Philip Gilbert

Canadian actor (1931–2004)

Philip Gilbert

Born	Phillip Arthur Joseph Bilodeau (1931-03-29)March 29, 1931 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	January 6, 2004(2004-01-06) (aged 72) Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Occupation	Actor

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

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. 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

He was represented by Nicholas Young's theatrical agency.

TV and filmography

Simon and Laura (1955) - Joe
The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) - Louis' Messenger (uncredited)
Man of the Moment (1955) - Pilot (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky (1956) - Canadian Pilot / Coltishall II (uncredited)
Checkpoint (1956) - Eddie
Account Rendered (1957) - John Langford
Rock You Sinners (1957) - Johnny Laurence
Bachelor of Hearts (1958) - Conrad Lewis
Dentist in the Chair (1960) - young man in the surgery
The Singer Not the Song (1961) - Phil Brown
No Love for Johnnie (1961) - Terry Langham (uncredited)
The Avengers (1961, TV Series) - Jeremy de Willoughby
Dentist on the Job (1961) - Floor Manager
Studio Four (1962, TV Series) - Captain
The Human Jungle (1963, TV Series) - David Branch
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) (aka FANATIC) - Oscar
The Frozen Dead (1966) - Dr Ted Roberts
George and the Dragon (1966, TV Series) - TV Actor
Some Girls Do (1969) - Test Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Sykes: With the Lid Off (guest star for Thames TV broadcast 7 July 1971, TV Movie)
Till Death Us Do Part (1972) - Golfer
The Tomorrow People (1973-1979, TV Series) - TIM / Timus / Tikno / the voice of Galactic Federation Biotronic Computers
Mister Big (broadcast BBC One, 7 January - 11 February 1977 and 30 June - 4 August 1977)
Citizen Smith (1977, TV Series) - Hotel Manager
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980, TV Series) - Mr. Brighton
Superman III (1983) - Newsreader
Howards' Way (1985, TV Series) - Derek Fielding (final appearance)

Theatre

Gilbert played "Blue" in Share My Lettuce^[5] - at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, from 21 August 1957 and at the Comedy Theatre from 25 September 1957 to 17 May 1958.

References

^ "Philip Gilbert". Archived from the original on September 21, 2017.
^ "Philip Gilbert - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Tomorrow People Series by Rebecca Levene". www.goodreads.com.
^ Osborne, Jerry (1 November 2002). Movie/TV Soundtracks and Original Cast Recordings Price and Reference Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. ISBN 9780932117373 – via Google Books.
^ Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams. John Murray. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84854-195-5.