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Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

Actor · Died November 5, 2018, aged 93 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Played pro football for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears, before becoming an actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1925
Died
November 5, 2018 (aged 93)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Robert Phillips' films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Survival
19%
Society
11%
Power
11%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
4%
Self
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Shadowas Captain Chalmers in Detroit 9000 (1973)
  • Threshold guardianas Chief Albert Pallin in Mitchell (1975)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Phillips' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Phillips' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • 3 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Myers

  • Cry Freedom(1987)

    as Speaker at Funeral

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Delta Pi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Pud

  • Knight Rider: Knight of the Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Symes

  • The Big Black Pill(1981)

    as Little Al

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Gorilla Captain

  • The Ultimate Impostor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Cottle

  • Final Chapter: Walking Tall(1977)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Car(1977)

    as Metcalf

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · as Keesey

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie(1976)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Adiós Amigo(1975)

    as Notary

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mean Johnny Barrows(1975)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mitchell(1975)

    as Chief Albert Pallin

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Main Mission Operative (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Cop on the Beat(1975)

    as Barber

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Capone(1975)

    as Bugs Moran

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Rockford Files(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Torrance

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Dion Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gino

  • The Gun and the Pulpit(1974)

    as Tom Underwood

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Slams(1973)

    as Cohalt

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • I Escaped from Devil's Island(1973)

    as Blassier

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Detroit 9000(1973)

    as Captain Chalmers

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Toma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Andretti

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Mutala

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Century Turns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Lew Tarris

  • Moon of the Wolf(1972)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Slaughter(1972)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Yuma(1971)

    as Sanders

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Darker Than Amber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Griff

  • Mission Impossible Versus the Mob(1969)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mackenna's Gold(1969)

    as Monkey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hour of the Gun(1967)

    as Frank Stilwell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Dirty Dozen(1967)

    as Cpl. Morgan - MP Guard

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dimension 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as George

  • Mission: Impossible(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernie Staczek · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Felony Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Weaver

  • The Silencers(1966)

    as Armed Man

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Cellmate

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lafe · as Sam

  • Cat Ballou(1965)

    as Klem (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Orion Space Officer

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Milo Vargas · as Spector

  • The Killers(1964)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Temple Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Pvt. Keller

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Policeman

  • Hell Is for Heroes(1962)

    as Jeep driver

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers(1956)

    as Captain Edward Ruppelt

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1962 to 2020; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

$19K worldwide

Highest rated

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Killers (1964)

Film career

19622020

Peak 1977 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1960s17 · acting1970s24 · acting1980s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
6272

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Phillips' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 26; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Cop on the Beat (1975)

87th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Robert Phillips work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Phillips' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Morgan Woodward shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles