Philip Merivale
British actor

Philip Merivale

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British actor
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
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ActorWriterScreenwriterPlaywrightStage actorFilm actor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & RadioLiterature
Birth:
2 November 1886(Los Angeles)
Death:
12 March 1946
Star sign:
Scorpio
Family:
Spouse(s):
Viva Birkett
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Introduction

Philip Merivale (2 November 1886, Rehutia, Manickpur, India – 12 March 1946, Los Angeles, California, United States) was an English film and stage actor and screenwriter.

Biography

Merivale was a respected stage actor who entered the cinema during the silent era. Merivale appeared in twenty films and also scripted one. He died from a heart ailment aged 59.

He was twice married:

  • the actress Viva Birkett (died 1934); (four children, including a son, the actor John Merivale)
  • the actress Gladys Cooper (30 April 1937 – 12 March 1946).

Broadway roles

  • Mary of Scotland (1933) as James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
  • Valley Forge (1934) as George Washington

Filmography

  • Trilby (1914)
  • Whispering Shadows (1921)
  • I Love You Wednesday (1933) (uncredited)
  • Give Us This Night (1936)
  • All In (1936)
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
  • Rage in Heaven (1941)
  • Pacific Blackout (1941)
  • Lady for a Night (1942)
  • This Above All (1942)
  • Crossroads (1942)
  • Hangmen Also Die! (1943) (uncredited)
  • This Land Is Mine (1943)
  • Lost Angel (1943)
  • The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
  • Nothing But Trouble (1944)
  • Tonight and Every Night (1945)
  • Adventure (1945)
  • The Stranger (1946)
  • Sister Kenny (1946)