Philip Charles Anglim (born February 11, 1953) is an American actor 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. Other notable roles include Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood, in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Star Sign
Aquarius
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My goal is to continue to find work that offers complexity and depth and truth, and to fulfill it to the very best of my ability
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That is the only real gratification an actor receives, that his work touched another person's life.
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Fact
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He was awarded the 1980 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Performance in the play for "The Elephant Man" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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The San Francisco-bred Anglim had intended to become a veterinarian, but after a teacher asked him to appear in a play, he pursued English literature at Yale and continued in acting.
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Operating a cattle farm in Tennessee, he founded The Lewis County Children's Fund, a charity in 1992 to help the children of the community near his farm. LCCF provides funds for medical, dental, and other necessary care for youth in need of assistance, referred by the public health department.
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Has appeared at a few Star Trek conventions given his popularity in the recurring role of Vedek Bareil, the beloved Bajoran spiritual leader on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".
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Graduated from Yale University with a degree in English Literature in 1973.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for playing John Merrick, the title character, in "The Elephant Man," a role he recreated in the television version with the same name, The Elephant Man (1982).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dallas: War of the Ewings
1998
TV Movie
Peter Ellington
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-1997
TV Series
Vedek Bareil
Bareil Antos
Millennium
1997
TV Series
Tom Black
Curacao
1993
TV Movie
Van Vlaanderen
Monsters
1991
TV Series
Mack
Milena
1991
Kafka
The Man Inside
1990
Rolf Gruel
Haunted Summer
1988
Lord Byron
Malone
1987
Harvey
The Horse Dealer's Daughter
1983
Short
Jack
Testament
1983
Hollis
The Thorn Birds
1983
TV Mini-Series
Dane O'Neill
Macbeth
1982/I
TV Movie
Macbeth
The Elephant Man
1982
TV Movie
John Merrick
The Adams Chronicles
1976
TV Mini-Series
Charles Adams
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Performer
The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1982
TV Special
Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Dinah!
1980
TV Series
Himself
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
1979
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Play
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Testament at 20
2003
Video documentary short
Father Hollis Mann
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1983
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The Elephant Man (1982)
1982
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
$3 Million
