Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Philip King(1904-1979)

  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Philip King was born on 30 October 1904 in Beverley, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Watch It, Sailor! (1961), Panic in the Parlor (1956) and See How They Run (1955). He died on 9 February 1979 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornOctober 30, 1904
DiedFebruary 9, 1979(74)
BornOctober 30, 1904
DiedFebruary 9, 1979(74)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Watch It, Sailor! (1961)
Watch It, Sailor!
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1961
Panic in the Parlor (1956)
Panic in the Parlor
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1956
See How They Run (1955)
See How They Run
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1955
Curtain Up (1952)
Curtain Up
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1952

Credits

IMDbPro

Writer

  • Zum Teufel mit Hamlet
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2002
  • Die graue Maus
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • Seemann, gib acht!
    TV Movie
    • play "Sailor Beware!"
    • 1997
  • Wo laufen sie denn?
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Glücksspiel im Pastorenhaus
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Lauf doch nicht immer weg!
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Lauf doch nicht immer weg
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Seemann, gib Obacht!
    TV Movie
    • play (as Philipp King)
    • 1985
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1985
  • See How They Run (1984)
    See How They Run
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1984
  • Die Maus
    TV Movie
    • play "Big Bad Mouse"
    • 1975
  • Big Bad Mouse (1972)
    Big Bad Mouse
    TV Movie
    • author
    • 1972
  • Big Bad Mouse (1966)
    Big Bad Mouse
    TV Movie
    • original writer
    • 1966
  • Brian Rix Presents ... (1960)
    Brian Rix Presents ...
    TV Series
    • adapted for television by
    • play
    • 1962
  • Sømænd og svigermødre (1962)
    Sømænd og svigermødre
    6.4
    • play "Sailor Beware" (uncredited)
    • 1962

Script and Continuity Department

  • Our Miss Pemberton
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1957–1958

Actor

  • Probation Officer (1959)
    Probation Officer
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Mickie Lyall
    • 1959
  • Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
    Eight O'Clock Walk
    6.7
    • Prison Doctor
    • 1954
  • Black on Magenta
    TV Movie
    • Mr. de Forest
    • 1953
  • Postman's Knock
    TV Movie
    • Huddersfield
    • 1952
  • Back to Methuselah
    TV Series
    • Dr. Conrad Barnabas
    • 1952
  • Peter Jones, Eric Lander, Patricia Neal, John Neville, Peter Sallis, Ursula O'Leary, Pieter Geldenhuys, Alan Nunn, Edna Fryer, Lempriere Hammond, Zilla Tomlin, Jane Newell, and John Harris in For the Children (1946)
    For the Children
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Father
    • 1951
  • The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Watson
    • 1951
  • The Trial of Andy Fothergill
    TV Movie
    • William I
    • 1951
  • Francis De Wolff and Jeremy Spenser in The Powder Monkey (1951)
    The Powder Monkey
    TV Movie
    • Captain Hardy
    • 1951
  • Rona Anderson and Robert Beatty in The 20 Questions Murder Mystery (1950)
    The 20 Questions Murder Mystery
    6.2
    • Cheshire Cheese Waiter
    • 1950
  • Dumb Dora Discovers Tobacco
    Short
    • Justice Hare
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Philipp King
  • Born
    • October 30, 1904
    • Beverley, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 9, 1979
    • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
  • Other works
    His play, "See How They Run", was performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Royce Mills, Maureen Lipman CBE, Simon Williams, Lionel Jeffries, John Alderton, Bill Pertwee in the cast. Directed by Ray Cooney OBE.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Served in the RAF during World War II.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.