Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps
Born	23 June 1913 London, England  United Kingdom
Died	11 April 1980 London, England
Years active	1938–1970

Nicholas Phipps was a British actor and screenwriter who appeared in more than thirty films during a career that lasted between 1938 and 1970. He was born in London in 1913. He made his screen debut in the 1938 television film Hands Across the Sea. He appeared mainly in British comedy films, often specialising in playing military figures. He was also a regular screenwriter. sometimes working on the script for films in which he acted. He retired from acting in 1970.^[1][2]

His script for the 1954 film Doctor in the House was nominated for a BAFTA.

Selected filmography

Actor

• Old Bill and Son (1941)
• The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
• Spring in Park Lane (1948)
• Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
• Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
• Appointment with Venus (1951)
• The Captain's Paradise (1953)
• Out of the Clouds (1955)
• Who Done It? (1956)
• The Iron Petticoat (1956)
• Doctor at Large (1957)
• The Captain's Table (1959)
• Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
• Doctor in Love (1960)
• A Pair of Briefs (1962)
• Summer Holiday (1963)
• Heavens Above! (1963)
• Charlie Bubbles (1967)
• Some Girls Do (1969)
• Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)

Screenwriter

• Woman Hater (1948)
• The Lady Is a Square (1959)

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681043/
2. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/27526

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Name	Phipps, Nicholas
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Date of birth	23 June 1913
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	11 April 1980
Place of death	London, England