William Edward Phipps (February 4, 1922 â€" June 1, 2018) was an
American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William
Phipps, perhaps best known for his roles in dozens of classic sci-fi
and westerns, both in films and on television.Phipps grew up in St.
Francisville, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was six years
old. By the time he was in high school, he was using his stepfather's
last name of Couch. He developed a love of acting at a young age and
performed in several plays in grade school and high school. One of the
plays in which he performed, during his junior year of high school in
1937, was Before Morning, a 1933 play made into a film that same
year.[better source needed]After graduating from high school in 1939,
he attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, where
he majored in accounting, was elected freshman class president and
served as head cheerleader. After two years of college, he moved to
Hollywood, to pursue a career in acting and resumed his original last
name of Phipps.
American actor and producer, sometimes credited simply as William
Phipps, perhaps best known for his roles in dozens of classic sci-fi
and westerns, both in films and on television.Phipps grew up in St.
Francisville, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was six years
old. By the time he was in high school, he was using his stepfather's
last name of Couch. He developed a love of acting at a young age and
performed in several plays in grade school and high school. One of the
plays in which he performed, during his junior year of high school in
1937, was Before Morning, a 1933 play made into a film that same
year.[better source needed]After graduating from high school in 1939,
he attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, where
he majored in accounting, was elected freshman class president and
served as head cheerleader. After two years of college, he moved to
Hollywood, to pursue a career in acting and resumed his original last
name of Phipps.
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