Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") — The House That Dripped Blood Character Profile

About Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Retired stockbroker who moves into the house and becomes lonely. He visits a wax museum and finds a Salome sculpture resembling his deceased lover. After his friend Neville becomes obsessed with the statue, Grayson is murdered by the museum proprietor with an axe, and his severed head is added to the exhibit.

Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Cushing

Appears in

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (1)

• Philip Grayson (segment 2 "Waxworks") — Social Friends — Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks") (Joss Ackland)

  Reconciled friends who share a past rivalry but maintain a bond.

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