Edward Binns

Personal Info

Birthday

September 12, 1916

Day of Death

1990-12-04

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Ed Binns

Eddie Binns

Edwards Binns

Edwared Binns

Edward Binns

Biography

Edward Binns 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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Fugitive

Robert Montgomery Presents

M*A*S*H

The Twilight Zone

Ironside

Hawaii Five-O

Filmography

2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)
1988
After School
as Monsignor Frank Barrett
1982
The Verdict
as Bishop Brophy
1980
The Pilot
as Larry Zanoff
F.D.R.: The Last Year
as General 'Pa' Watson
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Allan Battles
1979
The Man You Loved to Hate
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Power Within
as Gen. Tom Darrow
1978
Stubby Pringle's Christmas
as Red
Oliver's Story
as Phil Cavilleri
1976
Just an Old Sweet Song
as Mr. Claypool
Diary of the Dead
as Mr. McNulty
1975
Night Moves
as Joey Ziegler
1974
Lovin' Molly
as Mr. Frye
1973
Hunter
as Owen Larkdale
1972
Fireball Forward
as Corps Commander
1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Pedro
The Sheriff
as Paulsen
1970
Patton
as Major General Walter Bedell Smith
1968
Chubasco
as Judge North
1967
This Is Marshall McLuhan: The Medium Is The Massage
as Narration
The Price of a Life
as Narrator
1966
The Plainsman
as Lattimer
1964
The Americanization of Emily
as Admiral Thomas Healy
Fail Safe
as Col. Jack Grady
1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Brakeman
A Public Affair
as Sen. Fred Baines
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Senator Burkette
1960
Desire in the Dust
as Luke Connett
Heller in Pink Tights
as Sheriff Ed McClain
1959
North by Northwest
as Captain Junket
The Man in the Net
as State Police Capt. Green
Curse of the Undead
as Sheriff
Compulsion
as Tom Daly
1957
Young and Dangerous
as Dr. Price
Portland Exposé
as George Madison
12 Angry Men
as Juror 6
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Lt. Kennedy
The Scarlet Hour
as Sgt. Allen
Patterns
as Elevator Starter
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
as Anderson
1953
Vice Squad
as Al Barkis
1952
Without Warning!
as Lt. Pete Hamilton
1951
Teresa
as Sgt. Brown
Halls of Montezuma
as First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)