Philip Anglim
American actor (active 1973– )
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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.
Philip Anglim | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–present |
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
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
