Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the eccentric servant Saloud in the film "The Pink Panther" (1963). Born unto a prominent family, the last of three sons born unto United States Army Colonel Thomas George Lanphier Sr., he was educated a private boy's school in Upstate New York and upon attaining his degree in theatrical arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, he made his stage debut as a chorus boy in the 1944 musical "Mexican Hayride." He later appeared in leading roles in such Broadway productions as "Dark of the Moon" and "Ondine." After being discovered by film director Paul Nickell, he was so impressed by his articulate voice, dark good looks, and professionalism, that he arranged for him to come out to California and begin a secondary career in the film and television industry beginning with him being under his supervision per a walk on role in the series "NBC Presents". From there he went on to enjoy a 21-year career in motion pictures, where he attained over 45 credits; often typecast as husbands, fathers, aristocrats, businessmen, doctors, lawyers, cowboys, guards, sheriffs, dashing lovers, policemen, philanthropists, adventurers, loyal servants, villains, retail clerks, military men, reporters, detectives, and corporals. He appeared in such films as "The Perfect Furlough" (1958), "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1958), "It Happened to Jane" (1959), "Operation Petticoat" (1959), "High Time" (1960), "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1960), "Flight of the Lost Balloon" (1961), "Experimental Terror" (1962), "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962), "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964), "What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?" (1966), "Gambit" (1966), "The Party" (1968), and "Darling Lili" (1970). With the advent of television, he flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Three Musketeers," "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," "The Untouchables," "The Deputy," "Coronado 9," "Hawaiian Eye," "The Lawless Girl," "Peter Gunn," "Death Valley Days," "The Great Adventure," "The Rogues," "Mission: Impossible," "The Time Tunnel," "Captain Nice," "The Green Hornet," "The Fugitive," "Get Smart," "The Red Skelton Hour," and "The Wild Wild West." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, served as a chairman for his local divisions of the American Red Cross and the Boys Scouts of America, was supportive of the California State Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, and served as a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse. At the height of his career, Lanphier, who neither married nor had any children, suffered a cerebrovascular accident which proved fatal and the final film he had been appearing at the time of his demise was released posthumously.