Edward Binns
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| Ed Binns | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Binns |
| Born | September 12 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | December 4 1990 (aged 74) (heart attack) Brewster, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Franz (?-1990) (his death) |
Edward Binns (September 12, 1916 – December 4, 1990) was a stage, film and television actor.
Binns was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 (the painter) in 12 Angry Men and Major General Walter Bedell Smith in the Academy Award-winning film Patton (1970). One small budget, under-rated film was " A Confidential Affair", in which Binns plays a Cailfornia state investigator, checking into loan frauds in the used car mart. Shot in 1962, it gives a wonderful picture of Los Angeles.
He was also in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
Binns also appeared in dozens of television programs including being a cast member of It Takes a Thief (1969-1970). Binns also played in one episode of the television series M* A* S* H as General Korshak.
Binns died from a heart attack at the age of 74 while traveling from New York to his home in Connecticut.
[edit] External links
- Edward Binns at the Internet Movie Database
- Edward Binns memorial at Find A Gravefr:Ed Binns
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