Philip Anglim

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Philip Anglim
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present

Philip Anglim is an American actor best known for his performances as John Merrick in the stage and television versions of The Elephant Man , a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds . He also had a recurring role as Vedek Bareil on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

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Biography

Anglim was born and raised in San Francisco, California to Paule Anglim, an art dealer mother of French-Jewish descent, and Charles Anglim, a Catholic of Irish descent who worked as a patent attorney. [1] [2] He originally aspired to become a veterinarian, but was bitten by the acting bug while in college. [3] Anglim graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1973. [4] Failing to gain admission to an acting conservatory, he returned to San Francisco and joined American Conservatory Theater. [3] Subsequently, Anglim spent a year in Connecticut at the Southbury Playhouse. [4]

His feature film debut was in The All-American Boy (1973), and his first television appearance was in the PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976). [4] In 1979, while still an unknown, Anglim optioned the London play The Elephant Man and debuted off-Broadway, in the title role, at St. Peter's Church in the Citigroup Center in mid-town Manhattan, [3] winning the Obie Award for best actor for his performance. [5] He later moved with the production to Booth Theatre on Broadway in 1979, [3] where it earned three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards, including best/outstanding play; Anglim was nominated for a Tony and won a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Circle Critics Award and a Theatre World Award. [5] [6] He performed as Macbeth on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. in 1981 [7] and again on TV in 1982. In 1982, Anglim appeared in the ABC television version of The Elephant Man [8] [9] for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. [10] [11] He continued in theatre, co-starring as Rene Gallimard in a tour of M. Butterfly in 1991 among other roles. [5]

His television work includes the main role of Dane O'Neill in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds [4] and the recurring role of Vedek Bareil in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine [12] [13] He has also appeared in film roles.

Anglim owns a cattle farm in Tennessee and is the founder of The Lewis County Children's Fund, which help children in the area. [4]

Credits

Theater

Film/television

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine appearances

Awards

All of the following were for his performance in The Elephant Man:

References

  1. ↑ Baker, Kenneth and Sam Whiting. "Longtime S.F. gallery owner Paule Anglim dies", SFGate , April 14, 2015
  2. ↑ "Philip Anglim Had to Go Through Contortions to Import and Star in the Elephant Man". People, December 10, 1979. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Berkvist, Robert. "Philip Anglim Turns a Freak into Reality", The New York Times , April 21, 1979, p. 18
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Novak, Lauren. "Richard Chamberlain from The Thorn Birds Dies at 90: Who Is Still Alive from the Classic Miniseries?", Remind, March 30, 2025
  5. 1 2 3 Evertz, Mary. "Actor's Career Is in Full Flight", Tampa Bay Times , January 11, 1991
  6. ↑ "The Elephant Man: Awards", Internet Broadway database. Retrieved December 6, 2025
  7. ↑ Kerr, Walter. "Stage View; Caldwell's Macbeth – More Show Than Sense'", The New York Times , February 1, 1981
  8. ↑ Grode, Eric. "A Twist of Art: Handsome as Disfigured", July 19, 2012
  9. ↑ O'Connor, John J. "TV: Anglim Repeats Role in The Elephant Man", The New York Times, January 4, 1982
  10. ↑ "Philip Anglim", Television Academy. Retrieved December 7, 2025
  11. ↑ "Philip Anglim", Golden Globes. Retrieved December 7, 2025
  12. ↑ Watson, Jen. "Major Kira’s 5 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Love Interests Explained", Screen Rant, April 7, 2025
  13. ↑ Shenton, Mark. "Bradley Cooper’s got the role now, but what became of the original Elephant Man actor?", The Stage . December 8, 2014
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