Phillip Pine (July 16, 1920 – December 22, 2006) was an American film and television actor, writer, film director, and producer. Despite incorrect biographical information repeated on many entertainment sites, he was not related to

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. In a career that spanned seven decades, Pine in 1955 portrayed the outlaw

John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming ...

in the ninth episode "John Wesley Hardin" of the

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Western television series, ''

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before ''Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely bas ...

'', starring

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in the title role. In a 1957 episode of the same series, Pine again played Hardin. Later that year, he appeared on ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'', as “Vint” - a cheating card dealer turned murderer in the episode “Moon”. Pine appeared in two episodes of '' Adventures of Superman'' titled "The Mystery of the Broken Statues" and "The Case of the Talkative Dummy". In the latter, he played a theater usher who was part of a robbery gang (see picture in infobox). He appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' titled "The Ben Courtney Story" and "The Esteban Zamora Story" in 1959. Pine was in the second episode of ''

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'' entitled "

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". He also appeared in two episodes of ''

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'', " The Four of Us Are Dying", and " The Incredible World of Horace Ford". Pine appeared as mobster Jack Zuta in the third episode of '' The Untouchables'' titled "The Jake Lingle Killing" and in 1962 he co-starred in the episode "The Whitey Steele Story". He also appeared in '' The Fugitive''. He made a 1964 appearance as Phillip Stewart in the ''

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'' episode, "The Case of the Wednesday Woman". In 1964 Pine guest starred on ''

Combat! ''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American s ...

'' as Pvt. Steve Cantrell in the third season episode "Birthday Cake". He played a

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submarine captain marooned inside an underwater cave with four other survivors in the 1965 ''

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' is a 1961 American science fiction disaster film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Robert Sterling. The supporting cast includes Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara E ...

'' episode "And Five of Us Are Left". Pine played a confessed bank robber in the ninth episode of the television series ''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The ser ...

'' entitled "Image of Sally", first aired November 17, 1958. In 1966, Pine played

Kit Carson Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman. He was a fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer. He became a frontier legend in his own lifetime by biographies and ...

in the episode "Samaritans, Mountain Style" of the

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series, ''

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'', hosted by Robert Taylor. In the storyline, Carson and Frenchy Gody (

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), a part of the John C. Fremont ( Dick Simmons) expedition, stop to help a settler in dire straits. In 1967, Pine appeared in an episode of ''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invas ...

'' entitled "Genesis". Pine also appeared in an episode of '' Rawhide'' entitled "Incident at Dangerfield Dip". He also played a gangster known only as "Mark" in

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's film noir classic, '' Murder by Contract''.New York Times: Philip Pine
/ref> He appeared in an episode of ''

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'' (season 5) called "Cry for the Children" as "Eddie Creagan", in an episode of '' Ironside'' (season 3) called "Alias Mrs Braithwaite?" and in '' Hawaii Five-O'' (season 1) called "Full Fathom 5". Notably, he played a Japanese man in a later ''Hawaii Five-O'' episode called "Which Way Did They Go?" In 1969, Pine appeared in a ''

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'' episode of season 3, "

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", as the genocidal Earth warlord Colonel Green. Pine also appeared in the first season of ''

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'' in the episode titled "Murder in the Doll's House" (03/25/1973).

Partial filmography

*'' The Sailor Takes a Wife'' (1945) - Aide (uncredited) *'' The Street with No Name'' (1948) - Monk (uncredited) *'' I Shot Jesse James'' (1949) - Man in Saloon *''

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'' (1949) - Souza *'' Red Light'' (1949) - Pablo Cabrillo *''

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'' (1949) - G.I. Non-Com (uncredited) *'' D.O.A.'' (1949) - Angelo (uncredited) *'' My Foolish Heart'' (1949) - Sgt. Lucey *''

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'' (1950) - One of Dardo's Band (uncredited) *''

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'' (1951) - 2nd Hood *''

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'' (1951) - Sgt. Tony *''

Hoodlum Empire ''Hoodlum Empire'' is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane starring Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler and John Russell.. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings dealing ...

'' (1952) - Louis Barretti *''

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'' (1954) - Fiaschetti (uncredited) *''

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues ''The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues'' is a 1955 independently made, American, black-and-white, science-fiction monster film, produced by Jack Milner and Dan Milner (who also directed), that stars Kent Taylor and Cathy Downs. The film's Dece ...

'' (1955) - George Thomas *'' The Price of Fear'' (1956) - Vince Burton *'' Men in War'' (1957) - Sgt. Riordan *''

'' (1957) - Vin *'' Desert Hell'' (1958) - Cpl. Carlo Parini *'' Murder by Contract'' (1958) - Marc *''

The Lost Missile ''The Lost Missile'' is a 1958 American science fiction film written by John McPartland and science-fiction writer Jerome Bixby. It was to have been directed by William Berke, who was also the executive producer, but following Berke's sudden dea ...

'' (1958) - Dr. Joe Freed *''

The Big Fisherman ''The Big Fisherman'' is a 1959 American historical drama film directed by Frank Borzage about the life of Simon Peter, one of the disciples of Jesus. Starring Howard Keel, Susan Kohner and John Saxon, the production is adapted from the 1948 no ...

'' (1959) - Lucius *''

'', "Birthday Cake" (1964) - Pvt. Steve Cantrell *'' Brainstorm'' (1965) - Dr. Ames *''

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round ''Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round'' is a 1966 crime film written and directed by Bernard Girard, and starring James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Todd Armstrong, Robert Webber, Rose Marie and Harrison Ford in his film debut. Plot ...

'' (1966) - George Logan *'' Project X'' (1968) - Dr. Lee Craig *'' Hook, Line & Sinker'' (1969) - Head Surgeon *''The Cat Ate the Parakeet'' (1972) - Earl *''Glass Houses'' (1972) - Ted *''Money to Burn'' (1983) - Dean Hayden *''Run If You Can'' (1988) - Kudelski

References

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''Superman'' episode with Phil Pine
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