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Philo McCullough(1893-1981)

  • Actor
  • Director
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Philo McCullough
Sam Purdy, a banker-turned-politician-turned-sheep farmer is repeatedly blackmailed by his half-brother because of their love for a woman named Mary.
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Philo McCullough was born on 16 June 1893 in San Bernardino, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918), The Gay Lord Quex (1919) and Trilby (1923). He was married to Valeri Gratton and Laura Anson. He died on 5 June 1981 in Burbank, California, USA.
BornJune 16, 1893
DiedJune 5, 1981(87)
BornJune 16, 1893
DiedJune 5, 1981(87)
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Known for

Louise Lovely in The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918)
The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit
  • Jim Younger
  • 1918
Gloria Hope and Tom Moore in The Gay Lord Quex (1919)
The Gay Lord Quex
  • Captain Bastling
  • 1919
Arthur Edmund Carewe and Andrée Lafayette in Trilby (1923)
Trilby
  • Taffy
  • 1923
Eileen Percy in Maid of the West (1921)
Maid of the West
  • Director
  • 1921

Credits

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Actor



  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    7.1
    • Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
    Here Come the Brides
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Jane Fonda, Red Buttons, Michael Sarrazin, Susannah York, and Gig Young in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
    7.8
    • Marathon Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The Arrangement (1969)
    The Arrangement
    6.3
    • Benson (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Kim Novak, Mako, Zero Mostel, and Clint Walker in The Great Bank Robbery (1969)
    The Great Bank Robbery
    5.6
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
    6.3
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • The Invaders (1967)
    The Invaders
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Passerby (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Point Blank (1967)
    Point Blank
    7.2
    • Conventioneer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The Cool Ones (1967)
    The Cool Ones
    4.5
    • Man in Office (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and The Monkees in The Monkees (1965)
    The Monkees
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Club Member (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Grand Juryman (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Ken Berry, Melody Patterson, Larry Storch, and Forrest Tucker in F Troop (1965)
    F Troop
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Townsman
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1965–1967
  • A Covenant with Death (1967)
    A Covenant with Death
    6.0
    • Trial Spectator (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Hotel (1967)
    Hotel
    6.6
    • Hotel Patron (uncredited)
    • 1967

Director



  • Eileen Percy in Maid of the West (1921)
    Maid of the West
    • Director
    • 1921

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Philo McCollough
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 16, 1893
    • San Bernardino, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 5, 1981
    • Burbank, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Valeri GrattonSeptember 12, 1970 - June 5, 1981 (his death)
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    Tall, moustachioed character actor, who began his film career at Selig in 1912. After being initially cast in caddish or 'other man' roles, McCullough moved from comedies to essaying dastardly villains in westerns and melodramas for the remainder of the silent era. After his featured role as the chief menace in Tarzan the Fearless (1933), he went on to spend the next thirty-five years gainfully employed as one of the more prolific bit part players in Hollywood, often as assorted western townsfolk, barflys or hotel guests.

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