Philip Guard

Philip John Guard (born 29 November 1928) is an English stage actor who occasionally appeared in film and television.

Life and career
Philip John Guard was born in Rochford, Essex on 29 November 1928.

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

In 1956, he married the actress Charlotte Mitchell; they separated in 1968. Their sons are the actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard, and daughter Candy Guard, a writer and animator.

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".