James Philbrook (October 22, 1924â€"October 24, 1982) was an American
actor who appeared in several major films, including I Want to Live!
(1958), Woman Obsessed and as Colonel Tall in the 1964 war picture The
Thin Red Line. He had supporting roles on television, including The
Islanders (1960-61) and The New Loretta Young Show
(1958-1961).Philbrook was born in Davenport, Iowa,[note 1] the son of
Roland F. Philbrook, a clergyman. He attended St. Ambrose University
and the University of Iowa, eventually completing an electrical
engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
1946.A December 26, 1962, newspaper article reported on Philbrook's
varied occupational experiences: "At various times, he's been a miner,
a rodeo performer, a gym instructor, a writer, a photographer â€" you
name, he's done it with various degrees of success."Philbrook was an
aviation electronics specialist for the Navy for four years during the
Korean War. He was stationed in Africa, the Aleutian Islands, China,
Europe, and India.
actor who appeared in several major films, including I Want to Live!
(1958), Woman Obsessed and as Colonel Tall in the 1964 war picture The
Thin Red Line. He had supporting roles on television, including The
Islanders (1960-61) and The New Loretta Young Show
(1958-1961).Philbrook was born in Davenport, Iowa,[note 1] the son of
Roland F. Philbrook, a clergyman. He attended St. Ambrose University
and the University of Iowa, eventually completing an electrical
engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
1946.A December 26, 1962, newspaper article reported on Philbrook's
varied occupational experiences: "At various times, he's been a miner,
a rodeo performer, a gym instructor, a writer, a photographer â€" you
name, he's done it with various degrees of success."Philbrook was an
aviation electronics specialist for the Navy for four years during the
Korean War. He was stationed in Africa, the Aleutian Islands, China,
Europe, and India.
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