British actor Philip Friend made his stage bow in 1935 and his film debut in 1939, after which he settled into his peculiar niche as the bargain-counter Errol Flynn. The titles of Friend's English and American films pretty much tell the whole story: Sword in the Desert (1949), Buccaneer's Girl (1950), The Story of Robin Hood (1958). Friend was cast in the potentially star-making title role in The Highwayman (1951), based on the famed Alfred Noyes narrative poem. Alas, this movie barely moved until the last five minutes--just long enough for Friend and leading lady Wanda Hendrix to get killed off and then reappear as ghosts. Philip Friend was active in movies, TV and Broadway until the '70s, always one tiny step away from true stardom.
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Manutara
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1967 | |||
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The Vulture
Actor |
1967 | |||
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Stranglehold
Actor |
1962 | |||
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The Fur Collar
Actor |
1962 | |||
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The Son of Robin Hood
Actor |
1959 | |||
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Web of Suspicion
Actor |
1959 | |||
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The Betrayal
Actor |
1958 | |||
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The Solitary Child
Actor |
1958 | |||
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Operation Conspiracy
Actor |
1957 | |||
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The Diamond Wizard
Actor |
1954 | |||
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Background
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Desperate Moment
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Smuggler's Island
Actor |
1951 | |||
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The Highwayman
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Thunder on the Hill
Actor |
1951 | |||
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Buccaneer's Girl
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Spy Hunt
Actor |
1950 | |||
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Sword in the Desert
Actor |
1949 | |||
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Enchantment
Actor |
1948 | |||
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My Own True Love
Actor |
1948 | |||
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Great Day
Actor |
1946 | |||
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The Bells Go Down
Actor |
1943 | |||
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The Flemish Farm
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Warn That Man
Actor |
1943 | |||
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We Dive at Dawn
Actor |
1943 | |||
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In Which We Serve
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Next of Kin
Actor |
1942 | |||
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The Day Will Dawn
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Dangerous Moonlight
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Pimpernel Smith
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Sheepdog of the Hills
Actor |
1941 | |||
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The Midas Touch
Actor |
1940 | |||
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Inquest
Actor |
1939 |