Lee Philips

American actor

For people with similar names, see Lee Phillips (disambiguation) and Lee Phillip.

Lee Philips

Lee Phillips in Peyton Place

Born|

Leon Friedman[1]

(1927-01-10)January 10, 1927

New York City, U.S.

Died| March 3, 1999(1999-03-03) (aged 72)

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation| Actor/Director
Spouse(s)| Barbara Schrader (1956-1980; divorced; 2 children)
Jean Allison (divorced)

Lee Philips (born Leon Friedman; January 10, 1927 – March 3, 1999) was an American actor, film director and television director.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Life and career
* 2 Filmography
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Life and career[edit]

Philips was born in New York. His acting career started on Broadway, and peaked with a starring role as Michael Rossi in the film adaptation of Peyton Place opposite Lana Turner.[3][4] He appeared in the Paddy Chayefsky motion picture, Middle of the Night (1959) as Kim Novak's character's ex-husband, George. The following year, Philips was cast as the compassionate Lieutenant Wood in the episode, "The White Healer", on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews.

Later in the 1960s, his career shifted towards directing, with credits ranging from the television series of Peyton Place to The Dick Van Dyke Show.

He still did occasional acting, such as his appearance in 1963 in "Never Wave Goodbye", a two-part episode of The Fugitive. He also guest starred on The Outer Limits in the premiere episode, "The Galaxy Being". Also in 1963, he played a lead role in "Passage on the Lady Anne", an hour-long episode of The Twilight Zone; he returned to the show the following year in the episode "Queen of the Nile", where he plays a reporter named Jordan "Jordy" Herrick. He was Juror Number 5 in the Studio One version of Twelve Angry Men. He appeared in Flipper in 1964 and also made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1965: as Kevin Lawrence in "The Case of the Golden Venom", less than nine months later he played as murderer Gordon Evans in "The Case of the Fatal Fortune". Also guest starred on the Combat!: episode: "A Walk with an Eagle". In 1973 he directed The Girl Most Likely to... starring Stockard Channing.[5] He directed Dick Van Dyke on several episodes of Diagnosis: Murder.

Philips died from progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).[citation needed]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1957 | Peyton Place | Michael Rossi |
1958 | The Hunters | 1st Lt. Carl Abbott |
1959 | Middle of the Night | George Preisser |
1960 | Tess of the Storm Country | Eric Thorson |
1963 | Violent Midnight | Elliot Freeman |
1965 | The Lollipop Cover | Nestor |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eissner, Bonnie (Fall 2011). "A Look Back: From War to Peace to Stage & Screen" (PDF). AU. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
2. ^ O'Day, Billie. "Interesting Woman / Lee's the Actor — But Barbara Gives the Cues" (The Miami News, November 11, 1959, page 3B)
3. ^ "Stellar Team / Lee Philips, as a high school principal, and Lana Turner, shown here in a scene from Peyton Place, form one of the more mature romantic couples in the picture" (Spokane Daily Chronicle, January 23, 1958, page 14)
4. ^ Belser, Lee / International News Service. "Philips Feels Like Neophyte / Actor Gets 'Fidgets' in Film with Lana" (The Miami News, January 16, 1958, page 4A)
5. ^ Witbeck, Chrles {sic}. "Red Badge of Courage / They Finally Got It Right" (Boca Raton News, December 6, 1974, page 8)

## External links[edit]

* Lee Philips at IMDb
* Lee Philips at the Internet Broadway Database
* Lee Philips at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
* Lee Philips at Find a Grave

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Films directed by Lee Philips

* The Girl Most Likely To... (1973)
* The Stranger Within (1974)
* Sweet Hostage (1975)
* Dynasty (1976)
* The Spell (1977)
* On the Right Track (1981)
* Samson and Delilah (1984)
* Windmills of the Gods (1988)

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