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Philip Stone
British actor (1924–2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor known for portraying film characters such as "Pa", the father of Alex DeLarge, in A Clockwork Orange (1971); General Alfred Jodl in Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973); Delbert Grady in The Shining (1980); and Captain Phillip Blumburtt in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). His final film role was as the Bishop in The Baby of Mâcon (1993).
On television, Stone is known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Sowman in Coronation Street, Brigadier Davidson in The Rat Catchers, and Sir John Gallagher in Justice.
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Early life
Philip Stone (né Stones) was born in Kirkstall, Leeds. He was the youngest of four children; his father was a secondary school headmaster.[1] He served in the Royal Air Force during the final two years of the Second World War.[2]
Career
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Stone's professional theatre career began in London in 1947. He performed a range of roles in repertory theatre before moving to London in 1960, becoming a regular on television, often playing "tough-minded authority figures".[2] He appeared in many popular series, including the first two episodes of The Avengers (he was one of only two guest actors—the other being Warren Mitchell—to have played the same role twice in the series), The Saint, Coronation Street, Justice, Bergerac, Yes Minister, Heartbeat, A Touch of Frost, and Dalziel and Pascoe.
Stone was the only actor to appear in three consecutive Stanley Kubrick films. First, he played the central character Alex's "P" (as in "M" and "P" for "Ma" and "Pa") in A Clockwork Orange (1971). Subsequently, he played Graham, the Lyndon family lawyer, in Barry Lyndon (1975), and Delbert Grady, the waiter/caretaker who murdered his family in The Shining (1980).[3] Kubrick had seen him perform in David Storey's stage play The Contractor.[4] The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel.
Stone's other film roles included Thunderball (1965), Where Eagles Dare (1968), Quest for Love (1971), Flash Gordon (1980), and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). In the Ralph Bakshi animated film The Lord of the Rings (1978), he voiced the role of Théoden.[5]
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Personal life
Stone was married to Margaret Pickford until her death in 1984. They lived in Lindfield Road, Ealing.[1]
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