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name: "Philip Tonge"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-tonge"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 April 1897"
died: "28 January 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:57.135904+00:00"
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# Philip Tonge

Actor. Born 26 April 1897 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 28 January 1959.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 April 1897, Hampstead, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Died:** 28 January 1959
- **Also known as:** 菲利普·汤格, Philip Asheton Tonge, Phillip Tonge, Philip Ashton Tonge

## Biography

Philip Asheton Tonge (26 April 1897 – 28 January 1959) was an English actor. Born in Hampstead, London, into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut at the age of five in 1902 and appeared as a child performer alongside Henry Irving, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson. His fellow child actors included Hermione Gingold, Mary Glynne, Esmé Wynne-Tyson and Noël Coward.

After the First World War, Tonge and his parents settled in the United States. He built a career on Broadway, appearing in numerous productions including nine plays by Noël Coward. His film roles included Julian Shellhammer in *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Otto in *Hans Christian Andersen* (1952) and Inspector Hearne in *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957). On television he played District Attorney Cortland in *Perry Mason* (1957).

Tonge died in Hollywood, California, at the age of 61. He was married to Lyda.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Witness for the Prosecution* (1957), Fi1m 87, as Inspector Hearne — [page](https://film.one/film/witness-for-the-prosecution.md)

## Also known for

- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1947), Julian Shellhammer
- *House of Wax* (1953), Bruce Allison (uncredited)
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Cortland
- *Hans Christian Andersen* (1952), Otto
- *Pardners* (1956), Mr. Baxter, Footman
- *Les Girls* (1957), Associate Judge
- *O. Henry's Full House* (1952), Umbrella Man (segment "The Cop and the Anthem") (uncredited)
- *Track of the Cat* (1954), Pa Bridges

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