Philip McGough
Biography
Philip McGough is a British actor from Penygraig, Wales, who first came to attention on television as Eddie Graham in Thames Television's series Rooms. He belonged to the Half Moon Theatre Company in the early 1970s and spent 1979 with the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Mardian in Antony and Cleopatra among other parts, and in 1985 he took the role of Stalin in Howard Barker's play The Power of the Dog at the Hampstead Theatre. On screen he played Sergeant Calder, a member of an army bomb unit, in the Doctor Who serial Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), Edwin Woodhall in The Monocled Mutineer (1986), and the conman Arnie in an episode of Only Fools and Horses. He was Dr Malcolm Nicholson across 28 episodes of Bad Girls, earned a Villain of the Year nomination at the 2010 British Soap Awards, and appeared in Sharpe's Gold (1995) as Provost Marshal.
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 13 years1993 to 2006
Every film, newest first
- 2006The IllusionistIMDb rating 7.5
- 2001The Emperor's New ClothesIMDb rating 6.9
- 1995Sharpe's GoldIMDb rating 7.2
- 1993M. ButterflyIMDb rating 6.7
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Big break
McGough got his first big break on TV playing Eddie Graham in the series Rooms, which was made by Thames Television.
Behind the camera
McGough both came up with the idea for and acted in the BBC Radio 4 program In Belloc's Footsteps, which was broadcast in 2014.
Philip McGough movies on Netflix
The Illusionistas Dr. Hofzinser
The Emperor's New Clothesas English Tourist
Sharpe's Goldas Provost Marshal
M. Butterflyas Prosecution Attorney
Worked with
Philip McGough shares two films with Eddie Marsan, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Eddie Marsan2 films together, 2001 to 2006
Eddie Marsan's page The Illusionist2006IMDb rating 7.5McGough as Dr. HofzinserMarsan as Josef Fischer
The Emperor's New Clothes2001IMDb rating 6.9McGough as English TouristMarsan as Louis Marchand
Sean Bean1 film together, 1995
Sean Bean's page Sharpe's Gold1995IMDb rating 7.2McGough as Provost MarshalBean as Major Richard Sharpe
Paul Giamatti1 film together, 2006
Paul Giamatti's page The Illusionist2006IMDb rating 7.5McGough as Dr. HofzinserGiamatti as Inspector Uhl
Ian Holm1 film together, 2001
Ian Holm's page The Emperor's New Clothes2001IMDb rating 6.9McGough as English TouristHolm as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Jeremy Irons1 film together, 1993
Jeremy Irons's page M. Butterfly1993IMDb rating 6.7McGough as Prosecution AttorneyIrons as René Gallimard
Vernon Dobtcheff1 film together, 1993
Vernon Dobtcheff's page M. Butterfly1993IMDb rating 6.7McGough as Prosecution AttorneyDobtcheff as Agent Etancelin
Neil BurgerDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Neil Burger The Illusionist2006IMDb rating 7.5McGough as Dr. Hofzinser
David CronenbergDirector, 1 film, 1993
All films by David Cronenberg M. Butterfly1993IMDb rating 6.7McGough as Prosecution Attorney
Alan TaylorDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Alan Taylor The Emperor's New Clothes2001IMDb rating 6.9McGough as English Tourist
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