Philip Gilbert
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Philip Gilbert was a Canadian actor.
He was born in Vancouver
, British Columbia
and educated at Vancouver College
. He was a player with the Rank Organisation
appearing in many films during the fifties and sixties starring opposite such notable actors as Peter Finch
, Norman Wisdom
, Stanley Baker
, Bob Monkhouse
, Donald Sutherland
, Dirk Bogarde
and Sir John Mills.
Despite his many film roles he was perhaps best known for his starring role as TIM in the original version of The Tomorrow People
from 1973 to 1979. Gilbert returned to play TIM in the audio plays The Tomorrow People: "The New Gods", "The Deadliest Species" in 2001 and "The Ghosts Of Mendez" and "The Sign Of Diolyx" in 2002.
He had a broad stage career, starring in such productions as Divorce Me Darling in the West End, as well as appearing many times at the Prince Regent Theatre, Farnborough, where he was Head of Drama.
He was represented by Nicholas Young's theatrical agency.
from 21 August 1957 and at the Comedy Theatre from 25 September 1957 - 17 May 1958.
He was born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and educated at Vancouver College
Vancouver College
Vancouver College is an all-boys university-preparatory Catholic school located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. VC's elementary and secondary programs have a combined population of over 1,000 students. Despite its Catholic denomination, it is open to all...
. He was a player with the Rank Organisation
Rank Organisation
The Rank Organisation was a British entertainment company formed during 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc. It was the largest and most vertically-integrated film company in Britain, owning production, distribution and exhibition facilities....
appearing in many films during the fifties and sixties starring opposite such notable actors as Peter Finch
Peter Finch
Peter Finch was a British-born Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as "crazed" television anchorman Howard Beale in the film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a...
, Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin...
, Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Sir Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor and film producer.-Early career:William Stanley Baker was born in Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales. In the mid-1930s his parents moved to London, where Baker spent most of his formative years...
, Bob Monkhouse
Bob Monkhouse
Robert Alan "Bob" Monkhouse, OBE was an English entertainer. He was a successful comedy writer, comedian and actor and was also well known on British television as a presenter and game show host...
, Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years. Some of Sutherland's more notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, , MASH , and Kelly's Heroes , as well as in such popular films as Klute, Invasion of the...
, Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol in such films as Doctor in the House and other Rank Organisation pictures, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death in Venice...
and Sir John Mills.
Despite his many film roles he was perhaps best known for his starring role as TIM in the original version of The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer...
from 1973 to 1979. Gilbert returned to play TIM in the audio plays The Tomorrow People: "The New Gods", "The Deadliest Species" in 2001 and "The Ghosts Of Mendez" and "The Sign Of Diolyx" in 2002.
He had a broad stage career, starring in such productions as Divorce Me Darling in the West End, as well as appearing many times at the Prince Regent Theatre, Farnborough, where he was Head of Drama.
He was represented by Nicholas Young's theatrical agency.
Filmography
- Simon & Laura - Joe (1955)
- Man of the MomentMan of the Moment (1955 film)Man of the Moment is a 1955 comedy film starring Norman Wisdom, Belinda Lee, Lana Morris and Jerry Desmonde.-Cast:* Norman Wisdom as Norman* Lana Morris as Penny* Belinda Lee as Sonia* Jerry Desmonde as Jackson* Karel Stepanek as Lom...
(1955) - Checkpoint - Eddie {1956}
- Reach for the SkyReach for the SkyReach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical film of aviator Douglas Bader, based on the 1954 biography of the same name by Paul Brickhill. The film stars Kenneth More and was directed by Lewis Gilbert. It won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film of 1956.-Plot:In 1928, Douglas Bader, a...
- Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (1956) - Rock you Sinners - Johnny (1957)
- Account Rendered - John Langford (1957)
- Bachelor of Hearts - Conrad Lewis (1958)
- Dentist in the ChairDentist in the ChairDentist in the Chair is a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Don Chaffey and starring Bob Monkhouse, Ronnie Stevens, Eric Barker and Vincent Ball. The screenplay was written by Val Guest, based on a novel by Matthew Finch...
- young man in the surgery (1960) - The Singer Not the SongThe Singer Not the SongThe Singer Not the Song is a 1961 British drama film based on the novel by Audrey Erskine Lindop that was directed by Roy Ward Baker and filmed in Spain.-Cast:*Dirk Bogarde as Anacleto Comachi*John Mills as Father Michael Keogh...
- Phil Brown (1961) - The AvengersThe Avengers (TV series)The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
- Jeremy de Willoughby in episode "The Frighteners" first broadcast 27 May 1961 - Studio Four - "Flight into Danger" - (1962)
- The Human JungleThe Human JungleThe Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Weekend Television by the small production company Independent Artists and screened by the ITV Network...
- Fine Feathers - David Branch (1963) - Die! Die! My Darling! (aka FANATIC) - Oscar (1965)
- The Frozen DeadThe Frozen DeadThe Frozen Dead is a 1967 British science-fiction film directed by Herbert J. Leder and starring Dana Andrews, Anna Palk and Philip Gilbert. In this film, a Nazi scientist plans to revive a number of frozen Nazi leaders.-Cast:* Dana Andrews - Dr. Norberg...
- Dr Ted Roberts (1966) - George and the Dragon - Night Night, Sleep Tight - TV Actor (1966)
- Sykes: With the Lid Off - guest star for Thames TV broadcast 7 July 1971
- Til Death Us Do PartTil Death Us Do PartTill Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975. First airing as a Comedy Playhouse pilot, the show aired in seven series until 1975. Six years later, ITV continued the sitcom, calling it Till Death......
- (1972) - The Tomorrow PeopleThe Tomorrow PeopleThe Tomorrow People is a British children's science fiction television series, devised by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran between 1973 and 1979. The series was re-imagined in 1992, Roger Price acting as executive producer...
- TIM/Timus/Tikno/the voice of Galactic Federation Biotronic Computers - February 1973 to October 1978 - Mister Big - broadcast BBC OneBBC OneBBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, 7 January - 11 February 1977 and 30 June - 4 August 1977 - Citizen SmithCitizen SmithCitizen Smith is a British television sitcom. The show was written by John Sullivan, who later wrote Only Fools and Horses. The pilot was transmitted on 12 April 1977 in the Comedy Special series of one-off plays, and the series proper ran from 3 November 1977 to 31 December 1980.Citizen Smith...
(1977) - Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson - "The Case of the Final Curtain"
- Superman IIISuperman IIISuperman III is a 1983 superhero film and the third film in the Superman film series based upon the long-running DC Comics superhero. Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure and Margot Kidder are joined by new cast members Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn and...
- Newsreader (1983) - Howards' WayHowards' WayHowards' Way is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC One between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the yachting and business communities in the fictional town of Tarrant on the South Coast of...
- Derek Fielding (1985)
Theatre
Share My Lettuce - at the Lyric Theatre, HammersmithHammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
from 21 August 1957 and at the Comedy Theatre from 25 September 1957 - 17 May 1958.