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Philip Anglim

Philip Anglim, American actor

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Born
February 11, 1953
Age in 2026
73
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1953

About Philip Anglim

Philip Anglim is an American actor best known for his performances 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 roles include the title role in Macbeth on Broadway and Dane O'Neill in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. He also had a recurring role as Vedek Bareil on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His feature film debut was in The All-American Boy (1973), and his first television appearance was in the PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976). Anglim graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1973.

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Philip Anglim timeline

  1. His feature film debut was in The All-American Boy (1973), and his first television appearance was in the PBS miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976).
  2. Anglim graduated with a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1973.

The world when Philip Anglim was born

Philip Anglim was born in 1953. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1953

  • #1 song"Doggie in the Window" – Patti Page
  • Top movieFrom Here to Eternity
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookCasino Royale – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEdmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summit Mount Everest
  • Top headlineCoronation of Queen Elizabeth II
  • Technology milestoneWatson and Crick discover the structure of DNA
  • Defining fadTV dinners
  • Notable inventionTV dinner
  • World population2.68 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population159.0M

1953 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Philip Anglim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19532026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$9,500$435,000
Average income$5,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population159.0M341 million

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