Philip Anglim

Philip Anglim

Philip Charles Anglim (born February 11, 1953) is an American actor best known for his performance as Joseph Merrick in the stage and television versions of "The Elephant Man", a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other notable roles include "Macbeth" on Broadway and Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood, in the television mini-series "The Thorn Birds". He also had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on "".

Biography

Born in San Francisco, Anglim's original career goal was to be a veterinarian, but after he was asked to appear in a play, he switched to acting. He studied English literature at Yale, receiving a BA degree in 1973, and then spent a year in Connecticut at the Southbury Playhouse. His feature film debut was in 1973 in "The All-American Boy", and his first television appearance was in 1976 in the PBS "The Adams Chronicles".

In 1979, while still an unknown, Anglim optioned the London play "The Elephant Man", and debuted off-Broadway at St. Peter's Church. It later moved to The Booth Theater on Broadway in 1979, and earned several awards. On Broadway in Macbeth, he withdrew in 1981 after receiving negative reviews and Kelsey Grammer stepped in. In 1982, Anglim appeared in the NBC television version of the The Elephant Man, and earned Best Actor nominations for the performance.

Anglim also maintains a cattle farm in Tennessee, and in 1992, founded The Lewis County Children's Fund, to help children in the area.

Awards

All of the following were for his performance in "The Elephant Man":
* 1979 Outstanding Actor in a Play, Drama Desk Award
* 1979 nomination for Best Actor, Tony Awards
* 1979 Theatre World Award
* 1978-1979 OBIE Award Performance
* 1982 nomination, Emmy Award
* 1982 nomination, Golden Globe [http://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/trektalk/anglim.htm]
* Dramalogue award, "Lonely Planet"

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title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
years=1978-1979
for "The Elephant Man"
before=Barnard Hughes
for "Da"
after=John Rubinstein
for "Children of a Lesser God"

Works

Theater

* "What the Butler Saw", 1975, Cincinnati
* "The Contrast", 1975, Cincinnati
* "Snow White", 1976, New York
* "Macbeth", 1981, New York

Film/television

* "The Elephant Man", stage and television, actor and producer
* "Haunted Summer", played Lord Byron
* "The Man Inside", played Rolf Gruel
* "The Thorn Birds", played Dane O'Neill
* "Dallas" reunion "War of the Ewings"
* "Millennium"
* "Macbeth" (title role)
* "Testament"

tar Trek appearances

* "In the Hands of the Prophets"
* "The Circle"
* "The Siege"
* "Shadowplay"
* "The Collaborator"
* "Fascination"
* "Life Support"
* "Resurrection"

External links

*
* [http://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/trektalk/anglim.htm "Philip Anglim, Holy Man]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mo/gutterduck/credits.html List of credits]
* [http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/id/188984 Hollywood.com biography]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mo/gutterduck Philip Anglim fansite]


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