Philip is an accomplished actor of stage, TV and film. On stage he has played Othello, Lago, Faust and Macbeth, The Duke in Measure for Measure, and Professor Raat in The Blue Angel.

Among his outstanding performances for TV have been Magua in Last of the Mohicans. The Life and Times of Lloyd George, and A Mind to a Kill Series.

He was once married to the actress Ruth Madoc (Gladys Pugh in Hi de Hi), He is a Linguist who studied Languages at the University of Wales and has worked as an interpreter.

His beautiful deep voice is perfect for the narration of audio tape stories and amongst the productions are The Death of Arthur, Canterbury Tales l & ll, Arabian Nights, The Decline of the Roman Empire, The Old Testament, Romeo & Juliet & The Essential Dylan Thomas, for Naxos Audio Books. Amongst the films that he has appeared in are: The Quiller Memorandum, Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde, Bequest to a Nation, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, The Spy who came in from the Cold, Zina, and The Daleks Invasion of Earth. Philip Has worked on many episodes and series of Dr Who, for the BBC and will always be best remembered as the German submarine captain in the Dads Army episode The Deadly Attachment.