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Edward Binns
Actor

Edward Binns

12 Sep 1916Born
4 Dec 1990Died
74Age at death
122Credits

Biography

Edward Binns (September 12, 1916 – December 4, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He had a wide-spanning career in film and television, often portraying competent, hard working, and purposeful characters in his various roles. Binns was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the first members of the newly formed Actors Studio, Binns began studying with Elia Kazanin the fall of 1947. After appearing in a number of Broadway plays, Binns began appearing in films in the early 1950s. Some of his notable roles include playing Juror #6 in 12 Angry Men and Lieutenant GeneralWalter Bedell Smith in the Academy Award-winning film Patton (1970).

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Binns featured in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest as a police detective. He played a key role as bomber pilot Colonel Grady in the 1964 film Fail-Safe. Binns also appeared in dozens of television programs including NBC's legal drama Justice, Rod Cameron's syndicated State Trooper, the syndicated adventure series Whirlybirds, the ABC/Warner Brotherswestern series, The Dakotas, the ABC rodeo drama, Stoney Burke, and ABC's war drama 12 O'Clock High. He was cast in CBS's Richard Diamond, Private Detective (as Larrabee in the 1958 episode "Pension Plan"), The Investigators and Thriller (U.S. TV series). Binns appeared as Colonel Robert Baldwin with June Allyson as his screen wife, Eleanor Baldwin, in the 1961 episode "Without Fear" of Allyson's CBS anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson. Also that year he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, first as Lloyd Castle in "The Case of the Angry Dead Man," then as Charles Griffin in "The Case of the Malicious Mariner," and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He had a leading role in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone in the 1960 episode "I Shot an Arrow into the Air". Binns also appeared in two episodes of ABC's The Untouchables as gunman Steve Ballard and in a later episode as a doctor. He was a cast member of CBS's The Nurses from 1962 through 1964. He appeared in an episode of the ABC espionage drama Blue Light early in 1966, and in ABC's It Takes a Thief (1969–1970) with Robert Wagner. Binns also appeared in one episode of the ABC series A Man Called Shenandoah, with Robert Horton, as General Korshak on CBS's M*A*S*H, in an episode of NBC's The Brian Keith Show, and in three episodes of ABC's The Fugitive. His distinctive voice was also heard in hundreds of radio and television commercials. Binns died from a heart attack at the age of seventy-four while traveling from New York City to his home inConnecticut. His ashes were scattered at his residence.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 122 credits.

  1. 1988After SchoolFilm: Monsignor Frank Barrett
  2. 1986Whatever it TakesFilm: Mr. Kingsley
  3. 1985The EqualizerSeries: Father Martin O'Donohugh (1 episode)
  4. 1982The VerdictFilm: Bishop Brophy
  5. 1980The PilotFilm: Larry Zanoff
  6. 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearFilm: General 'Pa' Watson
  7. 1980The Murder That Wouldn't DieFilm: Allan Battles
  8. 1979The Power WithinFilm: Gen. Tom Darrow
  9. 1978Stubby Pringle's ChristmasFilm: Red
  10. 1978Oliver's StoryFilm: Phil Cavilleri
  11. 1977LucanSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1976Just an Old Sweet SongFilm: Mr. Claypool
  13. 1976AliceSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1976Diary of the DeadFilm: Mr. McNulty
  15. 1975Night MovesFilm: Joey Ziegler
  16. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Everet Alton Benson (1 episode)
  17. 1974Police WomanSeries: John Solvana (1 episode)
  18. 1974The ManhunterSeries (1 episode)
  19. 1974Lovin' MollyFilm: Mr. Frye
  20. 1974The First Woman PresidentFilm: Joe Tumulty
  21. 1973Police StorySeries (1 episode)
  22. 1973HunterFilm: Owen Larkdale
  23. 1972M*A*S*HSeries: General Korshak (1 episode)
  24. 1972The Brian Keith ShowSeries (1 episode)
  25. 1972Fireball ForwardFilm: Corps Commander
  26. 1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesFilm: Pedro
  27. 1971CannonSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1971The SheriffFilm: Paulsen
  29. 1971The Tell-Tale HeartFilm
  30. 1970The Bold Ones: The SenatorSeries: Arthur Beresford (1 episode)
  31. 1970McCloudSeries (1 episode)
  32. 1970PattonFilm: Major General Walter Bedell Smith
  33. 1969Hawaii Five-OSeries: Mills (1 episode)
  34. 1968The Name of the GameSeries: Dan Borden (1 episode)
  35. 1968ChubascoFilm: Judge North
  36. 1968It Takes a ThiefSeries: Wally Powers, Wallie Powers (3 episodes)
  37. 1967Judd, for the DefenseSeries (2 episodes)
  38. 1967IronsideSeries: Charlie Culver (1 episode)
  39. 1967This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The MassageFilm: Narration
  40. 1967Captain NiceSeries (1 episode)
  41. 1967The Price of a LifeFilm: Narrator
  42. 1966TarzanSeries (2 episodes)
  43. 1966The PlainsmanFilm: Lattimer
  44. 1966Blue LightSeries (1 episode)
  45. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Bill Hollis, Barney Simms (1 episode)
  46. 1965The LonerSeries: Manet (1 episode)
  47. 1965The Wild Wild WestSeries: Colonel Roper (1 episode)
  48. 1965LaredoSeries (1 episode)
  49. 1965Run for Your LifeSeries: Colonel Delaney (1 episode)
  50. 1964The Americanization of EmilyFilm: Admiral Thomas Healy
  51. 1964Fail SafeFilm: Col. Jack Grady
  52. 1964Daniel BooneSeries: Seth Jennings (1 episode)
  53. 1963The FugitiveSeries: George Savano, Josh Kovaks, Angstrom (1 episode)
  54. 1963The DakotasSeries (1 episode)
  55. 1962Stoney BurkeSeries (1 episode)
  56. 1962The NursesSeries: Dr. Anson Kiley (97 episodes)
  57. 1962The VirginianSeries: Colonel John Briscoe, Mike McCormick, Pa McRae (1 episode)
  58. 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManFilm: Brakeman
  59. 1962A Public AffairFilm: Sen. Fred Baines
  60. 1961Judgment at NurembergFilm: Senator Burkette
  61. 1961The InvestigatorsSeries: Jim Corbin (1 episode)
  62. 1961The New BreedSeries: Crafts (1 episode)
  63. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Ben Laney, Peter De Gravio (1 episode)
  64. 1961Cain's HundredSeries: Capt. Ernest Lemoyne (1 episode)
  65. 1961The DefendersSeries: Victor Fergusson, District Attorney Wolf (1 episode)
  66. 1961The Asphalt JungleSeries (1 episode)
  67. 1960Desire in the DustFilm: Luke Connett
  68. 1960Route 66Series (2 episodes)
  69. 1960OutlawsSeries (1 episode)
  70. 1960CheckmateSeries: Harl Stoner (1 episode)
  71. 1960The AquanautsSeries: Ed Barron (1 episode)
  72. 1960ThrillerSeries: Lt. Giddeon (1 episode)
  73. 1960Heller in Pink TightsFilm: Sheriff Ed McClain
  74. 1959Curse of the UndeadFilm: Sheriff
  75. 1959The DetectivesSeries (1 episode)
  76. 1959The UntouchablesSeries: Dr. Samuels (1 episode)
  77. 1959The Twilight ZoneSeries: Bob Donlin, General Walters (1 episode)
  78. 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries: Colonel Baldwin (1 episode)
  79. 1959North by NorthwestFilm: Captain Junket
  80. 1959The Man in the NetFilm: State Police Capt. Green

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