Philip Stone
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-04-14 in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
2003-06-15
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor. He was born Philip Stones in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. Stone appeared in three successive Stanley Kubrick films: playing the central character Alex's "Dad" in A Clockwork Orange (1971), "Graham" (the Lyndon family lawyer) in Barry Lyndon (1975) and as "Delbert Grady," the original caretaker in The Shining (1980). The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel. Other notable film roles included parts in Unearthly Stranger (1964),Thunderball (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Two Gentlemen Sharing(1969), Fragment of Fear (1970), Quest for Love (1971), Carry On Loving(1971), O Lucky Man! (1973), Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), Voyage of the Damned (1976), It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977), The Medusa Touch (1978),S.O.S. Titanic (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Green Ice (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Shadowlands (1985). In the 1978 Ralph Bakshi's animated film The Lord of the Rings, he voiced the role of Théoden. Stone was also a prolific stage and television actor, appearing in many popular TV series, including the very first Avengers episode, The Rat Catchers, Dalziel and Pascoe, A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Yes Minister, Justice and Coronation Street.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Father Leopoldo
Coronation Street
as Detective Sergeant Sowman
The Avengers
as Dr. Richard Tredding
Heartbeat
as Father Sergei
BBC Play of the Month
as Weinand
BBC Play of the Month
as Bishop
The Shining
as Grady
Bergerac
as Verrian
A Touch of Frost
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Phillip Blumburtt
A Clockwork Orange
as Dad
Theatre 625
as Captain Gibbs
No Hiding Place
Thunderball
as SPECTRE Number 5
Justice
as Sir John Gallagher
Justice
as Sir John Gallaher
Dalziel & Pascoe
Z-Cars
Thriller
as Burton
Harem
as Arthur Grey