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Stone was the only actor to appear in three consecutive Kubrick films.
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- Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Ealing, London, England, UK
Stone also appeared in many popular TV series, including the first two episodes of The Avengers (one of only two guest actors—the other being Warren Mitchell —to have played the same role twice in the series), Justice, Dalziel and Pascoe, A Touch of Frost, Heartbeat, Yes Minister, Bergerac, The Saint, and Coronation Street. Personal life.
Jun 15, 2003 · Stone appeared in three successive Stanley Kubrick films: playing the central character Alex's "Dad" in A Clockwork Orange (1971), "Graham" (the Lyndon family lawyer) in Barry Lyndon (1975) and as "Delbert Grady," the original caretaker in The Shining (1980). The only other actor to be credited in three Kubrick films is Joe Turkel.
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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 A Clockwork Orange; General Alfred Jodl in Hitler: The Last Ten Days; Graham in Barry Lyndon; Delbert Grady in The Shining; and Captain Phillip Blumburtt in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. 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 Coronation Street, Brigadier Davidson in The Rat Catchers and Sir John Gallagher in Justice.
Philip Stone (né Stones) was born in Kirkstall, Leeds. Stone was the youngest of four children and his father was a secondary school headmaster.
He was the only actor to appear in three consecutive Stanley Kubrick films. First, he played the central character Alex's "P" (as in "M" and "P" for "Ma" and "Pa") in A Clockwork Orange (1971). Subsequently, he played Graham, the Lyndon family lawyer, in Barry Lyndon (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, Where Eagles Dare, Quest for Love, Flash Gordon and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In the 1978 Ralph Bakshi's animated film The Lord of the Rings, he voiced the role of Théoden.
Stone was married to Margaret Pickford until her death in 1984.
Stone died in Ealing, London in 2003, aged 79.
Stone was the only actor to appear in three consecutive Kubrick films.
- April 14, 1924
- June 15, 2003
Stanley Kubrick filmography. Kubrick filming Barry Lyndon in 1975. Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) [1] directed thirteen feature films and three short documentaries over the course of his career. His work as a director, spanning diverse genres, [2] is regarded as highly influential. [3][4][5]
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