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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 Birmingham's Town and Gown Civic Theatre, whose director called up Alford's 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 stand-in actress for Mary Badham, who played Jem's 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.

Alford's other acting credits include: Fair Play (1972) (TV); The Intruders (1970) (TV); Shenandoah (1965); and Bristle Face (1964) (TV).

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菲利普·奥尔福德（Phillip Alford，1948 年 9 月 11 日出生）是一位美国演员，因在 1962 年的电影《杀死一只知更鸟》中饰演杰里米“杰姆”芬奇而闻名。

奥尔福德出生于阿拉巴马州加兹登的菲利普·奥尔福德（菲利普拼写为一个“L”）。奥尔福德与伯明翰的城镇和礼服市民剧院一起出演了三部作品，该剧的导演打电话给奥尔福德的母亲，看看她的儿子是否有兴趣试镜《杀死一只知更鸟》中的杰姆一角。起初，奥尔福德拒绝了，但同意试镜，条件是他会缺课半天。作为三名决赛选手之一，几周后他被叫到纽约进行银幕测试，并赢得了杰姆·芬奇的角色。

在拍摄期间，他的父母和妹妹尤金妮亚开车去好莱坞和他在一起，他的妹妹成为玛丽·巴德姆的替身女演员，玛丽·巴德姆在片中饰演杰姆的妹妹斯库特。在拍摄的大部分时间里，他和巴德姆经常发生争执。在他们最糟糕的争吵之后，有一次他计划对她进行恶作剧。

他目前是阿拉巴马州伯明翰的一位成功的商人。

奥尔福德的其他演艺作品包括：公平竞争 （1972） （电视）;入侵者 （1970） （电视剧）;雪兰多（1965）;和 Bristle Face （1964） （电视剧）。