Edward Binns

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. 2Early life Binns was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1937. 2Career 3Stage Binns' theatrical career began shortly after his 1937 college graduation, when he participated in a repertory theatre in Cleveland. He followed that with a year as actor and director of the Pan-American Theatre in Mexico City. Next, he went to the University of Pennsylvania as an instructor, directing stock theater companies. One of the first members of the newly formed Actors Studio, Binns began studying with Elia Kazan in late 1947. His Broadway credits include Ghosts (1982), Caligula (1959) and Command Decision (1947). 3Military service Beginning in 1942, Binns served in the Army Air Forc