Philip Charles Anglim was born on February 11,1952 and is an American actor.
10 Facts About Philip Anglim
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Philip Anglim is best known for his performance as Joseph 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.
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Philip Anglim had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
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Philip Anglim's father, a Catholic of Irish descent, worked as a patent attorney, and his mother, Paule Anglim, was of French-Jewish descent and was a San Francisco art dealer.
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Philip Anglim originally aspired to become a veterinarian, but after he was asked to appear in a play by one of his teachers, he switched to acting.
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Subsequently, Philip Anglim spent a year in Connecticut at the Southbury Playhouse.
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In 1979, while still an unknown, Philip Anglim optioned the London play The Elephant Man, and debuted off-Broadway at St Peter's Church.
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Philip Anglim performed as Macbeth on Broadway in 1981 and again on TV in 1982.
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In 1982, Philip Anglim appeared in the ABC television version of The Elephant Man, and earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actor for the performance.
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Philip Anglim maintains a cattle farm in Tennessee, and in 1992, founded The Lewis County Children's Fund to help children in the area.