Edward Binns

Highest Rated: 100% Compulsion (1959)

Lowest Rated: 29% Oliver's Story (1978)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Not Available

Actor Edward Binns possessed two qualities that many of his contemporaries lacked: he was always reliable, and always believable. On Broadway, he was shown to good advantage in such hit productions as Command Decision, The Lark, A View From the Bridge, and Caligula. In films from 1951's Teresa, Binns' roles ranged from the vacillating Juror #6 in 12 Angry Men (1957) to the authoritative Major General Walter Bedell Smith in Patton (1970). On television, Binns played the title role in the 1959 cop drama Brenner, Dr. Anson Kiley in The Nurses (1962-1964), and secret-service contact man Wallie Powers in It Takes a Thief (1969-1970 season). Edward Binns died suddenly at the age of 74, while traveling from New York to his home in Connecticut.

Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	After School	Monsignor Barrett	—	1989
88%	The Verdict	Bishop Brophy	—	1982
No Score Yet	The Pilot	Larry Zanoff	—	1980
No Score Yet	The Man You Loved to Hate	Actor	—	1980
No Score Yet	The Power Within	Actor	—	1979
29%	Oliver's Story	Phil Cavilleri	—	1978
No Score Yet	Just an Old Sweet Song	Mr. Claypool	—	1976
83%	Night Moves	Joey Ziegler	—	1975
No Score Yet	Lovin' Molly	Mr. Fry	—	1974
No Score Yet	Fireball Forward	Corps Commander	—	1972
94%	Patton	Smith	—	1970
No Score Yet	Chubasco	Judge North	—	1968
No Score Yet	The Plainsman	Lattimer	—	1966
93%	The Americanization of Emily	Adm. Thomas Healy	—	1964
93%	Fail-Safe	Col. Grady	—	1964
No Score Yet	Heningway's Adventures of a Young Man	Brakeman	—	1962
No Score Yet	A Public Affair	Sen. Fred Baines	—	1962
91%	Judgment at Nuremberg	Sen. Burkette	—	1961
No Score Yet	Desire in the Dust	Luke Connett	—	1960
No Score Yet	Heller in Pink Tights	Sheriff McClain	—	1960
99%	North by Northwest	Capt. Junket	—	1959
No Score Yet	The Man in the Net	Capt. Green	—	1959
No Score Yet	Curse of the Undead	Sheriff	—	1959
100%	Compulsion	Tom Daly	—	1959
No Score Yet	Portland Expose	George Madison	—	1957
100%	12 Angry Men (Twelve Angry Men)	Juror No. 6	—	1957
72%	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Lt. Kennedy	—	1956
No Score Yet	Without Warning	Pete	—	1952
No Score Yet	Danger	Actor	—	1952
No Score Yet	Teresa	Sgt. Brown	—	1951

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	MAS*H 1972-1983	Gen. Korshak	1977
No Score Yet	The Rockford Files 1974-1980	Benson	1977
No Score Yet	Ironside 1967-1975	Charlie Culver	1971 1968
No Score Yet	Bonanza 1959-1973	John Flint	1970
No Score Yet	It Takes a Thief 1968-1970	Wallie Powers	1970 1969
No Score Yet	The Wild Wild West 1965-1969	Roper	1969
No Score Yet	The Fugitive 1963-1967	Guest Kovaks Savano Angstrom	1965 1964 1963
82%	The Twilight Zone 1959-1964	Donlin Gen. Walters	1964 1960
No Score Yet	Perry Mason 1957-1966	Castle Charles Griffin	1961
No Score Yet	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955-1962	Mr. Brown	1957
No Score Yet	Gunsmoke 1955-1975	Bill Stapp	1957

Quotes from Edward Binns' Characters

Juror #6:

Well, I'm not used to supposin'. I'm just a workin' man. My boss does all the supposin' - but I'll try one. Supposin' you talk us all out of this and, uh, the kid really did knife his father?

President:	Colonel Grady, this is the President. What you are flying has been caused by a mechanical failure. I order you and your men to fly back at once.
Col. Grady:	I am beyond the point of voice commands.
President:	Damn it Grady, this is the President.