Philip Friend
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Philip Friend.
Born: February 20, 1915
Place of Birth: Horsham, Sussex, England, UK
Known For
Great Day
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
Sword in the Desert
First American film about the conflict between Jewish nationalists and the British in the creation of the state of Israel.
"Pimpernel" Smith
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
Cloak Without Dagger
A woman reporter discovers a former lover and intelligence officer during WWII apparently working as a waiter in a hotel; and, believing something she impulsively did while he was on a mission is responsible for his current situation, sets out to make things better by finding a foreign agent known only as Kupchek, with the help of the hotel's detective.
The Bells Go Down
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
Mark Saber
A half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.
In Which We Serve
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Back-Room Boy
Jilted by his fiancee, Arthur Pilbeam gets a job as far away from women as possible. Alone in a lighthouse, he soon finds that 12 other people end up living on the tiny island. Thirteen is an unlucky number; and one-by-one they disappear ...
Old Bill and Son
Old Bill has grumbled his way through the trenches of the First World War. Now it is the Second and, envious of his son, Young Bill, he decides to enlist. He finally enters the Pioneer Corps, which is based near his son. When Young Bill goes missing during a raid, Old Bill shows that there's still life in the old dog yet!
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer is a thirteen-part British documentary series created and written by Robert and Ashley Sidaway for Channel 4. Initially broadcast from 12 August to 4 November 1994, the series is narrated by English actor and frequent Hammer collaborator Oliver Reed.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as The Vicar
as Bradley Wells
as James Random
as Dorchester
as Michael McCall
as Felix Gratton
as Dick Turpin
as John Philmore
as Insp. McClaren
as John Lomax
as Capt. Bob Sawyer
as Sidney Kingham
as Jeremy
as Allan Craig
as Chris Denson
as Frederic Baptiste (aka Capt. Robert Kingston)
as Lt. Ellerton
as Pelham Dane
as Michael Heath
as Geoffrey Winthrop
as Fernard Matagne
as John Cooper
as Bob
as Torps
as Lt. Cummins
as Pilot
as Damon Ravel
as Spencer
as Pete
as (uncredited)
as Richard Neale KC