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Philip Stainton

Actor | * 04/09/1908 († 53, 08/01/1961) | Kings Norton / King's Norton (United Kingdom (UK))
Philip Stainton (9 April 1908 – 1 August 1961) was an English actor. Stainton appeared in several Ealing comedies and major international movies. He specialized in playing friendly or exasperated uniformed policemen, but also appeared in other comic and straight roles in British and Australian productions. After beginning in repertory, in the postwar years he worked steadily in bit and featured parts in theatrical films; twice being directed by John Ford and once by John Huston when they shot on European or overseas locations. He first visited Australia as part of a touring company presenting Agatha Christie’s play Witness for the Prosecution. Stainton and his actress wife immigrated to Australia in the late 1950s to appear in a series of live television plays as the medium was beginning in that country. From 1957 to 1959 he had the distinction to headline the first Australian sitcom Take That which was broadcast in Melbourne by HSV-7. He also adapted and produced a version of the gaslight melodrama East Lynne which became a hit around the circuit of surviving music hall venues in the early 1960s and was subsequently revived. During a centenary performance at impresario George Miller's Bowl Music Hall (basement of The Capitol, Melbourne), he succumbed to a heart attack on ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Philip Stainton as Actor(22)

as Police Constable1956 Reach for the Sky
as Bildad1956 Moby Dick
as Charlie Mann1955 Cast a Dark Shadow
as Police sergeant1955 John and Julie
as The Sergeant1955 The Ladykillers
as Mason, a doctor1954 Isn't Life Wonderful!
as Seaburyness Police Sergeant1954 Forbidden Cargo
as Denton1954 Hobson's Choice
as John Brown-Pryce1953 Mogambo
as The Policeman (voice)1953 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
as Putsi1952 Monsoon
as Police Constable1952 Angels One Five
as Constable1951 Appointment with Venus
as Jellyband1950 The Elusive Pimpernel
as Arthur Briggs (uncredited)1949 Trottie True
as P.C. Spiller1949 Passport to Pimlico
as Detective Inspector1949 Don't Ever Leave Me
as Café Manager1949 The Spider and the Fly
as Principal Prison Officer1949 Boys in Brown
as Mr. Ansty1949 The Blue Lagoon
as Second Questioner1948 Scott of the Antarctic
as uncredited1947 Nightbeat

Full Name: Philip Stainton
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 04/09 1908 (April) in Kings Norton / King's Norton (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 08/01 1961 (August) in Melbourne (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Philip Stainton frequently works together with these people:
Paul Grimault (8x, Crew)
Sam Kydd (6x, Actor)
John Huston (4x, Actor)
Eric Pohlmann (4x, Actor)
Jacques Prévert (4x, Crew)
James Hayter (4x, Actor)
Cyril Chamberlain (4x, Actor)
Russell Waters (4x, Actor)
Peter Jones (3x, Actor)
Stephen Dalby (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:490093, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/16/2024