Phillip Terry

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Phillip Terry born Frederick Henry Kormann March 7 1909 February 23 1993 was an American actor Terry was born in San Francisco California the only child of German Americans Frederick Andrew Kormann 18831948 and Ida Ruth Voll 18831954 He attended Stanford University where he became interested in theatre After a brief stay in New York he went to London in 1933 where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Afterwards he toured British provinces for four years doing stock theater Upon returning to Hollywood he took a job with CBS Radio where he performed in a number of plays on the air specializing in Shakespearean roles After a screen test at MGM in 193y he was awarded a contract with the studio Among his motion picture appearances he had a bit part in the movie Mannequin starring Joan Crawford Phillip Terry appeared in more than eighty movies over the span of his career Many of the early roles were small and often uncredited But in the 1940s he received bigger and more numerous roles in some quality movies such as The Lost Weekend 1945 starring Ray Milland and To Each His Own 1946 starring Olivia de Havilland who won one of her Oscars for her role in the film His career began to flag in the late 1940s Through the 1950s and early 1970s he took on occasional B movie roles including monster flick In addition he would accept television roles and was in episodes of The Name of the Game and Police Woman He also made five guest appearances on Perry Mason In 1973 he retired and moved to Santa Barbara California He suffered the first of a series of strokes in 1978 Because of the strokes he lost his mobility and communication and was an invalid for several years before his death at the age of 83 Terry died at his home in Santa Barbara His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean