Phillip Alford Overview:

Actor, Phillip Alford, was born Philip Alford on Sep 11, 1948 in Gadsden, AL. As of December 2025, Phillip Alford was 77 years old.

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Phillip Alford appeared in two film and six television roles between 1962 and 1972 but is best remembered for his film debut as Jem Finch, the son of Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

(Source: article by Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub).

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Phillip Alford Quotes:

Jem: Atticus says cheating a black man is ten times worse than cheating a white.


[Atticus on the porch overhearing their conversation]
Scout: How old was I when Mama died?
Jem: Two.
Scout: How old were you?
Jem: Six.
Scout: Old as I am now?
Jem: Uh-huh.
Scout: ...Was Mama pretty?
Jem: Uh-huh.
Scout: Was Mama nice?
Jem: Uh-huh.
Scout: Did you love her?
Jem: Yes.
Scout: Did I love her?
Jem: Yes.
Scout: Do you miss her?
Jem: Uh-huh.


[to Dill about Miss Dubose]
Jem: Listen, no matter what she says to you, don't answer her back. There's a Confederate pistol in her lap under her shawl and she'll kill you quick as look at you. Come on.


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Phillip Alford Facts
Attended Ramsay High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Long after moving back to Birmingham, Alabama after his film career was over, Philip was inducted in 1989 into the Alabama Walk of Fame for his role in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

Philip's sister, Eugenia, became the stand-in actress for child actress Mary Badham, who played Jem's sister, Scout, in the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Philip, who played Jem, and Mary were known to be antagonistic towards each other on the set.

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