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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 in (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.


Early life
Philip Stone (né Stones) was born in , . He was the youngest of four children; his father was a secondary school headmaster. He served in the Royal Air Force during the final two years of the Second World War.


Career
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". 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 —to have played the same role twice in the series), The Saint, Coronation Street, Justice, Bergerac, , Heartbeat, A Touch of Frost, and Dalziel and Pascoe.

Stone was the only actor to appear in three consecutive 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 (1975), and Delbert Grady, the waiter/caretaker who murdered his family in The Shining (1980). Kubrick had seen him perform in 's stage play The Contractor. The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is .

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 animated film The Lord of the Rings (1978), he voiced the role of Théoden.


Personal life
Stone was married to Margaret Pickford until her death in 1984. They lived in Lindfield Road, Ealing.


Death
Stone died in , London, in 2003, aged 79.


Filmography

Film
1964Unearthly StrangerProfessor John Lancaster
1965Never Mention MurderInspector
ThunderballSPECTRE No. 5Uncredited
Life at the TopTiffield Interview Panel
1968Where Eagles DareSky Tram Operator
1969Two Gentlemen SharingMr. Burrows (Ethene's Father)
1970Fragment of FearCID Sergeant
Carry On LovingRobinson
The Man Who Had Power Over WomenAngela's Father
1971Quest for LoveMason
Carry On at Your ConvenienceMr. BulstrodeScenes deleted
A Clockwork OrangeDad
1973O Lucky Man!Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major
General
1975Graham
1976Voyage of the DamnedSecretary
1977It Shouldn't Happen to a VetJack
1978The Medusa TouchDean
The Lord of the RingsKing Théodon / Uglúk – Hai Captain (voice)
1980The ShiningDelbert Grady
Flash GordonZogi, the High Priest
1981Jochim Kellerman
1984Pope John Paul IIArchbishop Baziak
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomCaptain Phillip Blumburtt
1993The Baby of MâconThe Bishop
1994Four Weddings and a FuneralWedding GuestUncredited


Television
1960The Old Pull 'n PushSid Miller2 episodes
1961The AvengersDr. Richard J. Tredding
ITV Television PlayhousePublicanEpisode "The Widowing of Mrs. Holyrod"
Court of MysteryBrother Anselmo / Mr. Triggs2 episodes
Jacks and KnavesSergeant Harry FrostUnknown episodes
A Chance of ThunderTed Macauley2 episodes
1962Your WorldMr. Savage
Emergency – Ward 10Mr. SalesEpisode #1.501
Top SecretDoctorEpisode "The Second Man"
The Big PullDoctorEpisode #1.2
CompactDr. Gilbert Baxter / Airport Official3 episodes
MaigretFather DamianEpisode "The Countess"
1962–1963Gardiner / Forensic Inspector2 episodes
1963SuspenseInspectorEpisode "The Honest Man"
BBC Sunday-Night PlayBurroughsEpisode "A Right Crusader"
MaupassantDoctorEpisode "Fathers and Sons"
The SaintInspector CarltonEpisode "Marcia"
Badger's BendUncle Steve12 episodes
1964Ann VeronicaMember of ParliamentEpisode "Votes for Women"
The VillainsMr. Sutcliffe / Detective Inspector Colquhoun2 episodes
No Hiding PlaceDetective Superintendent French / Detective Chief Inspector French
The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingSir DugaldEpisode "A Germ Destroyer"
The Edgar Wallace Mystery TheatreInspectorEpisode "Never Mention Murder"
Theatre 625Captain GibbsEpisode "Parade's End #3: A Man Could Stand Up"
1965CraneBorisEpisode "The Death of Karaloff"
Dr. Finlay's CasebookJames MunroEpisode "Devils Dozens"
Story ParadeBennettEpisode "The Make-Believe Man"
BlackmailMr. PattersonEpisode "The Lowest Bidder"
1966–1967The Rat CatchersBrigadier Davidson26 episodes
1967Thirty-Minute TheatreHenry IngramEpisode "The Isle Is Full of Noises"
Daniel MolesworthEpisode "The Second Freedom"
City '68Councillor Frank AllenEpisode "A Question of Priorities"
1969John Browne's BodyFrench3 episodes
Fraud SquadStefan PastekEpisode "Cold as Charity"
Softly, SoftlySmedleyEpisode "One Thing Leads to Another"
1971–1973JusticeSir John Gallagher17 episodes
1976ThrillerBurtonEpisode "Death in Deep Water"
1979S.O.S. TitanicCaptain
1980We, the AccusedReverend Hanks1 episode
1983BergeracPaul VerrianEpisode: "Fall of a Birdman"
1984Crown CourtJudgeEpisode: "Love and War Part 1"
DuncanEpisode "Party Games"
1985ShadowlandsHarry HarringtonTelevision film
Monsignor QuixoteFather Leopoldo
Charters and CaldicottVenables5 episodes
1986HaremArthur GreyTelevision film
Uncle CharlesEpisode 6
1987Our GeoffRegTelevision film
1994HeartbeatFather SergeiEpisode: "Red Herring"
The Ruth Rendell MysteriesRoger Summers2 episodes
1997A Touch of FrostHenry FinchEpisode: "A Penny for the Guy"
Dalziel and PascoeHerbert CapstickEpisode: "Deadheads"
1999Doomwatch: Winter AngelSpencer QuistTelevision film
Final role


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