---
name: "Philip Stainton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-stainton"
fi1m_id: "philip-stainton"
imdb_id: "nm0821598"
tmdb_id: 107435
wikidata_id: "Q3379078"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 April 1908"
died: "1 August 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T07:21:21.821514+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Philip Stainton

## Identity

Philip Stainton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-stainton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-stainton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0821598
- **TMDB ID:** 107435
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3379078
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Stainton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3379078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821598/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107435

Actor. Born 9 April 1908 in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK. Died 1 August 1961.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 April 1908, Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 August 1961
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Stainton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3379078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821598/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107435

## Biography

Philip Stainton (9 April 1908 – 1 August 1961) was an English actor. He appeared in numerous British films, frequently cast as uniformed policemen.

Stainton featured in several Ealing comedies, including *Passport to Pimlico* (1949) as P.C. Spiller, *Hobson's Choice* (1954) as Denton and *The Ladykillers* (1955) as The Sergeant. Other credits include *Mogambo* (1953) as John Brown-Pryce, *Moby Dick* (1956) as Bildad, *Cast a Dark Shadow* (1955) as Charlie Mann and *Reach for the Sky* (1956) as a police constable. He also worked in stage repertory and was twice directed by John Ford.

In the late 1950s Stainton and his wife immigrated to Australia, where he appeared in television and stage productions, including heading the sitcom *Take That* (1957–1959). He died in Melbourne during a performance of *East Lynne*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ladykillers* (1955), Fi1m 86, as The Sergeant — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ladykillers.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Antony and Cleopatra* (1959), as Clown
- *Reach for the Sky* (1956), as Police Constable
- *Moby Dick* (1956), as Bildad
- *Who Done It?* (1956), as Frankie's Agent
- *The Ladykillers* (1955), as The Sergeant — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ladykillers.md)
- *Cast a Dark Shadow* (1955), as Charlie Mann
- *John and Julie* (1955), as Police sergeant
- *Forbidden Cargo* (1954), as Seaburyness Police Sergeant
- *Hobson's Choice* (1954), as Denton
- *Isn't Life Wonderful!* (1953), as Mason, a doctor
- *Mogambo* (1953), as John Brown-Pryce
- *Innocents in Paris* (1953), as Nobby Clarke
- *Monsoon* (1952), as Putsi
- *Mandy* (1952), as Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)
- *Angels One Five* (1952), as Police Constable
- *Appointment with Venus* (1951), as Constable
- *White Corridors* (1951), as Sawyer
- *The Elusive Pimpernel* (1950), as Jellyband
- *Boys in Brown* (1949), as Principal Prison Officer
- *The Spider and the Fly* (1949), as Café Manager
- *Passport to Pimlico* (1949), as P.C. Spiller
- *Trottie True* (1949), as Arthur Briggs (uncredited)
- *Don't Ever Leave Me* (1949), as Detective Inspector
- *The Blue Lagoon* (1949), as Mr. Ansty
- *Scott of the Antarctic* (1948), as Second Questioner
- *Nightbeat* (1947), as Sgt. Slack

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