Phil Chambers (June 16, 1916 – January 16, 1993) was an American

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, Phil Chambers was known for his role as Sergeant Myles Magruder in the television series '' The Gray Ghost''.

Filmography

Film

*1953: '' Trouble Along the Way'' – Bishop (uncredited) *1953: ''

Code Two ''Code Two'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film about men training to be motorcycle cops. It stars Ralph Meeker, Sally Forrest, Elaine Stewart, Robert Horton and Keenan Wynn, and was directed by Fred M. Wilcox. Plot Classmates at the ...

'' – Police First Sergeant (uncredited) *1953: ''

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'' – High Light Lonas (uncredited) *1953: '' Powder River'' – Man with Glasses (uncredited) *1953: ''

Affair with a Stranger ''Affair with a Stranger'' is a 1953 American comedy-drama directed by Roy Rowland and starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature. It was originally to be released as ''Kiss and Run''. The film centres on the rumoured marital troubles of a succes ...

'' – Poker Player (uncredited) *1953: '' The Man from the Alamo'' – (uncredited) *1953: ''

The Big Heat ''The Big Heat'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. William P. McGivern's serial in ''The ...

'' – Hettrick (uncredited) *1953: '' Three Lives'' (Short) *1953: ''

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'' – Trapper Ross *1954: ''

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'' – Toll Booth Attendant (uncredited) *1954: ''

Overland Pacific ''Overland Pacific'' is a 1954 American color Western film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Jock Mahoney, Peggie Castle and Adele Jergens. Plot Ross Granger practices sending telegraphs noisily while sharing a stagecoach with an unintere ...

'' – Weeks (uncredited) *1954: ''

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'' – Stage Station Manager (uncredited) *1954: ''

Drums Across the River ''Drums Across the River '' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Audie Murphy, Walter Brennan and Lyle Bettger. Plot Gary Brannon, is a peaceful homesteader living a quiet existence with his father S ...

'' – Dave (uncredited) *1954: '' Pushover'' – Detective Briggs (uncredited) *1954: ''

Rogue Cop ''Rogue Cop'' is a 1954 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland, based on the novel by William P. McGivern, and starring Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, and George Raft.Everett Aaker, ''The Films of George Raft'', McFarland & Company, 2013 p 159 ...

'' – Det. Dirksen (uncredited) *1954: '' The Bounty Hunter'' – Ed *1954: ''

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'' – Mr. Daniels *1955: ''

Rage at Dawn ''Rage at Dawn'' is a 1955 American Technicolor Western film directed by Tim Whelan, and starring Randolph Scott, Forrest Tucker, Mala Powers, and J. Carrol Naish. It purports to tell the true story of the Reno Brothers, an outlaw gang which ...

'' – Deputy Cortright (uncredited) *1955: '' Run for Cover'' – Morgan's Partner in Bank Robbery (uncredited) *1955: '' Foxfire'' – Mr. Riley (uncredited) *1955: '' It's a Dog's Life'' – Carney (uncredited) *1956: ''

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'' – Deputy Sheriff Dobbs *1956: ''

A Day of Fury ''A Day of Fury'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Dale Robertson, Mara Corday and Jock Mahoney. Plot A gunslinger named Jagade happens upon a stranger in trouble on the trail and saves his life. Jagade imm ...

'' – Burson *1956: ''

The Mole People ''The Mole People'' is a 1956 American science fiction adventure film distributed by Universal International, which was produced by William Alland, directed by Virgil W. Vogel, and stars John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and Cynthia Patrick. The st ...

'' – Dr. Paul Stuart *1957: ''

Drango ''Drango'' is a 1957 American Western film produced by Jeff Chandler's production company Earlmar Productions, written and directed by Hall Bartlett, and released by United Artists. Starring Chandler in the title role, the film also features ...

'' – Luke *1957: ''

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? ''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' is a 1957 American satirical comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall, with Betsy Drake, Joan Blondell, John Williams, Henry Jones, Lili Gentle, and Mickey Hargitay, and with a cameo by Groucho M ...

'' – Mailman (uncredited) *1957: '' Man on Fire'' – Roberts (uncredited) *1957: '' Raintree County'' – Starter (uncredited) *1959: ''

Good Day for a Hanging ''Good Day for a Hanging'' is a 1959 American B Western film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Fred MacMurray and Margaret Hayes. Plot Eddie Campbell (Robert Vaughn) and two other members of an outlaw band watch a stagecoach as it t ...

'' – Deputy William Avery *1959: '' A Summer Place'' – Sheriff (uncredited) *1962: ''

Six Black Horses ''Six Black Horses'' is a 1962 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien. Plot Ben Lane (Audie Murphy) is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray. He is caught by ...

'' – Undertaker *1963: '' For Love or Money'' – Captain of Crab Boat (uncredited) *1967: ''

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'' – Gardener (uncredited)

Television

*1957–1958: '' The Gray Ghost'' – Sgt. Myles Magruder *1959: ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'' – Town Sheriff *1962–1969: '' Bonanza'' – 15 episodes as Store Owner / Webster / Wooley / Abner / Shopkeeper / Seth Hubbell / Sam / Anderson / Mr. Tindle / Abe / Mr. Amos – Store Owner / Assay Clerk / Austin / Dick Thompson *1963: ''

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'' (Episode: " The New Exhibit") – Gas Man *1973: ''

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'' – Mackey *1974: ''The Strange and Deadly Occurrence'' (TV Movie) – Coroner *1975: '' Gunsmoke'' – Farmer / Stage Driver / Beckwith / Shotgun / 2nd Stage Man / Ned Shields / Hugo *1979: ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investiga ...

'' – Old Man *1979: ''

B. J. and the Bear ''B.J. and the Bear'' is an American action comedy television series which aired on NBC from February 10, 1979, to May 9, 1981. Created by Glen A. Larson and Christopher Crowe, the series stars Greg Evigan. The series was produced when the CB ...

'' – Jack Peterson *1981: ''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' – Mr. Matlockb

References

*''50 Years of the Television Western Escrito por Ronald Jackson, Doug Abbott'' *http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0150418/

External links

* American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 1916 births 1993 deaths {{US-tv-actor-1910s-stub