Philip Guard

Philip John Guard (29 November 1928 – May 2024) was an English stage actor who occasionally appeared in film and television.

[1] Philip John Guard was born in Rochford, Essex on 29 November 1928.

Guard appeared occasionally in film and television, but has been more prolific on stage.

[2][3] In 1956, he married the actress Charlotte Mitchell; they separated in 1968.

[4] Guard appeared, unwittingly, along with Mark Dignam and John Bryning, on the fade-out of The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus", on which can be heard a 1967 BBC radio broadcast of King Lear, with Guard playing "Edgar".