Philip Gilbert

Philip Gilbert (March 29, 1931 – January 6, 2004) was a Canadian actor.[1]

For other people named Philip Gilbert, see Philip Gilbert (disambiguation).
Philip Gilbert
Born
Phillip Arthur Joseph Bilodeau

(1931-03-29)March 29, 1931
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
DiedJanuary 6, 2004(2004-01-06) (aged 72)
Farnborough, Hampshire, England
OccupationActor

Background

Gilbert was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and educated at Vancouver College. He was a player with the Rank Organisation, appearing in many films during the 1950s and 1960s.[2]

TV work

Despite his many film roles he was perhaps best known for his role as TIM in the original version of The Tomorrow People from 1973 to 1979.[3] Gilbert returned to play TIM in 2001 for the audio plays produced by Big Finish and continued the role until his death in 2004, starting with The New Gods up to and including The Power of Fear.[4]

He had a broad stage career, starring in such productions as Divorce Me, Darling! in the West End, as well as appearing many times at the Prince Regent Theatre, Farnborough, where he was Head of Drama.[5][3]

He was represented by Nicholas Young's theatrical agency.

TV and filmography

Theatre
  • Gilbert played "Blue" in Share My Lettuce[6] - at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith from 21 August 1957 and at the Comedy Theatre from 25 September 1957 - 17 May 1958.

References
  1. "Philip Gilbert".
  2. "Philip Gilbert - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. "Philip Gilbert - Obituaries - The Stage". 29 March 2004.
  4. "Tomorrow People Series by Rebecca Levene". www.goodreads.com.
  5. Osborne, Jerry (1 November 2002). Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. ISBN 9780932117373 – via Google Books.
  6. Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.
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