Lee Philips (born Leon Friedman; January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999) was an American actor,

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, and

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Life and career

Philips was born in New York. His acting career started on Broadway, and peaked with a starring role as Michael Rossi in the film adaptation of '' Peyton Place'' opposite

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. He appeared in the

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motion picture, ''Middle of the Night'' (1959) as

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's character's ex-husband, George. The following year, Philips was cast as the compassionate Lieutenant Wood in the episode, "The White Healer", on the syndicated television

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'', hosted by Stanley Andrews. Later in the 1960s, his career shifted towards directing, with credits ranging from the television series of '' Peyton Place'' to '' The Dick Van Dyke Show''. He still did occasional acting, such as his appearance in 1963 in "Never Wave Goodbye", a two-part episode of '' The Fugitive''. He also guest starred on '' The Outer Limits'' in the premiere episode, " The Galaxy Being". Also in 1963, he played a lead role in " Passage on the Lady Anne", an hour-long episode of ''

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''; he returned to the show the following year in the episode " Queen of the Nile", where he played a reporter named Jordan "Jordy" Herrick. He was Juror Number 5 in the Studio One version of Twelve Angry Men. He appeared in '' Flipper'' in 1964. He did a guest appearance on Season 4 Episode 7 of TV show Route 66. Philips made two guest appearances on '' Perry Mason'' in 1965: as Kevin Lawrence in "The Case of the Golden Venom", and, less than nine months later, as Gordon Evans in "The Case of the Fatal Fortune". He played Harlan Fortune in S8 E26 "The Jarbo Pierce Story" on "Wagon Train", 1965. He also guest starred on the '' Combat!'': episode: "A Walk with an Eagle". In 1973 he directed '' The Girl Most Likely to...'' starring

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.Witbeck, Chrles . "''Red Badge of Courage'' / They Finally Got It Right" (''Boca Raton News'', December 6, 1974, page 8)
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on several episodes of '' Diagnosis: Murder''. He died in 1999 at the age of 72 from

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Filmography

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