From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Edward Binns (September 12, 1916 – December 4, 1990) 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. Some of his notable roles include playing Juror #6 in 12 Angry Men and Lieutenant GeneralWalter Bedell Smith in the Academy Award-winning film Patton (1970). Binns featured in Alfred Hitchcocks North by Northwest as a police detective. He played a key role as bomber pilot Colonel Grady in the 1964 film Fail-Safe. Binns also appeared in dozens of television programs including NBCs legal drama Justice, Rod Camerons syndicated State Trooper, the syndicated adventure series Whirlybirds, the ABC/Warner Brotherswestern series, The Dakotas, the ABC rodeo drama, Stoney Burke, and ABCs war drama 12 OClock High. He was cast in CBSs Richard Diamond, Private Detective (as Larrabee in the 1958 episode Pension Plan), The Investigators and Thriller (U.S. TV series). Binns appeared as Colonel Robert Baldwin with June Allyson as his screen wife, Eleanor Baldwin, in the 1961 episode Without Fear of Allysons CBS anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson. Also that year he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason, first as Lloyd Castle in The Case of the Angry Dead Man, then as Charles Griffin in The Case of the Malicious Mariner, and in an episode of The Asphalt Jungle. He had a leading role in Rod Serlings The Twilight Zone in the 1960 episode I Shot an Arrow into the Air. Binns also appeared in two episodes of ABCs The Untouchables as gunman Steve Ballard and in a later episode as a doctor. He was a cast member of CBSs The Nurses from 1962 through 1964. He appeared in an episode of the ABC espionage drama Blue Light early in 1966, and in ABCs It Takes a Thief (1969–1970) with Robert Wagner. Binns also appeared in one episode of the ABC series A Man Called Shenandoah, with Robert Horton, as General Korshak on CBSs M*A*S*H, in an episode of NBCs The Brian Keith Show, and in three episodes of ABCs The Fugitive. His distinctive voice was also heard in hundreds of radio and television commercials. Binns died from a heart attack at the age of seventy-four while traveling from New York City to his home inConnecticut. His ashes were scattered at his residence.
Senator Burkette
Film 1961
Lt. Kennedy
Film 1956
Major General Walter Bedell Smith
Film 1970
Bishop Brophy
Film 1982
Lt. Pete Hamilton
Film 1952
Tom Daly
Film 1959
Sheriff Ed McClain
Film 1960
George Madison
Film 1957
Sgt. Allen
Film 1956
Al Barkis
Film 1953
Larry Zanoff
Film 1980
Narration
Film 1967
Self (archive footage)
Film 2000
Self (archive footage)
Film 2020
Sheriff
Film 1959
Dr. Price
Film 1957
Mr. Frye
Film 1974
Sgt. Brown
Film 1951
Monsignor Frank Barrett
Film 1988
Self - Narrator (voice)
Film 1979
First Soldier in Final Tracking Shot (uncredited)
Film 1951
Sen. Fred Baines
Film 1962
Film 1971
Narrator
Film 1967
Red
Film 1978
Pedro
Film 1971
Anderson
Film 1956
Paulsen
Film 1971
Gen. Tom Darrow
Film 1979
Mr. Claypool
Film 1976
Mr. McNulty
Film 1976
Juror 6
Film 1957
Corps Commander
Film 1972
Elevator Starter
Film 1956
Owen Larkdale
Film 1973
Tv 1976
General Korshak
Tv 1972
Capt. Ernest Lemoyne
Tv 1961
Bill Hollis
Tv 1965
Tv 1960
Lloyd Castle
Tv 1957
Bill Strapp
Tv 1955
Joe Doyle
Tv 1948
Father Martin O'Donohugh
Tv 1985
Tv 1971
Bob Donlin
Tv 1959
General Walters
Tv 1959
Tv 1965
Tv 1960
Tv 1957
Colonel Delaney
Tv 1965
Seth Jennings
Tv 1964
Tv 1973
Colonel John Briscoe
Tv 1962
Lt. Giddeon
Tv 1960
Tv 1977
Silas
Tv 1950
Ed Barron
Tv 1960
Tv 1970
Tv 1957
Lieutenant Larrabee
Tv 1957
Wally Gardner
Tv 1957
Tv 1967
Tv 1955
Tv 1966
Tv 1948
Tv 1955
Tv 1958
Tv 1963
Captain Posen
Tv 1957
Tv 1967
Crafts
Tv 1961
Tv 1972
Tv 1959
Tv 1949
Tv 1950
Tv 1974
Abel McHugh
Tv 1956
Tv 1954
Tv 1962
Ben Laney
Tv 1961
Tv 1956
Victor Fergusson
Tv 1961
District Attorney Wolf
Tv 1961
Colonel Baldwin
Tv 1959
Tv 1959
Tv 1961
Governor Jim Pierson
Tv 1953
Tv 1966
Prosecutor
Tv 1950
Peter De Gravio
Tv 1961
Barney Simms
Tv 1965
Mike McCormick
Tv 1962
Pa McRae
Tv 1962
Sam Tompkins
Tv 1956
Dan Thompson
Tv 1950
Frederick Walden
Tv 1956
Harl Stoner
Tv 1960
Charles Griffin
Tv 1957
Colonel Roper
Tv 1965
Wally Powers
Tv 1968
Charlie Culver
Tv 1967
Manet
Tv 1965
Everet Alton Benson
Tv 1974
Sheriff Bill Strode
Tv 1957
Jud Steele
Tv 1957
Tv 1947
John Solvana
Tv 1974
Major Robert Fielding
Tv 1957
Arthur Beresford
Tv 1970
Captain Sloane
Tv 1963
Bitter ex-beau
Tv 1952
Tv 1952