John Phillips (actor)
John Phillips | |
|---|---|
One Step Beyond (1961) | |
| Born | William John Phillips 20 July 1914 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 11 May 1995 (aged 80) Oswestry, Shropshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1984 |
| Spouse |
Pauline Francis-Jones
(m. 1940) |
| Children | 2 |
William John Phillips
Shakespearean stage actor.[1]
Early life
Phillips was born in
Second World War, Phillips served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was awarded the Military Cross.[1]
Career
Stage
His early theatre roles included the Ghost in the 1955
Television
Phillips appeared in a number of television roles, which included: Jesus of Nazareth (1977) and Dr Charles Langley-Beard in The Old Men at the Zoo (1983).[2][6] His role as Chief Superintendent Robins (1962–78) in Z-Cars and Softly, Softly was perhaps his most memorable.[7]
Death
Phillips died in Oswestry, Shropshire, on 11 May 1995.[1]
Selected filmography
- 1938: The Wooing of Anne Hathaway (TV Movie)
- 1952: Angels One Five .... Engineer Officer
- 1954: The Monkey's Paw (TV Short) .... Sergeant-Major Morris
- 1955: Noah Gives Thanks (TV Movie) .... Mr. Pebble, Vicar of Crockitt
- 1955: The Dark Avenger .... Second French Knight
- 1955: Richard III .... Norfolk
- 1955: The Vise (TV Series) .... Philip Twyford (uncredited)
- 1955-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) .... Jacob Dillon / Colonel Davies / Escales / Chorus
- 1956: Women Without Men .... Male Guard at Gate (uncredited)
- 1956: Passport to Treason .... Police Driver (uncredited)
- 1956: The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) .... Major Du Valle
- 1956: The Black Tulip (TV Series) .... John de Witte
- 1956: Theatre Royal (TV Series)
- 1957: The Adventures of Peter Simple (TV Series) .... Captain Savage, RN
- 1957: Theatre Night (TV Series) .... Hooper Moulsworth
- 1957: Fortune Is a Woman .... Willis Croft
- 1957: The Shiralee .... Doctor
- 1957-1965: ITV Play of the Week(TV Series) .... John Anthony / Prime Minister / Mr. Smith / John Graham Whitfield / Cromwell / Professor Robert Linden / Judge Gaunt / General von Sauberzweig / Anthony Folland / David Crampton / Mr. Friday
- 1958: Television World Theatre (TV Series) .... The Mayor / Count Peter Zichy
- 1958: I Accuse! .... Prosecutor - Esterhazy Trial
- 1958: Doomsday for Dyson (TV Movie) .... General Schalz
- 1958: Dunkirk .... Boat Owner Spokesman (uncredited)
- 1958: Floods of Fear .... Dr. Matthews
- 1959: Bleak House (TV Mini-Series) .... Mr. Tulkinghorn
- 1960: Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) .... Jeffrey Bellenger
- 1960: Somerset Maugham Hour (TV Series) .... Jeffrey Bellenger
- 1960: Village of the Damned .... General Leighton
- 1960: Follow That Horse! .... American Delegate (uncredited)
- 1960: Man in the Moon .... Professor Stephens
- 1960-1961: Danger Man (TV Series) .... Coyannis / Paul
- 1961: Romanoff and Juliet .... Hooper Moulsworth
- 1961: One Step Beyond(TV Series) .... Frank
- 1961: Offbeat
- 1961: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone .... Tom Stone
- 1961-1962: BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) .... Trifonov / Prince Galitzin
- 1962: Under Western Eyes (TV Movie) .... Ivanovich
- 1962: Suspense (TV Series) .... Luther Ross
- 1962: The Hatchet Man (TV Movie) .... George Curnic, head of studio
- 1962: Saki(TV Series) .... Duncan Dullamy
- 1962: Man of the World (TV Series) .... General Montreaux
- 1962: A Prize of Arms .... Col. Fowler
- 1962: We Joined the Navy .... Rear Admiral
- 1962: Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series)
- 1962-1978: Z Cars(TV Series) .... Asst. Chief Constable Robins
- 1963: The Mouse on the Moon .... Bracewell - U.S. Delegate
- 1963: First Night (TV Series) .... Gideon Cobb
- 1963: The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) .... Henry Peabody Sr.
- 1964: Becket .... Bishop of Winchester
- 1964: Armchair Theatre (TV Series) .... George
- 1964: Rupert of Hentzau (TV Series) .... Colonel Zapt
- 1964: Smuggler's Bay (TV Series) .... Elzevir Block
- 1964-1966: Sergeant Cork (TV Series) .... Col. Haverlock / Big Ben Lewis
- 1965: Alexander Graham Bell (TV Series) .... Professor Bell
- 1965: Legend of Death (TV Series) .... Edward Gargan
- 1965: Knock on Any Door (TV Series) .... Robert Prettyman
- 1965: Danger Man (TV Series) .... Dr. Brajanska
- 1965: Joey Boy .... Insp. Morgan
- 1965-1968: Theatre 625 (TV Series) .... Clifford Dyke / Alfred Truelove
- 1965-1968: The Wednesday Play (TV Series) .... Councillor Percival / Sir Gilbert Hardacre / Cardinal Runan / Forbes-Wainwright
- 1966: BBC Play of the Month(TV Series) .... Major General Atkins
- 1966: Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) .... Colonel Gaillarde
- 1966-1967: Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) .... Magistrate / Mr. Parry
- 1967: The Avengers (TV Series) .... Nesbitt
- 1967: The Mummy's Shroud .... Stanley Preston
- 1967: Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) .... Mr. Tredgold
- 1967: The Forsyte Saga (TV Series) .... Sir Alexander MacGown
- 1967: This Way for Murder (TV Mini-Series) .... Barnton
- 1967: Out of Town Theatre (TV Mini-Series) .... Sir Howard Price
- 1967: Torture Garden .... Eddie Storm (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood")
- 1968: Softly, Softly (TV Series) .... Det. Chief Supt. Robins
- 1968: Frontier (TV Series) .... Lt. Col. Whitley
- 1968: The Caesars (TV Mini-Series) .... Piso
- 1969: W. Somerset Maugham (TV Series) .... Commandant
- 1969: Christ Recrucified (TV Mini-Series) .... Pope Grigoris
- 1969: Who-Dun-It (TV Series) .... Det. Insp. Hollis
- 1970: Manhunt (TV Series) .... Klintzch
- 1970: Doctor in the House (TV Series) .... Sir Hartley Maynard
- 1970: Confession (TV Series) .... Headmaster
- 1970: The Black Tulip (TV Mini-Series) .... Cornelius de Witt
- 1970: The Main Chance (TV Series) .... Arnold Bingley
- 1970: Horizon (TV Series documentary) .... Mr. Bidder
- 1970-1972: Crime of Passion(TV Series) .... Maître Lacan
- 1970-1980: Play for Today (TV Series) .... Examining judge / Rev. Howard Whithead - Anglican Vicar
- 1971: The Persuaders (TV Series) .... Lanning Koestler
- 1972: Man of Straw(TV Mini-Series) .... Dr. Heuteufel
- 1972-1976: The Onedin Line (TV Series) .... Jack Frazer
- 1973: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) .... Professor Dyne
- 1973: Jane Eyre(TV Mini-Series) .... Mr. Brocklehurst
- 1973: Wipers Three (TV Movie) .... Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
- 1974: John Halifax, Gentleman (TV Mini-Series) .... Abel Fletcher
- 1974: Fall of Eagles (TV Mini-Series) .... Grand Duke Nicholas
- 1974: The Pallisers (TV Mini-Series) .... Sir Gregory Grogram
- 1974: Father Brown (TV Series) .... Brander Merton
- 1975: Days of Hope (TV Mini-Series) .... Josiah Wedgwood
- 1975 Quiller (TV Series) .... Henry Tulliver
- 1976: The Flight of the Heron (TV Series) .... Cameron of Lochiel
- 1977: Jesus of Nazareth(TV Mini-Series) .... Naso
- 1977: Mr. Big (TV Series) .... Leopold Ruchworth
- 1977: Ripping Yarns (TV Series) .... Colonel Harcourt Badger Owen
- 1977: 1990 (TV Series) .... Attorney General Graham
- 1977: Three Dangerous Ladies .... Urcombe (segment "Mrs. Amworth")
- 1978 Hazell (TV Series) .... Det. Supt. Bull
- 1978: Mrs. Amworth (Short) .... Francis Urcombe
- 1978: Lillie (TV Mini-Series) .... W. E. Gladstone
- 1979: Quadrophenia .... Magistrate
- 1983: Ascendancy .... Wintour
- 1983: The Old Men at the Zoo (TV Series) .... Dr. Charles Langley-Beard
- 1984: Strangers and Brothers (TV Series) .... Reggie Collingwood
- 1985: TV Eye (TV Series) .... Committee Member
- 1987: One by One (TV Series) .... Ben Friedhofer
- 1991: Merlin of the Crystal Cave (TV Series)
- 1992: Leon the Pig Farmer .... Trevor (final film role)
References
- ^ a b c d "OBITUARIES JOHN PHILLIPS". The Independent. 18 May 1995. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "John Phillips". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.
- ^ "John Phillips - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "John Phillips - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "John Phillips - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "John Phillips". aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Z Cars (1962-78) Credits". screenonline.org.uk.
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