Lee Philips (born Leon Friedman; January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999) was an American actor, film director, and television director.[2]
Lee Philips | |
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Lee Philips in Peyton Place (1957) | |
| Born | Leon Friedman[1] January 10, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1999 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actor/Director |
Life and career
editPhilips was born in New York. His acting career started on Broadway, and peaked with a starring role as Michael Rossi in the film adaptation of Peyton Place opposite Lana Turner.[3][4] He appeared in the Paddy Chayefsky motion picture, Middle of the Night (1959) as Kim Novak's character's ex-husband, George. The following year, Philips was cast as the compassionate Lieutenant Wood in the episode, "The White Healer", on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.
Later in the 1960s, his career shifted towards directing, with credits ranging from the television series of Peyton Place to The Dick Van Dyke Show. He still did occasional acting, such as his appearance in 1963 in "Never Wave Goodbye", a two-part episode of The Fugitive. He also guest starred on The Outer Limits in the premiere episode, "The Galaxy Being". Also in 1963, he played a lead role in "Passage on the Lady Anne", an hour-long episode of The Twilight Zone; he returned to the show the following year in the episode "Queen of the Nile", where he played a reporter named Jordan "Jordy" Herrick. He was Juror Number 5 in the Studio One version of Twelve Angry Men. He appeared in Flipper in 1964. He did a guest appearance on Season 4 Episode 7 of TV show Route 66.
Philips made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1965: as Kevin Lawrence in "The Case of the Golden Venom", and, less than nine months later, as Gordon Evans in "The Case of the Fatal Fortune". He played Harlan Fortune in S8 E26 "The Jarbo Pierce Story" on "Wagon Train", 1965. He also guest starred on the Combat!: episode: "A Walk with an Eagle". In 1973 he directed The Girl Most Likely to... starring Stockard Channing.[5] He directed Dick Van Dyke on several episodes of Diagnosis: Murder.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Studio One | Juror No. 5 | "Twelve Angry Men" |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Georgie Minnelli | Season 2 Episode 7: "Alibi Me" |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jack Staley | Season 3 Episode 11: "The Deadly" |
| 1957 | Peyton Place | Michael Rossi | |
| 1958 | The Hunters | First Lieutenant Carl Abbott | |
| 1959 | Middle of the Night | George Preisser | |
| 1960 | Tess of the Storm Country | Eric Thorson | |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben Conan / Fred Sheldon | Season 6 Episode 27: "Deathmate" |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Frank Carlin | Season 1 Episode 9: "The Black Curtain" |
| 1963 | Violent Midnight | Elliot Freeman | |
| 1965 | The Lollipop Cover | Nestor |
References
edit- ^ Eissner, Bonnie (Fall 2011). "A Look Back: From War to Peace to Stage & Screen" (PDF). AU. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ O'Day, Billie. "Interesting Woman / Lee's the Actor — But Barbara Gives the Cues" (The Miami News, November 11, 1959, page 3B)
- ^ "Stellar Team / Lee Philips, as a high school principal, and Lana Turner, shown here in a scene from Peyton Place, form one of the more mature romantic couples in the picture" (Spokane Daily Chronicle, January 23, 1958, page 14)
- ^ Belser, Lee / International News Service. "Philips Feels Like Neophyte / Actor Gets 'Fidgets' in Film with Lana" (The Miami News, January 16, 1958, page 4A)
- ^ Witbeck, Chrles {sic}. "Red Badge of Courage / They Finally Got It Right" (Boca Raton News, December 6, 1974, page 8)
External links
edit- Lee Philips at IMDb
- Lee Philips at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lee Philips at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
