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Portrait of Phillip Terry

Acting

Phillip Terry

Career

Active from 1939 to 1972, with a break from 1948 to 1959, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Born to Kill
Born to Kill
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Phillip Terry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    69
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1970s

    2 titles · average score 43
    Police Woman
    Police Woman (1974)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show · as Landon

    Class of '74
    Class of '74 (1972)

    as Dave

    1960s

    7 titles · average score 54
    The Mod Squad
    The Mod Squad (1968)
    GoodWatch score 43

    TV show

    Felony Squad
    Felony Squad (1966)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
    The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
    GoodWatch score 36

    as Base Medical Officer

    Mr. Novak
    Mr. Novak (1963)
    GoodWatch score 73

    TV show · as Mr. Burr / Lewis Clinton

    The Explosive Generation
    The Explosive Generation (1961)
    GoodWatch score 55

    as Mr. Carlyle

    The Leech Woman
    The Leech Woman (1960)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Dr. Paul Talbot

    Johnny Midnight
    Johnny Midnight (1960)

    TV show

    1950s

    10 titles · average score 68
    Hawaiian Eye
    Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    GoodWatch score 66

    TV show

    Philip Marlowe
    Philip Marlowe (1959)

    TV show

    77 Sunset Strip
    77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show · as MIke Lamson

    Money, Women and Guns
    Money, Women and Guns (1958)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Damian Bard

    Man from God's Country
    Man from God's Country (1958)
    GoodWatch score 53

    as Sheriff

    Perry Mason
    Perry Mason (1957)
    GoodWatch score 82

    TV show · as Robert Doniger / Lawrence Kent

    Maverick
    Maverick (1957)
    GoodWatch score 75

    TV show · as Chick Braus

    Wire Service
    Wire Service (1956)

    TV show · as Phillip Tennant

    Lassie
    Lassie (1954)
    GoodWatch score 64

    TV show · as John Myles

    Deadline - U.S.A.
    Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
    GoodWatch score 74

    as Lewis Schaefer (uncredited)

    1940s

    23 titles · average score 65
    Seven Keys to Baldpate
    Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Kenneth Magee

    Born to Kill
    Born to Kill (1947)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Fred Grover

    To Each His Own
    To Each His Own (1946)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Alex Piersen

    The Dark Horse
    The Dark Horse (1946)

    as George Kelly

    The Lost Weekend
    The Lost Weekend (1945)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Wick Birnam

    George White's Scandals
    George White's Scandals (1945)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Tom McGrath

    Pan-Americana
    Pan-Americana (1945)

    as Dan Jordan

    Music in Manhattan
    Music in Manhattan (1944)

    as Johnny Pearson

    Ladies Courageous
    Ladies Courageous (1944)

    as Maj. Tommy Harper

    Sweater Girl
    Sweater Girl (1942)

    as Prof. Martin Lawrence

    Gangs Of The City
    Gangs Of The City (1941)

    as Bill Raymond

    The Parson of Panamint
    The Parson of Panamint (1941)

    as Rev. Philip Pharo

    1930s

    27 titles · average score 60
    Radio Hams
    Radio Hams (1939)

    as Copilot

    New Roadways
    New Roadways (1939)

    as Man in Photo (uncredited)

    Somewhat Secret
    Somewhat Secret (1939)

    as Atlantic City Emcee (uncredited)

    It's a Wonderful World
    It's a Wonderful World (1939)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)

    On Borrowed Time
    On Borrowed Time (1939)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Bill Lowry

    Honolulu
    Honolulu (1939)
    GoodWatch score 52

    as Nightclub Bandleader (uncredited)

    Boys Town
    Boys Town (1938)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

    Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette (1938)
    GoodWatch score 71

    as Man in Gaming House (uncredited)

    Too Hot to Handle
    Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as San Francisco Airport Official (uncredited)

    Mannequin
    Mannequin (1938)
    GoodWatch score 62

    as Man Outside Stage Door (Uncredited)

    You're Only Young Once
    You're Only Young Once (1937)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Pilot (uncredited)

    Navy Blue and Gold
    Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
    GoodWatch score 60

    as Kelly