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Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in
San Bernardino, California San Bernardino (; Spanish for "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 cen ...
, and died in
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. McCullough's film debut came in 1912 with the Selig Company. He initially acted in light comedy roles, and in 1921 he directed ''Maid of the West''. After that, he appeared primarily as a villain.


Selected filmography

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The Livid Flame ''The Livid Flame'' is a 1914 American silent short drama directed by Francis J. Grandon and written by William Wing. The film stars Earle Foxe, Lafayette McKee and Adda Gleason. The film was produced by the Selig Polyscope Company. Synopsis B ...
'' (1914, Short) * '' The Grip of Evil'' (1916) * '' Vengeance of the Dead'' (1917) * ''
The Neglected Wife ''The Neglected Wife'' is a 1917 American drama film serial directed by William Bertram. Cast * Ruth Roland as Margaret Warner * Roland Bottomley as Horace Kennedy * Corinne Grant as Mary Kennedy * Neil Hardin as Edgar Doyle (as Neil C. Hardi ...
'' (1917) * ''
Tears and Smiles ''Tears and Smiles'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Bertram and starring Marie Osborne, Philo McCullough and Marion Warner.Connelly p.418 Cast * Marie Osborne as Little Marie * Melvin Mayo as Marie's Father * Mario ...
'' (1917) * ''
The Legion of Death ''The Legion of Death'' is a 1918 American drama film directed by Tod Browning, and released by Metro Pictures Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, determined to lay down her life if necessary for her country, Princess Marya (St ...
'' (1918) * ''
A Rich Man's Darling ''A Rich Man's Darling'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Edna Maison and Philo McCullough.Rainey p.55 Cast * Louise Lovely as Julie Le Fabrier * Edna Maison as Madame Ricardo * Phi ...
'' (1918) * '' Modern Love'' (1918) * '' The Dream Lady'' (1918) * ''
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit ''The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Henry A. Barrows and Mark Fenton.Connelly p.95 Cast * Louise Lovely as Joan Tracy * Henry A. Barrows as Roscoe Tracy * Ma ...
'' (1918) * ''
Daughter Angele ''Daughter Angele'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by William C. Dowlan. Plot Cast *Pauline Starke as Angele *Walt Whitman as Anthony Brenton * Eugene Burr as Frank Chumnige (as Gene Burr) * Myrtle Rishell *Philo McCullo ...
'' (1918) * ''
Happy Though Married ''Happy Though Married'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot As described in a film magazine, Jim Montjoy (MacLean), who is engaged to Millicent Lee (Bennett), goes with his brother Jim (Cooley) to Mexico to make ...
'' (1919) * '' The Gay Lord Quex'' (1919) * ''
Johnny-on-the-Spot ''Johnny-on-the-Spot'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film. Directed by Harry L. Franklin, the film stars Hale Hamilton, Louise Lovely, and Philo McCullough. It was released on February 17, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Johnny Rutledge * ...
'' (1919) * ''
The Scoffer ''The Scoffer'' is a surviving 1920 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allan Dwan and starring Mary Thurman. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Stannard Wayne ...
'' (1920) * ''
A Splendid Hazard ''A Splendid Hazard'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Henry B. Walthall. The film is based on the 1910 book of the same name. The film was produced by the Mayflower Photoplay Company. It is n ...
'' (1920) * '' Flame of Youth'' (1920) * '' The Great Accident'' (1920) * ''
In the Heart of a Fool ''In the Heart of a Fool'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan. It is based on a novel by William Allen White. Plot As described in a film magazine, in a small town lives Dr. Harvey Nesbit (Burton), who knows of the scan ...
'' (1920) * ''
The Little Grey Mouse ''The Little Grey Mouse'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Frank Leigh, Nigel De Brulier, Golda Madden, and Nancy Caswell. The film was released by Fox Film Corporatio ...
'' (1920) * ''
The Lamplighter ''The Lamplighter'' is a sentimental novel written by Maria Susanna Cummins and published in 1854, and a best-selling novel of its era. Plot synopsis A female Bildungsroman, ''The Lamplighter'' tells the story of Gertrude Flint, an abandoned an ...
'' (1921) * ''
West of Chicago ''West of Chicago'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Buck Jones, Renée Adorée and Philo McCullough.Solomon p.279 Cast * Buck Jones as Conroy Daly * Renée Adorée as Della Moore * Philo McCullo ...
'' (1922) * ''
The Strangers' Banquet ''The Strangers' Banquet'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Hobart Bosworth, Claire Windsor, and Rockliffe Fellowes.Connelly p. 272 It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Brian Oswald Donn- ...
'' (1922) * ''
The Right That Failed ''The Right That Failed'' is a 1922 American silent melodrama film directed by Bayard Veiller. Based on a short story by John Phillips Marquand, the film stars Bert Lytell, Virginia Valli, and De Witt Jennings. It was released by Metro Picture ...
'' (1922) * ''
Seeing's Believing ''Seeing's Believing'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Viola Dana, Allan Forrest, and Gertrude Astor.Parish & Pitts p. 22. Plot As described in a film magazine, Diana Webster (Dana), a willful youn ...
'' (1922) * '' Calvert's Valley'' (1922) * '' The First Degree'' (1923) * '' Yesterday's Wife'' (1923) *''
The Fourth Musketeer ''The Fourth Musketeer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Johnnie Walker, Eileen Percy and Eddie Gribbon.Munden p.272 Synopsis A boxer quits the ring to set up as a garage mechanic. Life is compli ...
'' (1923) * ''
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'' (1923) * ''
Trimmed in Scarlet ''Trimmed in Scarlet'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play, ''Trimmed in Scarlet'', by William Hurlbut and starring Broadway's ...
'' (1923) * '' Forgive and Forget'' (1923) * '' Hook and Ladder'' (1924) * '' Wife of the Centaur'' (1924) *''
Judgment of the Storm ''Judgment of the Storm'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Del Andrews and starring Lloyd Hughes, Lucille Ricksen, and George Hackathorne George Hackathorne (February 13, 1896 – June 25, 1940) was an American actor of ...
'' (1924) * ''
The Chorus Lady ''The Chorus Lady'' is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Frank Reicher. The screenplay was by Marion Fairfax and James Forbes. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Marjorie Daw, Wallace Reid, Richard Grey and Mrs. Lewis McCord. It is bas ...
'' (1924) * ''
Racing for Life ''Racing for Life'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Eva Novak, William Fairbanks and Philo McCullough.Munden p.627 Cast * Eva Novak as Grace Danton * William Fairbanks as Jack Grant * Philo McCullo ...
'' (1924) * '' Daughters of Today'' (1924) * ''
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'' (1925) * ''
The Calgary Stampede ''The Calgary Stampede'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dan Malloy (Gibson), an Ameri ...
'' (1925) * ''
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'' (1925) * '' The Mansion of Aching Hearts'' (1925) * ''
Chip of the Flying U ''Chip of the Flying U'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film based on a novel by Bertha Muzzy Sinclair. It was directed by Lynn Reynolds and starred Hoot Gibson. Universal Pictures produced and released the film. A print is preser ...
'' (1926) * ''
The Devil's Partner ''The Devil's Partner'' is a 1923 American silent film directed by Caryl S. Fleming and starring Norma Shearer, Charles Delaney and Henry Sedley.Jacobs & Braum p.71 Cast * Norma Shearer as Jeanne * Charles Delaney as Pierre * Henry Sedle ...
'' (1926) * '' Silver Valley'' (1927) * ''
The Woman Who Did Not Care ''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lilyan Tashman, Edward Martindel and Philo McCullough.Munden p.919 Cast * Lilyan Tashman as Iris Carroll * Edward Martindel as Franklin Pay ...
'' (1927) * '' The Night Flyer'' (1928) * ''
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'' (1928) * '' Lilac Time'' (1928) * ''
The Power of the Press ''The Power of the Press'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as an aspiring newspaper reporter and Jobyna Ralston as a young woman suspected of murder. In 2005, the film was select ...
'' (1928) * ''
Untamed Justice ''Untamed Justice'' is a 1929 American silent action film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Virginia Brown Faire, Gaston Glass and David Torrence.Munden p.850 Cast * Virginia Brown Faire as Louise Hill * Gaston Glass as Norman Bard, Air ...
'' (1929) * ''
The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-talking Vitaphone production cost $850,000 and was shot almost entirely in Technicolor. ''The Show of Sho ...
'' (1929) * ''
Defenders of the Law ''Defenders of the Law'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.Pitts, p. 401 Synopsis A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong polit ...
'' (1931) * '' Swanee River'' (1931) * ''
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'' (1932) * '' Sons of the Desert'' (1933) * ''
The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name, and directed by Walter Lang. Beery had played Barnum four years earlier ...
'' (1934) * ''
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'' (1935) * ''
Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...
'' (1935) * ''
Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...
'' (1935) * ''
Klondike Annie ''Klondike Annie'' is a 1936 American Western film starring Mae West and Victor McLaglen. The film was co-written by West from her play ''Frisco Kate'', which she wrote in 1921 and a story written by the duo Marion Morgan and George Brendan Dowe ...
'' (1936) * ''
The Plainsman ''The Plainsman'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. The film presents a highly fictionalized account of the adventures and relationships between Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jan ...
'' (1936) * '' Born to Fight'' (1936) * ''
Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...
'' (1937) * '' The Buccaneer'' (1938) * ''
Young Mr. Lincoln ''Young Mr. Lincoln'' is a 1939 American biographical drama western film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to ...
'' (1939) * '' Frontier Marshal'' (1939) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) * ''
Destry Rides Again ''Destry Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey ...
'' (1939) * ''
My Little Chickadee ''My Little Chickadee'' is a 1940 American comedy-western film starring Mae West and W. C. Fields, featuring Joseph Calleia, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Dick Foran, William B. Davidson, and Addison Ri ...
'' (1940) * ''
Edison, the Man ''Edison, the Man'' is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was played by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on t ...
'' (1940) * '' Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' (1941) * '' The Lodger'' (1944) * '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) * ''
Hail the Conquering Hero ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' (1944) is a satirical comedy-drama film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines and William Demarest, and featuring Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, Bill ...
'' (1944) * ''
Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...
'' (1945) * ''
Deception Deception or falsehood is an act or statement that misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda and sleight o ...
'' (1946) * ''
Life with Father ''Life with Father'' is a 1939 play by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, adapted from a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 by Clarence Day. The Broadway production ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks to become the l ...
'' (1947) * '' Silver River'' (1948) * '' Easter Parade'' (1948) * ''
Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah are Biblical figures. Samson and Delilah may also refer to: In music * ''Samson and Delilah'' (opera), an opera by Camille Saint-Saëns * ''Samson & Delilah'' (album), released in 2013 by V V Brown * "Samson and Delilah" (t ...
'' (1949) * '' Stars in My Crown'' (1950) * ''
Father of the Bride The Father of the Bride is commonly one of the wedding ceremony participants. Father of the Bride may also refer to: * ''Father of the Bride'' (novel), 1949, by Edward Streeter ** ''Father of the Bride'' (franchise), media franchise based on the 1 ...
'' (1950) * ''
Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...
'' (1950) * '' My Favorite Spy'' (1951) * ''
Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charis ...
'' (1952) - Audience Member (uncredited) * '' House of Wax'' (1953) * ''
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...
'' (1953) * ''
Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Late ...
'' (1953) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) * '' Destry'' (1954) * '' East of Eden'' (1955) * ''
The Seven Little Foys ''The Seven Little Foys'' is a Technicolor in VistaVision 1955 comedy film directed by Melville Shavelson starring Bob Hope as Eddie Foy. One highlight of the film is an energetic tabletop dance showdown sequence with Bob Hope as Eddie Foy and ...
'' (1955) * ''
High Society High society, sometimes simply society, is the behavior and lifestyle of people with the highest levels of wealth and social status. It includes their related affiliations, social events and practices. Upscale social clubs were open to men based ...
'' (1956) * ''
Giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: '' gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...
'' (1956) * '' Raintree County'' (1957) * ''
Teacher's Pet Teacher's pet is a person that has an advantageous position compared to other students, where the teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or v ...
'' (1958) * ''
Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...
'' TV series (1958) - as Townsman (uncredited) * ''
The Last Hurrah ''The Last Hurrah'' is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United Stat ...
'' (1958) * ''
The Young Philadelphians ''The Young Philadelphians'' is a 1959 American legal drama film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Robert Vaughn and Alexis Smith. The film is based on the 1956 novel ''The Philadelphian'', by Richard P. Powell. ...
'' (1959) * ''
Heller in Pink Tights ''Heller In Pink Tights'' is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film adapted from Louis L'Amour's 1955 novel ''Heller with a Gun''. It stars Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn and was directed by George Cukor. The movie is noted for its lavishly ...
'' (1960) * ''
A Fever in the Blood ''A Fever in the Blood'' is a 1961 American courtroom drama, produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film features a roster of the studio's television contract players, often miscast according to the film's producer and screenwriter Roy ...
'' (1961) * ''
Wild in the Country ''Wild in the Country'' is a 1961 American musical–drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, and Millie Perkins. Based on the 1958 novel ''The Lost Country'' by J. R. Salamanca, the screenplay ...
'' (1961) * ''
Cheyenne Autumn ''Cheyenne Autumn'' is a 1964 American epic Western film starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. It tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878–79, told in "Hollywood style ...
'' (1964) * ''
My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...
'' (1964) - Ball Guest (uncredited) * ''
The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor slapstick comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood, directed by Blake Edwards, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross), and with music by Henry Mancin ...
'' (1965) * '' Big Deal at Dodge City'' (1966) * ''
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'' (1967) * '' The Great Bank Robbery'' (1969) * '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Philo 1893 births 1981 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Actors from San Bernardino, California Male actors from California 20th-century American male actors Male Western (genre) film actors