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Philip Friend(1915-1987)

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Yvonne De Carlo and Philip Friend in Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
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Philip Friend was born on 20 February 1915 in Horsham, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Buccaneer's Girl (1950), Dick Turpin: Highwayman (1956) and The Solitary Child (1958). He was married to Eileen Erskine. He died on 1 September 1987 in Chiddingfold, Surrey, England, UK.
BornFebruary 20, 1915
DiedSeptember 1, 1987(72)
BornFebruary 20, 1915
DiedSeptember 1, 1987(72)
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Known for

Yvonne De Carlo and Philip Friend in Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Buccaneer's Girl
6.1
  • Frederic Baptiste
  • 1950
Dick Turpin: Highwayman (1956)
Dick Turpin: Highwayman
5.0
Short
  • Dick Turpin
  • 1956
Philip Friend, Julia Lockwood, and Barbara Shelley in The Solitary Child (1958)
The Solitary Child
5.8
  • James Random
  • 1958
Dirk Bogarde and Mai Zetterling in Desperate Moment (1953)
Desperate Moment
6.6
  • Capt. Bob Sawyer
  • 1953

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Actor

  • Michael Gough and Wensley Pithey in Suez 1956 (1979)
    Suez 1956
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Alan Lennox-Boyd
    • 1979
  • Moody and Pegg (1974)
    Moody and Pegg
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Sir Geoffrey Freshwater
    • 1974
  • Peter Blythe and Sharon Maughan in Dial M for Murder (1974)
    Dial M for Murder
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Range Officer
    • 1974
  • Ian Hendry and Geraldine McEwan in Late Night Theatre (1972)
    Late Night Theatre
    TV Series
    • Colonel Barnes
    • 1972
  • Leonard Gregory, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Wendy Padbury, and Adrian Wright in Freewheelers (1968)
    Freewheelers
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Commander Hawke
    • 1969
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Hassall
    • 1968
  • The Vulture (1966)
    The Vulture
    4.1
    • The Vicar
    • 1966
  • Stranglehold
    4.8
    • Steffan
    • 1963
  • The Fur Collar
    • Eddie Morgan
    • 1962
  • Rendezvous (1957)
    Rendezvous
    7.4
    TV Series
    • James Darwin
    • 1959
  • Michael Rennie in The Third Man (1959)
    The Third Man
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Martin Clearwater (as Phillip Friend)
    • 1959
  • Web of Suspicion (1959)
    Web of Suspicion
    4.0
    • Bradley Wells
    • 1959
  • Philip Friend, Julia Lockwood, and Barbara Shelley in The Solitary Child (1958)
    The Solitary Child
    5.8
    • James Random
    • 1958
  • The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
    The Son of Robin Hood
    4.7
    • Dorchester
    • 1958
  • Tim Turner in The Invisible Man (1958)
    The Invisible Man
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Arthur Holt
    • 1958

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Buccaneer's Girl
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Buccaneer's Girl

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Phillip Friend
  • Born
    • February 20, 1915
    • Horsham, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 1, 1987
    • Chiddingfold, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Eileen Erskine? - September 1, 1987 (his death, 1 child)

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    On stage from 1935. Starred in 'French Without Tears' on Broadway, 1937-38. Suave leading man who never quite hit the big time on screen. At his best in light adventure film, such as Buccaneer's Girl (1950), as a pirate opposite Yvonne De Carlo.

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