Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde — Don't Give Up the Ship Character Profile

About Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde

Steckler's former superior who attempts to cover up the embarrassing disappearance of the Kornblatt. He faces a hostile congressional inquiry alongside Steckler and is ultimately vindicated when the ship's fate is confirmed.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert Middleton

Appears in

Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Role

Supporting

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• John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII (Jerry Lewis)
• Ens. Rita J. Benson (Dina Merrill)
• Prudence Trabert Steckler (Diana Spencer)
• Stan Wychinski (Mickey Shaughnessy)
• Congressman Mandeville (Gale Gordon)
• Lt. Cmdr. Farber (Claude Akins)
• Mrs. Trabert (Mabel Albertson)
• Cmdr. Cross (Richard Shannon)
• Adm. Rogers (Hugh Sanders)
• Cmdr. Craig (Chuck Wassil)
• Lt. Ward (Pamela Duncan)
• Dugan (Karl Lukas)