Edward Binns
Born
September 12, 1916
Died
December 4, 1990 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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). 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.
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
2020
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self (archive footage)
2000
After School
Monsignor Frank Barrett
1988
The Equalizer
Father Martin O'Donohugh · (1 episode)
1985
The Verdict
Bishop Brophy
1982
The Pilot
Larry Zanoff
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
General 'Pa' Watson
1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Allan Battles
1980
The Man You Loved to Hate
Self - Narrator (voice)
1979
The Power Within
Gen. Tom Darrow
1979
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
Red
1978
Oliver's Story
Phil Cavilleri
1978
Lucan
(1 episode)
1977
Just an Old Sweet Song
Mr. Claypool
1976
Alice
(1 episode)
1976
Diary of the Dead
Mr. McNulty
1976
Night Moves
Joey Ziegler
1975
The Rockford Files
Everet Alton Benson · (1 episode)
1974
Police Woman
John Solvana · (1 episode)
1974
The Manhunter
(1 episode)
1974
Lovin' Molly
Mr. Frye
1974
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
Hunter
Owen Larkdale
1973
M*A*S*H
General Korshak · (1 episode)
1972
The Brian Keith Show
(1 episode)
1972
Fireball Forward
Corps Commander
1972
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Pedro
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
1971
The Sheriff
Paulsen
1971
The Tell-Tale Heart
1971
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Arthur Beresford · (1 episode)
1970
McCloud
(1 episode)
1970
Patton
Major General Walter Bedell Smith
1970
Hawaii Five-O
Mills · (1 episode)
1968
Chubasco
Judge North
1968
It Takes a Thief
Wally Powers · (3 episodes)
1968
It Takes a Thief
Wallie Powers · (24 episodes)
1968
Judd for the Defense
(2 episodes)
1967
Ironside
Charlie Culver · (1 episode)
1967
This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Massage
Narration
1967
Captain Nice
(1 episode)
1967
The Price of a Life
Narrator
1967
Tarzan
(2 episodes)
1966
Blue Light
(1 episode)
1966
The F.B.I.
Bill Hollis · (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I.
Barney Simms · (1 episode)
1965
The Loner
Manet · (1 episode)
1965
The Wild Wild West
Colonel Roper · (1 episode)
1965
Laredo
(1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Colonel Delaney · (1 episode)
1965
The Americanization of Emily
Admiral Thomas Healy
1964
Fail Safe
Col. Jack Grady
1964
Daniel Boone
Seth Jennings · (1 episode)
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Captain Sloane · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
George Savano · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Josh Kovaks · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Angstrom · (1 episode)
1963
The Dakotas
(1 episode)
1963
Stoney Burke
(1 episode)
1962
The Nurses
Dr. Anson Kiley · (97 episodes)
1962
The Virginian
Colonel John Briscoe · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Mike McCormick · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Pa McRae · (1 episode)
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Brakeman
1962
A Public Affair
Sen. Fred Baines
1962
Judgment at Nuremberg
Senator Burkette
1961
The New Breed
Crafts · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Ben Laney · (1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Peter De Gravio · (3 episodes)
1961
Cain's Hundred
Capt. Ernest Lemoyne · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Victor Fergusson · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
District Attorney Wolf · (3 episodes)
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
(1 episode)
1961
Desire in the Dust
Luke Connett
1960
Route 66
(2 episodes)
1960
Outlaws
(1 episode)
1960
Checkmate
Harl Stoner · (1 episode)
1960
The Aquanauts
Ed Barron · (1 episode)
1960
Thriller
Lt. Giddeon · (1 episode)
1960
Heller in Pink Tights
Sheriff Ed McClain
1960
The Detectives
(1 episode)
1959
The Untouchables
Dr. Samuels · (1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
Bob Donlin · (1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
General Walters · (1 episode)
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Colonel Baldwin · (1 episode)
1959
North by Northwest
Captain Junket
1959
The Man in the Net
State Police Capt. Green
1959
Brenner
(17 episodes)
1959
Curse of the Undead
Sheriff
1959
Compulsion
Tom Daly
1959
One Step Beyond
Fred Graham · (1 episode)
1959
The Rifleman
(1 episode)
1958
Young and Dangerous
Dr. Price
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Captain Posen · (1 episode)
1957
Alcoa Theatre
Major Robert Fielding · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Lloyd Castle · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Charles Griffin · (1 episode)
1957
The Thin Man
(1 episode)
1957
M Squad
Wally Gardner · (1 episode)
1957
Wagon Train
Sheriff Bill Strode · (1 episode)
1957
Wagon Train
Jud Steele · (1 episode)
1957
Wagon Train
Major Starbuck · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957
Portland Exposé
George Madison
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Lieutenant Larrabee · (1 episode)
1957
12 Angry Men
Juror 6
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Abel McHugh · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sam Tompkins · (1 episode)
1956
State Trooper
Frederick Walden · (1 episode)
1956
State Trooper
Harley Bender · (1 episode)
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Lt. Kennedy
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956
The Scarlet Hour
Sgt. Allen
1956
Patterns
Elevator Starter
1956
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Anderson
1956
Matinee Theater
(2 episodes)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mr. Brown · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(2 episodes)
1955
Gunsmoke
Bill Strapp · (1 episode)
1955
Climax!
Lieutenant Lewis · (1 episode)
1954
Inner Sanctum
(4 episodes)
1954
Letter to Loretta
Governor Jim Pierson · (1 episode)
1953
Vice Squad
Al Barkis
1953
General Electric Theater
Harry Wilson · (1 episode)
1953
Omnibus
Bitter ex-beau · (1 episode)
1952
Omnibus
(2 episodes)
1952
Without Warning!
Lt. Pete Hamilton
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(2 episodes)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Red · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Daniels · (1 episode)
1951
Teresa
Sgt. Brown
1951
Halls of Montezuma
First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Silas · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Prosecutor · (1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1 episode)
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Dan Thompson · (1 episode)
1950
Suspense
(3 episodes)
1949
Studio One
Joe Doyle · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(3 episodes)
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
(2 episodes)
1947