Phillip Pine Movies
Phillip Pine was a character actor whose chameleon-like presence graced the entertainment world for more than 50 years as an actor, in addition to work as a screenwriter and director. Pine was born in Hanford, CA, 1920, and made his stage debut in a play written in Portugeuse. He later worked on showboats along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and made the jump to small roles in movies in... (read more) the mid-'40s, when he was in his twenties. His dark features frequently got him cast as gangsters and thugs in the early part of his career, and he moved in more prominent roles -- usually of a villainous nature -- in the 1950s.
In 1954, Pine worked on-stage in See the Jaguar and The Immoralist and crossed paths with James Dean at the outset of the latter's career in New York. He played the title role in the stage version of A Stone for Danny Fisher, in a production that also featured Zero Mostel, Joe de Santis, and Susan Cabot. Brooks Atkinson, reviewing the play in The New York Times, wrote that Pine turned in "a good performance. He makes the character shifty and shallow, but likable, also, like a heel who means well weakly."
With very expressive eyes and a minimum of words, Pine could melt into a role and make the most of only a few seconds' screen time. His feature films included William Keighley's crime thriller The Street with No Name (1948), Robert Wise's The Set Up, Mark Robson's My Foolish Heart, and William Wellman's Battleground, all released in 1949. He was also a veteran of hundreds of television shows, from Superman ("The Case of the Talkative Dummy," "The Mystery of the Broken Statues") to The Twilight Zone to Star Trek ("The Savage Curtain"), all of them as villains of a crafty and devious nature. Pine's biggest feature film role was in Irving Lerner's 1958 thriller Murder By Contract, in which he portrayed one of a pair of hoods working with hired assassin Vince Edwards. Pine passed away in 2006 at the age of 86. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
Money to Burn
1982
A high-school guidance counselor is about to retire and decides to finance his golden years with a plot to steal $50 million, and he enlists the help of two elderly people. ~ John...
Quincy, M.E.: A Ghost of a Chance
1982
After several deaths have occurred during routine surgical procedures, Quincy (Jack Klugman) begins an investigation of eminent surgeon Dr. Stanley Royce (Jose Ferrer), who...
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980
This made-for-TV historical drama chronicles the personal and professional lives of Colonel Tibbets and the airmen who dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The story is based on...
Little House on the Prairie: What Ever Happened to the Class of '56?
1980
Charles (Michael Landon) and Caroline (Karen Grassle) journey to faraway Milwaukee to attend two important events: a farmers' convention and their 25th high school...
The Clone Master
1978
In this failed pilot for a series, a biochemist reproduces. He copies himself 13 times to help stop a top-secret cloning project from being destroyed. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
Quincy, M.E.: Passing
1978
Quincy (Jack Klugman) and Sam (Robert Ito) come across a human skull while travelling through the desert. With the help of forensic artist Lynn Peters (Zohra Lampert),...
The Streets of San Francisco: One Last Trick
1977
Police officer Brady (Peter Brown) hopes to persuade his call-girl sweetheart Carol Revson (Lee Purcell) to give up her profession and go straight. Meanwhile, Carol's former...
Kojak: Cry for the Kids
1977
Determined to avenge the death of his brother, racketeer Hackford (Jack L. Ging) recruits teenager Billy Sherbak Jr. (Barry Miller) to do his dirty work. Hackford knows that...
Baretta: Under the City
1976
Several teenage lawbreakers from a so-called honor farm escape their captors while appearing in court. The kids hijack a bus and take two police officers as hostage. As the...
Posse from Heaven
1975
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The Streets of San Francisco: Mask of Death
1974
In an acting tour de force that earned him critical acclaim back in 1974, John Davidson guest stars as professional female impersonator Ken Scott. The highlight of Scott's...
Emergency!: Parade
1974
The 1932-vintage fire engine purchased by Roy (Kevin Tighe) and John (Kevin Tighe) a few episodes back has been fully restored, and is ready for the annual California Fire...
Ironside: Run Scared
1974
While performing with a street-theater troupe, Ironside's goddaughter Peggy Lynch (Kathleen Quinlan) witnesses a murder. Rather than summon the police, Peggy allows her...
Emergency!: Understanding
1973
The doctors at Rampart set their sights on a diabetic patient who, intentionally or otherwise, repeatedly forgets to take his insulin shots. Another crisis situation arises from a...
Cry Rape!
1973
Two TV films were shown during the 1973-1974 season dealing with the emotional and legal ramifications of rape. While the Elizabeth Montgomery vehicle A Case of Rape was...
The Cat Ate the Parakeet
R 1972
The evils of taking drugs and being a hippie are presented in this 1972 drama. Johnny loves his family and his dog too. But when his pet dies, his family doesn't seem to care. The...
The Streets of San Francisco: The First Day of Forever
1972
Janice Rule guest stars as prostitute Beverly Landau, who after leaving her latest "John" is attacked and knifed by a religious fanatic who preys on San Francisco's "working...
Ironside: Contract: Kill Ironside
1971
Scheduled to give evidence in a Federal trial, Chief Ironside (Raymond Burr) is all too aware that there are those who hope to silence him before he can appear in court. In...
The Deadly Dream
1971
Where do dreams end and reality begins? That's the question facing research scientist Lloyd Bridges in the made-for-TV Deadly Dream. Each night, Bridges suffers nightmares, in...
Pot! Parents! Police!
1971
Actor Phillip Pine wrote, directed and starred in the cautionary Pot! Parents! Police! The story centers on a teenager who goes off the deep end when his beloved pet dies....