Philip Tonge | |
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 Philip Tonge (ca. 1930) | |
| Born | Philip Asheton Tonge 26 April 1897 |
| Died | 28 January 1959 (aged 61) Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1902–1959 |
| Spouse(s) | Lyda (m. 19??; his death 1959) |
Philip Asheton Tonge (26 April 1897 – 28 January 1959) was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he was a child actor, making his stage debut at the age of five. Among the stars with whom he performed while he was a boy were Henry Irving, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson. His colleagues as child actors included Hermione Gingold, Mary Glynne, Esmé Wynne-Tyson and Noël Coward.
Tonge's adult acting career was in the U.S., where he and his parents settled after the First World War. He made numerous appearances in Broadway productions, including nine Coward plays. Among his films were Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957).