Introduction
Philip Stone (April 14, 1924 – June 15, 2003) was an English actor.
Career
Philip Stone was born in Leeds. He 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 original caretaker who murdered his family in The Shining (1980). The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel.
Other film roles included parts in Thunderball, Where Eagles Dare, Quest for Love, Flash Gordon and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In the 1978 Ralph Bakshi's animated film The Lord of the Rings, he voiced the role of Théoden.
Stone was also a prolific stage and television actor, appearing in many popular TV series, including the very first Avengers episode, The Rat Catchers, Dalziel and Pascoe, A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Yes Minister, Justice and Coronation Street.
Stone died of a heart attack in London in 2003, aged 79. The fatal heart attack was caused by heavy drinking and a poor diet.
Filmography
- Unearthly Stranger (1964) - Prof. John
- Never Mention Murder (1964) - Inspector
- Thunderball (1965) - SPECTRE No. 5 (uncredited)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) - Sky Tram Operator (uncredited)
- Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) - Mr. Burrows - Ethene's Father
- Fragment of Fear (1970) - CID Sergeant
- Carry On Loving (1970) - Robinson
- The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) - Angela's Father
- Quest for Love (1971) - Mason
- Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) - Mr. Bulstrode (scenes deleted)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) - Dad
- O Lucky Man! (1973) - Jenkins / Interrogator / Salvation Army Major
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) - Gen. Alfred Jodl
- Barry Lyndon (1975) - Graham
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) - Secretary
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1977) - Jack
- The Medusa Touch (1978) - Dean
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) - King Thedeon / Uglúk - Hai Captain (Voice)
- S.O.S. Titanic (1979) - Capt. Arthur Rostron
- The Shining (1980) - Delbert Grady
- Flash Gordon (1980) - Zogi, the High Priest
- Green Ice (1981) - Jochim Kellerman
- Pope John Paul II (1984) - Archbishop Baziak
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Captain Philip Blumburtt
- Shadowlands (1985) - Harry Harrington
- The Baby of Mâcon (1993) - The Bishop