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Portrait of Philip Friend

Acting

Philip Friend

Career

Active from 1939 to 1962, busiest in 1943 and 1951 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Friend Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Romantic Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles
Moody and Pegg
Moody and Pegg (1974)

TV show · as Sir Geoffrey Freshwater

Late Night Theatre
Late Night Theatre (1972)

TV show · as Colonel Barnes

1960s

3 titles · average score 45
The Vulture
The Vulture (1966)
GoodWatch score 45

as The Vicar

Stranglehold
Stranglehold (1962)

as Steffan

The Fur Collar
The Fur Collar (1962)

as Eddie Morgan

1950s

16 titles · average score 60
Web of Suspicion
Web of Suspicion (1959)

as Bradley Wells

The Solitary Child
The Solitary Child (1958)

as James Random

The Betrayal
The Betrayal (1957)

as Michael McCall

Danger List
Danger List (1957)

as Dr. Jim Bennett

The Diamond Wizard
The Diamond Wizard (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

as Insp. McClaren

Desperate Moment
Desperate Moment (1953)
GoodWatch score 65

as Capt. Bob Sawyer

Background
Background (1953)

as John Lomax

The Highwayman
The Highwayman (1951)

as Jeremy

Smuggler's Island
Smuggler's Island (1951)

as Allan Craig

Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sidney Kingham

Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frederic Baptiste (aka Capt. Robert Kingston)

Spy Hunt
Spy Hunt (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Chris Denson

1940s

17 titles · average score 65
Sword in the Desert
Sword in the Desert (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lt. Ellerton

Enchantment
Enchantment (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pelham Dane

My Own True Love
My Own True Love (1948)

as Michael Heath

Great Day
Great Day (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Geoffrey Winthrop

The Bells Go Down
The Bells Go Down (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bob

Warn That Man
Warn That Man (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as John Cooper

The Flemish Farm
The Flemish Farm (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fernard Matagne

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Torps

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lt. Cummins

Sheepdog of the Hills
Sheepdog of the Hills (1941)

as Dr. Peter Hammond

"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Spencer

Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing
Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing (1940)

as (uncredited)

1930s

1 title
Inquest
Inquest (1939)

as Richard Neale KC