Biography
Though his parts were often on the smallish side, British actor Philip Stone has been fortunate enough to appear in several international movie moneymakers. He was seen in the James Bond opus
Thunderball (1965), in producer
Dino de Laurentiis'
Flash Gordon (1980), and in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1985) (as Captain Blumbartt). He had occasional important roles in a few non-hits as well, such as Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973), in which he played General Jodl. Stone was also an off-and-on particpant in the long-running
Carry On series of British slapstick comedy films. As a member of director
Stanley Kubrick's informal "stock company," Philip Stone appeared in Kubrick's
A Clockwork Orange (1971),
Barry Lyndon (1976) and
The Shining (1978). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide