...

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We Americans ''We Americans'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller and George J. Lewis.Erens p.96 Synopsis Two young couples try to cross the mixed ethnic divide in America, something w ...

'' (1928) * ''

Finders Keepers Finders, keepers, sometimes extended as the children's rhyme finders, keepers; losers, weepers, is an English language, English adage with the premise that when something is unowned or abandoned, whoever finds it first can claim it for themself pe ...

'' (1928) * ''

Honeymoon Flats ''Honeymoon Flats'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Millard Webb and starring George J. Lewis, Dorothy Gulliver and Kathlyn Williams.Munden p.361 Synopsis Disappointed that her daughter has not married into money, a mother at ...

'' (1928) * '' Lonesome'' (1928) * '' Burning Bridges'' (1928) * '' His Lucky Day'' (1929) * ''

Probation Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such ...

'' (1932) * '' Passport to Paradise'' (1932) * ''

Night World ''Night World'' is a series of nine young adult fiction, young adult fantasy novels by American author L. J. Smith (author), L. J. Smith. In the series, vampires, witches, Werewolf, werewolves, and shape-shifters live among humans without their ...

'' (1932) * '' The Thirteenth Guest'' (1932) * ''

The Phantom Express The Phantom Express is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime-drama directed by Emory Johnson and based on the Emory Johnson story. The film stars William Collier, Jr. as Bruce Harrington, Sally Blane as Carolyn Nolan and Hobart Bosworth as Mr ...

'' (1932) * '' A Strange Adventure'' (1932) * '' Police Call'' (1933) * ''

Her Forgotten Past ''Her Forgotten Past'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Wesley Ford and starring Monte Blue, Barbara Kent and Henry B. Walthall.Pitts p. 253 Synopsis Without telling her wealthy father, Doris Maynard marries the family chauff ...

'' (1933) * '' Danger Ahead'' (1935) * ''

The Millionaire Kid ''The Millionaire Kid'' is a 1936 American drama film produced and released by Reliable Pictures with former silent stars Bryant Washburn and Betty Compson in the leads and with several other familiar silent personalities in supporting roles.''Th ...

'' (1936) * '' Ambush Valley'' (1936) * ''

Wildcat Trooper ''Wildcat Trooper'' is a 1936 American adventure film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Hobart Bosworth, Fuzzy Knight, Lois Wilde, Jim Thorpe, Yakima Canutt, Eddie Phillips, John Merton, F ...

'' (1936) * '' Born to Fight'' (1936) * ''

Texas Trouble Shooters ''Texas Trouble Shooters'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Arthur Hoerl. The film is the fifteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" Ki ...

'' (1942) * ''

Billy the Kid Trapped ''Billy the Kid Trapped'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Plot Imprisoned and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff break out of jail. The three escapees discover that there are thr ...

'' (1942) * '' Any Number Can Play'' (1948) * ''

White Heat ''White Heat'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts (writer), Ben Roberts, ''White Heat'' is base ...

'' (1949)

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