Nicholas Phipps

Nicholas Phipps
in The Iron Petticoat (1956)
Born	23 June 1913 London, England UK
Died	11 April 1980 (aged 66) London, England
Years active	1938–1970

Nicholas Phipps (23 June 1913 – 11 April 1980) was a British actor and screenwriter who appeared in more than thirty films during a career that lasted between 1938 and 1970.^[1] He was born in London in 1913. He appeared mainly in British comedy films, often specialising in playing military figures.^[2] He was also an occasional screenwriter, sometimes working on the script for films in which he acted.^[1] He retired from acting in 1970.^[3]

His script for the 1954 film Doctor in the House was nominated for a BAFTA.^[4]

Partial filmography

Actor

• Old Bill and Son (1941)
• You Will Remember (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 Navy Lark (1959)
• The Captain's Table (1959)
• Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
• Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
• The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
• 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)
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

Screenwriter

• The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
• Woman Hater (1948)
• Escape Route (1952)
• The Lady Is a Square (1959)
• No Love for Johnnie (1962) (with Mordecai Richler)

References

1. "Nicholas Phipps". BFI.
2. Hal Erickson. "Nicholas Phipps - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
3. "Nicholas Phipps". IMDb.
4. "BAFTA Awards". bafta.org.

External links

• Nicholas Phipps at the Internet Movie Database