Philip Anglim
| Philip Anglim | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 1973–present |
Philip Anglim is an American actor best known for his performances as John 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 roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring role as Vedek Bareil on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Biography
Anglim was born and raised in San Francisco, California to Paule Anglim, an art dealer mother of French-Jewish descent, and Charles Anglim, a Catholic of Irish descent who worked as a patent attorney.[1][2] He originally aspired to become a veterinarian, but was bitten by the acting bug while in college.[3] Anglim graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1973.[4] Failing to gain admission to an acting conservatory, he returned to San Francisco and joined American Conservatory Theater.[3] Subsequently, Anglim spent a year in Connecticut at the Southbury Playhouse.[4]
His feature film debut was in The All-American Boy (1973), and his first television appearance was in the PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976).[4] In 1979, while still an unknown, Anglim optioned the London play The Elephant Man and debuted off-Broadway, in the title role, at St. Peter's Church in the Citigroup Center in mid-town Manhattan,[3] winning the Obie Award for best actor for his performance.[5] He later moved with the production to Booth Theatre on Broadway in 1979,[3] where it earned three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards, including best/outstanding play; Anglim was nominated for a Tony and won a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Circle Critics Award and a Theatre World Award.[5][6] He performed as Macbeth on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. in 1981[7] and again on TV in 1982. In 1982, Anglim appeared in the ABC television version of The Elephant Man[8][9] for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.[10][11] He continued in theatre, co-starring as Rene Gallimard in a tour of M. Butterfly in 1991 among other roles.[5]
His television work includes the main role of Dane O'Neill in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds[4] and the recurring role of Vedek Bareil in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine[12][13] He has also appeared in film roles.
Anglim owns a cattle farm in Tennessee and is the founder of The Lewis County Children's Fund, which help children in the area.[4]
Credits
Theater
- What the Butler Saw, 1975, Cincinnati
- The Contrast, 1975, Cincinnati
- Snow White, 1976, New York
- The Elephant Man, 1979, Broadway
- Macbeth, 1981, Broadway
Film/television
- The Elephant Man (1982) as John Merrick
- Testament (1983) as Hollis
- Malone (1987) as Harvey
- Haunted Summer (1988) as Lord Byron
- The Man Inside (1990) as Rolf Gruel
- The Thorn Birds as Dane O'Neill
- Dallas reunion War of the Ewings
- Millennium episode "Sacrament"
- Macbeth (title role)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine appearances
- "In the Hands of the Prophets"
- "The Circle"
- "The Siege"
- "Shadowplay"
- "The Collaborator"
- "Fascination"
- "Life Support"
- "Resurrection"
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
References
- ↑ Baker, Kenneth and Sam Whiting. "Longtime S.F. gallery owner Paule Anglim dies", SFGate, April 14, 2015
- ↑ "Philip Anglim Had to Go Through Contortions to Import and Star in the Elephant Man". People, December 10, 1979. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Berkvist, Robert. "Philip Anglim Turns a Freak into Reality", The New York Times, April 21, 1979, p. 18
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Novak, Lauren. "Richard Chamberlain from The Thorn Birds Dies at 90: Who Is Still Alive from the Classic Miniseries?", Remind, March 30, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Evertz, Mary. "Actor's Career Is in Full Flight", Tampa Bay Times, January 11, 1991
- ↑ "The Elephant Man: Awards", Internet Broadway database. Retrieved December 6, 2025
- ↑ Kerr, Walter. "Stage View; Caldwell's Macbeth – More Show Than Sense'", The New York Times, February 1, 1981
- ↑ Grode, Eric. "A Twist of Art: Handsome as Disfigured", July 19, 2012
- ↑ O'Connor, John J. "TV: Anglim Repeats Role in The Elephant Man", The New York Times, January 4, 1982
- ↑ "Philip Anglim", Television Academy. Retrieved December 7, 2025
- ↑ "Philip Anglim", Golden Globes. Retrieved December 7, 2025
- ↑ Watson, Jen. "Major Kira’s 5 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Love Interests Explained", Screen Rant, April 7, 2025
- ↑ Shenton, Mark. "Bradley Cooper’s got the role now, but what became of the original Elephant Man actor?", The Stage. December 8, 2014
External links
- Philip Anglim at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Philip Anglim at the Internet Off-Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Philip Anglim on IMDb
- NY Times review of Welded
- NY Times review of Judgment
- Anglim article at Little Review
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