Philip Coolidge

Philip Coolidge (August 5, 1908 – May 23, 1967) was an American film and stage actor.

Philip Coolidge
BornAugust 5, 1908 (1908-08-05)
Concord, Massachusetts
DiedMay 23, 1967 (1967-05-24) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor

Career as actor

Born August 5, 1908, in Concord, Massachusetts, he made his first film, Boomerang, in 1947. In later films, he had roles as a self-protective small-town mayor in Inherit the Wind (1960), as Dr. Cross in North by Northwest (1959), and as Wilbur Peterson in It Happened to Jane (1959). Rarely a leading character, he played Throckmorton, the shopkeeper in the Twilight Zone 1962 episode "A Piano in the House" and also he played William Windom's assistant, Mr. Cooper, in the first season of the 1960s TV series The Farmer's Daughter.[1]

Death

Coolidge died of lung cancer at the age of 58 on May 23, 1967, in Los Angeles, California.[2][3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1947BoomerangJim CrossmanUncredited
1956The SharkfightersLt. Cmdr. Leonard Evans
1957SlanderHomer Crowley
1958I Want to Live!Emmett Perkins
1959The Mating GameRev. Osgood
1959It Happened to JaneWilbur Peterson
1959North by NorthwestDr. Cross
1959The TinglerOliver 'Ollie' Higgins
1960The Bramble BushColin Eustis
1960Because They're YoungMr. Rimer
1960Inherit the WindMayor Jason Carter
1962Bon Voyage!Passport clerkUncredited
1964HamletVoltimand
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldChuza
1965The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingMr. Porter
1968Never a Dull MomentFingers Felton(final film role)

References
  1. Hal Erikson, Rovi (February 27, 2013). "Philip Coolidge". New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. "Philip Coolidge". IMDB. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  3. "Philip Coolidge (1908 - 1967)". Find A Grave.com. Retrieved August 9, 2017.



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