Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor, well known for portraying film characters such as "Pa", the father of Alex DeLarge, in ''

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''; General

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in '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days''; Delbert Grady in '' The Shining''; and Captain Phillip Blumburtt in ''

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''. Stone's final film role was as the Bishop in '' The Baby of Mâcon''. In television, Stone is known for his roles as Detective-Sergeant Sowman in ''

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'', Brigadier Davidson in ''

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'' and Sir John Gallagher in ''

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''.

Early life

Philip Stone (né Stones) was born in Kirkstall,

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. Stone was the youngest of four children and his father was a secondary school headmaster.

Career

He was the only actor to appear in three consecutive

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films. First, he played the central character Alex's "P" (as in "M" and "P" for "Ma" and "Pa") in ''

'' (1971). Subsequently, he played Graham, the Lyndon family lawyer, in ''

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'' (1975), and Delbert Grady, the Butler who murdered his family in '' The Shining'' (1980). Stone was discovered when Kubrick saw him perform in David Storey's stage play, ''The Contractor''. The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel. Other film roles included parts in '' Thunderball'', ''

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'', '' Quest for Love'', ''

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'' and ''

''. In the 1978 Ralph Bakshi's animated film ''

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'', he voiced the role of Théoden. Stone also appeared in many popular TV series, including the first two episodes of '' Avengers'' (one of only two guest actors—the other being

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—to have played the same role twice in the series) ''

'', '' Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''

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'', '' Heartbeat'', '' Yes Minister'', '' Bergerac'' and ''

''.

Personal life

Stone was married to Margaret Pickford until her death in 1984.

Death

Stone died in

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in 2003, aged 79.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Philip 1924 births 2003 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from Leeds