Phillip Pine (July 16, 1920 â€" December 22, 2006) was an American
film and television actor, writer, director, and producer. Despite
incorrect biographical information repeated on many entertainment
sites, Phillip Pine was not related to Robert Pine or Chris Pine. He
was a regular presence in television and movies from the 1950s to the
1980s. He played both heroes and villains, usually as a supporting
character, throughout his career.In a career that spanned seven
decades, Pine in 1955 portrayed the outlaw John Wesley Hardin in the
ninth episode "John Wesley Hardin" of the ABC/Desilu western
television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh
O'Brian in the title role. In a 1957 episode of the same series, Pine
again played Hardin, along with Mike Ragan as Clay Allison, Denver
Pyle as Ben Thompson, and Mason Alan Dinehart as Bat Masterson, all of
whom come to Earp's aid in a shootout with the owner and foreman of
the Big T Ranch, Rance Purcell (Richard Devon) and Gus Andrews (Grant
Withers).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 Wagon Train titled "The Ben Courtney Story" and "The
Esteban Zamora Story" in 1959. Pine was in the second episode of The
Outer Limits entitled "The Hundred Days of the Dragon". He also
appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone, "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 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of
the Wednesday Woman." In 1964 Pine guest starred on Combat! as Pvt.
Steve Cantrell in the third season episode "Birthday Cake". He also
played a World War II submarine captain marooned inside an underwater
cave with four other survivors in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
episode "And Five of Us are Left."Pine played a confessed bank robber
in the ninth episode of the television series Peter Gunn entitled
"Image of Sally," first aired November 17, 1958.
film and television actor, writer, director, and producer. Despite
incorrect biographical information repeated on many entertainment
sites, Phillip Pine was not related to Robert Pine or Chris Pine. He
was a regular presence in television and movies from the 1950s to the
1980s. He played both heroes and villains, usually as a supporting
character, throughout his career.In a career that spanned seven
decades, Pine in 1955 portrayed the outlaw John Wesley Hardin in the
ninth episode "John Wesley Hardin" of the ABC/Desilu western
television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh
O'Brian in the title role. In a 1957 episode of the same series, Pine
again played Hardin, along with Mike Ragan as Clay Allison, Denver
Pyle as Ben Thompson, and Mason Alan Dinehart as Bat Masterson, all of
whom come to Earp's aid in a shootout with the owner and foreman of
the Big T Ranch, Rance Purcell (Richard Devon) and Gus Andrews (Grant
Withers).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 Wagon Train titled "The Ben Courtney Story" and "The
Esteban Zamora Story" in 1959. Pine was in the second episode of The
Outer Limits entitled "The Hundred Days of the Dragon". He also
appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone, "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 Perry Mason episode, "The Case of
the Wednesday Woman." In 1964 Pine guest starred on Combat! as Pvt.
Steve Cantrell in the third season episode "Birthday Cake". He also
played a World War II submarine captain marooned inside an underwater
cave with four other survivors in the Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
episode "And Five of Us are Left."Pine played a confessed bank robber
in the ninth episode of the television series Peter Gunn entitled
"Image of Sally," first aired November 17, 1958.
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