Philip Anglim | |
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Alma mater | Yale University (B.A., 1973) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1973–present |
Notable credit(s) | Vedek Bareil, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine John Merrick, The Elephant Man |
Philip Anglim is an American actor. He is best known for his performance as John Merrick in the stage and television versions of The Elephant Man, a role for which he received a Best Actor nomination in the 1979 Tony Awards. Other notable roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill, the ill-fated love child who grew up to follow in his unknown father's footsteps on the path to the priesthood in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring guest role as the Bajoran priest Vedek Bareil on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.