Acting
Philip Friend
- Titles
- 36movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1939 to 1962, busiest in 1943 and 1951 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 18top three billing
- Average score
61/100
- Highest rated
Sword in the Desert69/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Warfare4.7average 1.2
- Mystery6.3average 4.1
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Tension7.2average 6.1
- Crime4.8average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.1, average 2.9
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Family Dynamics3.2, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 3
- Psychological Tension 2
- Intrigue 2
- Period Piece 2
- Romantic Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert DouglasActorBuccaneer's Girl, Thunder on the Hill, Spy Hunt- LLawrence HuntingtonWriterStranglehold, Warn That Man, The Fur Collar
George ShermanDirectorSon of Robin Hood, Sword in the Desert, Spy Hunt- TTed J. KentEditorThunder on the Hill, Spy Hunt, Smuggler's Island
Evelyn KeyesActorEnchantment, Smuggler's Island
Mervyn JohnsActorThe Bells Go Down, Danger List
Märta TorénActorSword in the Desert, Spy Hunt
Jeff ChandlerActorSword in the Desert, Smuggler's Island
Finlay CurrieActorThe Bells Go Down, Warn That Man
Carl JaffeActorDesperate Moment, Warn That Man
Wanda HendrixActorMy Own True Love, The Highwayman
Barbara ShelleyActorStranglehold, The Solitary Child
Movies and TV shows
371970s
1 title
Late Night Theatre (1972)
TV show · as Colonel Barnes
1960s
3 titles
1950s
15 titles · average score 60
Web of Suspicion (1959)
as Bradley Wells
46
Son of Robin Hood (1958)
as Dorchester
The Betrayal (1957)
as Michael McCall
Danger List (1957)
as Dr. Jim Bennett
63
Cloak Without Dagger (1956)
as Major Felix Gratton
58
The Diamond Wizard (1954)
as Insp. McClaren
66
Desperate Moment (1953)
as Capt. Bob Sawyer
Background (1953)
as John Lomax
66
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
as Sidney Kingham
The Highwayman (1951)
as Jeremy
58
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
as Frederic Baptiste (aka Capt. Robert Kingston)
61
Spy Hunt (1950)
as Chris Denson
1940s
17 titles · average score 64
69
Sword in the Desert (1949)
as Lt. Ellerton
68
Enchantment (1948)
as Pelham Dane
My Own True Love (1948)
as Michael Heath
Great Day (1945)
as Geoffrey Winthrop
The Bells Go Down (1943)
as Bob
54
Warn That Man (1943)
as John Cooper
The Flemish Farm (1943)
as Fernard Matagne
70
In Which We Serve (1942)
as Torps
58
The Day Will Dawn (1942)
as Pilot
Sheepdog of the Hills (1941)
as Dr. Peter Hammond
71
'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
as Spencer
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing (1940)
as (uncredited)
1930s
1 title
Inquest (1939)
as Richard Neale KC