Philip George William Bond (1 November 1934 – 17 January 2017) was a British actor best known for playing Albert Frazer in 24 episodes of the 1970s BBC nautical drama '' The Onedin Line''.

Life and career

Bond was born at 189 Uxbridge Street in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, to

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parents Matthew William Bond (1899–1951) and Blodwen (''née'' John; 1900–1981); he had an older brother, Ifor John Bond (1929–1992), and a twin sister, Shirley. Bond's first acting experience was at Burton Boys' Grammar School, where he was a pupil, and in addition attended classes at the School of Speech and Drama in Burton. In 1952 he joined the Central School of Speech and Drama (then based in rooms in the

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), where contemporaries included Delena Kidd, Heather Sears and Ian Hendry. In 1957, he played Sir John Marraby in the musical '' Zuleika'', based on the novel '' Zuleika Dobson'' by Max Beerbohm. His first television role was in the series ''ITV Television Playhouse'' (1958–61). He later appeared in, among others, '' The Saint'' (1963), ''

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'' (in the serial " The Daleks"; 1964), '' The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (1968), ''

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'' (1969), '' Z-Cars'' (1969–75), '' Only Fools and Horses'' (1985), '' Casualty'' (2007), and ''

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'' (2007). Bond's film roles include ''

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'' (1957), '' Orders to Kill'' (1958), '' Foxhole in Cairo'' (1960), ''

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'' (1972), and '' Fever Pitch'' (1997). He was interviewed in the 2008 documentary ''The Cult of The Onedin Line''. He married the television producer Pat Sandys (1926–2000) in 1959. The marriage was later dissolved. With Sandys he is the father of actresses Abigail and Samantha Bond, and the film and TV journalist Matthew Bond. He lived in the village of

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in his parents' native Wales. He died at the age of 82 on 17 January 2017, while on holiday in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Bond on ''The Avengers Forever'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Philip 1934 births 2017 deaths Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Alumni of the University of Oxford English people of Welsh descent British male film actors British male television actors People from Burton upon Trent Actors from Staffordshire