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Nicholas Phipps(1913-1980)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Nicholas Phipps in The Captain's Paradise (1953)
Nicholas Phipps was born on 23 June 1913 in London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Maytime in Mayfair (1949), Doctor at Sea (1955) and Doctor in the House (1954). He died on 11 April 1980 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 23, 1913
DiedApril 11, 1980(66)
BornJune 23, 1913
DiedApril 11, 1980(66)
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Maytime in Mayfair
5.8
  • Sir Henry Hazelrigg
  • 1949
Brigitte Bardot, Dirk Bogarde, Brenda de Banzie, and James Robertson Justice in Doctor at Sea (1955)
Doctor at Sea
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1955
Dirk Bogarde, Donald Houston, Kenneth More, and Donald Sinden in Doctor in the House (1954)
Doctor in the House
6.5
  • Magistrate
  • 1954
Madeleine (1950)
Madeleine
6.9
  • Reporter(uncredited)
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Jane Seymour in Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970)
    Here Come the Double Deckers!
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Garden Owner
    • 1970
  • Peter Cook in The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
    The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
    6.9
    • Snaggot
    • 1970
  • The Worker (1965)
    The Worker
    7.5
    TV Series
    • His Lordship
    • 1970
  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
    6.1
    • Golfer
    • 1969
  • Some Girls Do (1969)
    Some Girls Do
    5.5
    • Lord Dunnberry
    • 1969
  • Journey to the Unknown (1968)
    Journey to the Unknown
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Laverly-Smith
    • 1968
  • Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli in Charlie Bubbles (1968)
    Charlie Bubbles
    6.3
    • Agent
    • 1968
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Roger Kaye
    • 1965
  • Foreign Affairs
    TV Series
    • Ambassador
    • 1964
  • Peter Sellers, Ian Carmichael, Irene Handl, Isabel Jeans, Bernard Miles, Cecil Parker, and Eric Sykes in Heavens Above! (1963)
    Heavens Above!
    6.7
    • Director-General
    • 1963
  • Lionel Murton, Lauri Peters, and Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963)
    Summer Holiday
    6.1
    • Wrightmore
    • 1963
  • A Pair of Briefs (1962)
    A Pair of Briefs
    6.0
    • Sutcliffe
    • 1962
  • The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
    The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
    6.0
    • Major
    • 1960
  • Doctor in Love (1960)
    Doctor in Love
    5.7
    • Dr. Clive Cardew
    • 1960
  • Elvi Hale, Cecil Parker, and Ronald Shiner in The Navy Lark (1959)
    The Navy Lark
    6.0
    • Capt. Povey
    • 1959

Writer

  • Before the Fringe
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Doctor in Distress (1963)
    Doctor in Distress
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • The Amorous Mr. Prawn (1962)
    The Amorous Mr. Prawn
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Young and Willing (1962)
    Young and Willing
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • A Pair of Briefs (1962)
    A Pair of Briefs
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • No Love for Johnnie (1961)
    No Love for Johnnie
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Doctor in Love (1960)
    Doctor in Love
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Tommy the Toreador (1959)
    Tommy the Toreador
    5.1
    • additional dialogue
    • 1959
  • Frankie Vaughan in The Lady Is a Square (1959)
    The Lady Is a Square
    5.9
    • dialogue
    • 1959
  • The Captain's Table (1959)
    The Captain's Table
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Doctor at Large (1957)
    Doctor at Large
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • John Gregson, Elvi Hale, Keith Michell, Cecil Parker, and June Thorburn in True as a Turtle (1957)
    True as a Turtle
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Brigitte Bardot, Dirk Bogarde, Brenda de Banzie, and James Robertson Justice in Doctor at Sea (1955)
    Doctor at Sea
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Dirk Bogarde, Donald Houston, Kenneth More, and Donald Sinden in Doctor in the House (1954)
    Doctor in the House
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, and Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise (1953)
    The Captain's Paradise
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1953

Music Department

  • Fun and Games!
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1938

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Nicholas Phipps { Great Britain }
  • Born
    • June 23, 1913
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 11, 1980
    • London, England, UK
  • Parents
      Edmund Bampfylde Phipps
  • Other works
    He performed in Geoffrey Wright, Robert MacDermot, John Adrian Ross, and his revue, "Members Only," at the Gate Studio Theatre in London, England with Charles Hawtrey, Hermione Gingold, Richard Haydn, Kenneth Carten, Nadine March, Ann Morrison, Billy Milton, Reginald Beckwith, and Gabrielle Brune in the cast. Norman Marshall and Geoffrey Wright were directors. William Chappell was designer. Diana Morgan, Walter Leigh, Ronald Hill, John Weir, Reginald Beckwith, Harold Plumptre, and Arthur Marshall were also writers.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Tall, dark-haired, moustachioed light comedy actor, with a penchant for womanizing or slightly caddish roles. He was noted more for his screenplays than for his performances, involved as writer or co-writer in many romantic scripts involving Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding, as well as several of the 'Doctor' films based on the novels of Richard Gordon. From the late 1930's, he also wrote plays and lyrics for musical revues.

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