Lee Philips

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Lee Philips
Born
Leon Friedman[1]

(1927-01-10)January 10, 1927
New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1999(1999-03-03) (aged 72)
OccupationActor/Director

Lee Philips (born Leon Friedman; January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999) was an American actor, film director, and television director.[2]

Life and career

Philips was born in New York. His acting career started on Broadway, and peaked with a starring role as Michael Rossi in the film adaptation of Peyton Place opposite Lana Turner.[3][4] He appeared in the Paddy Chayefsky motion picture, Middle of the Night (1959) as Kim Novak's character's ex-husband, George. The following year, Philips was cast as the compassionate Lieutenant Wood in the episode, "The White Healer", on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

Later in the 1960s, his career shifted towards directing, with credits ranging from the television series of Peyton Place to The Dick Van Dyke Show. He still did occasional acting, such as his appearance in 1963 in "Never Wave Goodbye", a two-part episode of The Fugitive. He also guest starred on The Outer Limits in the premiere episode, "The Galaxy Being". Also in 1963, he played a lead role in "Passage on the Lady Anne", an hour-long episode of The Twilight Zone; he returned to the show the following year in the episode "Queen of the Nile", where he played a reporter named Jordan "Jordy" Herrick. He was Juror Number 5 in the Studio One version of Twelve Angry Men. He appeared in Flipper in 1964. He did a guest appearance on Season 4 Episode 7 of TV show Route 66.

Philips made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in (1965): as Kevin Lawrence in "The Case of the Golden Venom", and as Gordon Evans in "The Case of the Fatal Fortune". He played Harlan Fortune in S8 E26 "The Jarbo Pierce Story" on "Wagon Train", 1965. He also guest starred on the Combat!: episode: "A Walk with an Eagle". In 1973 he directed The Girl Most Likely to... starring Stockard Channing.[5] He directed Dick Van Dyke on several episodes of Diagnosis: Murder. He died in 1999 at the age of 72 from progressive supranuclear palsy.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1954Studio OneJuror No. 5"Twelve Angry Men"
1956Alfred Hitchcock PresentsGeorgie MinnelliSeason 2 Episode 7: "Alibi Me"
1957Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJack StaleySeason 3 Episode 11: "The Deadly"
1957Peyton PlaceMichael Rossi
1958The HuntersFirst Lieutenant Carl Abbott
1959The Further Adventures of Ellery QueenEllery Queen13 episodes
1959Middle of the NightGeorge Preisser
1960Tess of the Storm CountryEric Thorson
1961Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBen Conan / Fred SheldonSeason 6 Episode 27: "Deathmate"
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourFrank CarlinSeason 1 Episode 9: "The Black Curtain"
1963The Twilight ZoneAlan RansomeSeason 4 Episode 17: "Passage on the Lady Anne"
1963The Twilight ZoneJordan HerrickSeason 5 Episode 23: "Queen_of_the_Nile_(The_Twilight_Zone)"
1963Violent MidnightElliot Freeman
1965The Lollipop CoverNestor

References

  1. ↑ Eissner, Bonnie (Fall 2011). "A Look Back: From War to Peace to Stage & Screen" (PDF). AU. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ O'Day, Billie. "Interesting Woman / Lee's the Actor — But Barbara Gives the Cues" (The Miami News, November 11, 1959, page 3B)[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "Stellar Team / Lee Philips, as a high school principal, and Lana Turner, shown here in a scene from Peyton Place, form one of the more mature romantic couples in the picture" (Spokane Daily Chronicle, January 23, 1958, page 14)
  4. ↑ Belser, Lee / International News Service. "Philips Feels Like Neophyte / Actor Gets 'Fidgets' in Film with Lana" (The Miami News, January 16, 1958, page 4A)[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Witbeck, Chrles {sic}. "Red Badge of Courage / They Finally Got It Right" (Boca Raton News, December 6, 1974, page 8)