Phillip Alford

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Phillip Alford born September 11 1948 is an American actor best known for his role as Jeremy Jem Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird Alford was born Philip Alford Philip spelled with one L in Gadsden Alabama Alford appeared in three productions with Birminghams Town and Gown Civic Theatre whose director called up Alfords mother to see if her son was interested in auditioning for the part of Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird Initially Alford had refused but agreed to audition under the condition that he would miss half a day of school As one of the three finalists he was called to New York for a screen test several weeks later and won the role of Jem Finch During the filming his parents and sister Eugenia drove to Hollywood to be with him and his sister became the standin actress for Mary Badham who played Jems sister Scout in the film He and Badham were constantly at odds with each other during most of the shoot at one time after their worst argument he had planned mischief against her He is currently a successful businessman in Birmingham Alabama Alfords other acting credits include Fair Play 1972 TV The Intruders 1970 TV Shenandoah 1965 and Bristle Face 1964 TV Description above from the Wikipedia article Phillip Alford licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia