Philip Friend
Biography
Philip Friend was a British actor who first became interested in acting at Bradfield College and went on to work in musical comedies, the West End, and on Broadway in French Without Tears. He joined the Royal Fusiliers after war broke out. Small British film roles followed, including Inquest, The Midas Touch, and Old Bill and Son, then larger parts in The Bells Go Down, Warn That Man, and The Flemish Farm. He appeared in Pimpernel Smith (1941), In Which We Serve (1942), and later Thunder on the Hill (1951). After signing with David O. Selznick in 1946 and moving to Hollywood, he was not used by Selznick, but Universal signed him and cast him in Buccaneer's Girl and Spy Hunt. He returned to Britain for Desperate Moment and continued in films and television, including The Vulture and the TV movie Suez 1956. He died in 1987.
72years old at death
- Born Horsham
- Died Surrey
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Philip Wyndham Friend
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 10 years1941 to 1951
Every film, newest first
- 1951Thunder on the HillIMDb rating 6.8
- 1942In Which We ServeIMDb rating 7.2
- 1941"Pimpernel" SmithIMDb rating 7.2
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Big break
Friend signed a contract with David O. Selznick in February 1946, and Selznick brought him to Hollywood but never used him in any of his films.
A role that slipped away
Friend was set to join the Broadway cast of Faithfully Yours, but Equity objected, so he starred in Jane in 1952 instead.
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Worked with
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Films together
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David LeanDirector, 1 film, 1942
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