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Philip Guard

Philip John Guard was an English stage actor who occasionally appeared in film and television.

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Philip John Guard (29 November 1928 – May 2024) was an English stage actor who occasionally appeared in film and television.1

Life and career

Philip John Guard was born in Rochford, Essex, on 29 November 1928.

Guard appeared occasionally in film and television, but has been more prolific on stage.23

In 1956, he married the actress Charlotte Mitchell; they separated in 1968. Their sons are the actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard, and daughter Candy Guard, a writer and animator.4

Guard appeared, unwittingly, alongside Mark Dignam and John Bryning, on the fade-out of The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus," on which a 1967 BBC radio broadcast of King Lear can be heard with Guard playing "Edgar."5

Guard died in May 2024, at the age of 95.6

References

References

  1. "Philip Guard – Broadway Cast & Staff". www.ibdb.com.
  2. "Philip Guard". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  3. "Philip Guard". theatricalia.com.
  4. Hayward, Anthony (7 June 2012). "Charlotte Mitchell obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. "Recording, mixing, editing: I Am The Walrus, Your Mother Should Know". The Beatles Bible. 29 September 1967. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. "Absent Friends 2024 – The 7th Dimension". BBC Sounds. 29 December 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
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