Lee Phelps
Encyclopedia
Lee Phelps was an American film actor. He appeared in over 600 films between 1917
and 1953
, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture
(Grand Hotel
, You Can't Take it With You
and Gone with the Wind
).
Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated
western
television series, The Adventures of Kit Carson
, starring Bill Williams
in the title role.
He was born in Pennsylvania
and died in Los Angeles
, California
.
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
and 1953
1953 in film
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*September 16 — The Robe debuts as the first anamorphic, widescreen CinemaScope film.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:A...
, mainly in uncredited roles. He also appeared in three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...
(Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (film)
Grand Hotel is a 1932 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by William A. Drake and Béla Balázs is based on the 1930 play of the same title by Drake, who had adapted it from the 1929 novel Menschen im Hotel by Vicki Baum...
, You Can't Take it With You
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
and Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
).
Phelps appeared in the 1952 episode "Outlaw's Paradise" as a judge in the syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
television series, The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western series that aired in syndication from August 1951 to November 1955, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola. It stars Bill Williams in the title role as frontier scout Christopher "Kit" Carson...
, starring Bill Williams
Bill Williams (actor)
Bill Williams was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his starring role in the early 1950 television show The Adventures of Kit Carson.-Career:...
in the title role.
He was born in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and died in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Selected filmography
- The Secret CodeThe Secret Code (film)The Secret Code is a 1918 silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Gloria Swanson.-Cast:* Gloria Swanson - Sally Carter Rand* J. Barney Sherry - Sen. John Calhoun Rand* Rhy Alexander - Lola Walling...
(1918) - Baby ClothesBaby ClothesBaby Clothes is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 49th Our Gang short subject released.-Cast:* Joe Cobb - Joe* Mickey Daniels - Mickey* Allen Hoskins - Farina* Jackie Condon - Jackie* Johnny Downs - Johnny...
(1926) - Putting Pants on PhilipPutting Pants on PhilipPutting Pants On Philip is a landmark Hal Roach two-reel silent film from 1927. It was the first to bill Laurel and Hardy as a comedy duo, although the first film the two comedians were in together had been The Lucky Dog from 1921, and the first Hal Roach production they were both in was 45...
(1927) - Danger LightsDanger LightsDanger Lights is a 1930 film starring Louis Wolheim, Robert Armstrong, and Jean Arthur.The plot concerns railroading on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, and the movie was largely filmed along that railroad's lines in Montana...
(1930) - The ChampThe ChampThe Champ is a 1931 American film written by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock, and directed by King Vidor. The movie stars Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper , and tells the story of a washed up alcoholic boxer who tries to put his life together for the sake of his young son.The...
(1931) - Bedtime WorriesBedtime WorriesBedtime Worries is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 124th Our Gang short that was released.-Plot:...
(1933) - Boys' ReformatoryBoys' ReformatoryBoys' Reformatory is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe after a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S...
(1939) - War Dogs (1942)
- Desperadoes of the WestDesperadoes of the WestDesperadoes of the West is a Republic film serial.-Cast:*Richard Powers as Ward Gordon*Judy Clark as Sally Arnold*Roy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchman*I. Stanford Jolley as J. B...
(1953)