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Philip Franks(I)

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Philip is the only child of an RAF pilot called Robert Franks and a mother - Patricia Franks. Philip attended school in Hertfordshire, and Oxford University. After many years with the RSC, including playing "Hamlet" for Roger Michell, Philip appeared in many TV programs and was delighted to work with Catherine Zeta-Jones, before she moved to Hollywood. They worked together in The Darling Buds of May (1991).
BornFebruary 2, 1956
BornFebruary 2, 1956
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Known for

Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread
7.4
  • Peter Martin
  • 2017
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Christina Giles, Katherine Giles, David Jason, Stephanie Ralph, and Julie Stichbury in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
The Darling Buds of May
7.8
TV Series
  • Charley
  • Cedric Charlton
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • Richard Carstone
  • Richard Cartsone
The Haunting of Alice Bowles (2020)
The Haunting of Alice Bowles
7.1
  • Director
  • 2020

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Actor

  • Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon (2020)
    Apollo 13: The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread (2017)
    Phantom Thread
  • Job's Dinner - poster.
    Job's Dinner
  • Michael Kitchen in Foyle's War (2002)
    Foyle's War
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
  • My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003)
    My Dad's the Prime Minister
  • Strange (2002)
    Strange
  • Neil Dudgeon and John Nettles in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
  • The Life of Confucius
  • Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)
    Testament: The Bible in Animation
    • (voice)
  • Richard Griffiths in Pie in the Sky (1994)
    Pie in the Sky
  • Wales Playhouse
  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
    Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
    • (voice)
  • Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
    Martin Chuzzlewit

Director

  • A Cold Supper Behind Harrods
  • Barnes' People
  • The Haunting of Alice Bowles (2020)
    The Haunting of Alice Bowles
  • The Croft (2020)
    The Croft
  • The Habit of Art

Writer

  • The Haunting of Alice Bowles (2020)
    The Haunting of Alice Bowles

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Foyle's War: Bad Blood
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Foyle's War: Bad Blood

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    • February 2, 1956
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Toured in the highly successful West End play - "ART" with Simon Shepherd and Leigh Lawson.
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    David Jason said Franks was perfectly cast as Charley in The Darling Buds of May (1991). He had spent most of his career in the theatre and he was a great team player as a result of that.

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