Phillip Alford - Wikipedia Phillip Alford Phillip Alford ( 1948 - 09 - 11 ) September 11, 1948 ( age 69 ) Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1962 -- 1972 Spouse ( s ) Carol Sue Moore ( ? - ? ) ( divorced ) ( 2 children ) Phillip Alford ( born September 11, 1948 ) is an American actor best known for his role as Jem Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External links Career 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 City for a screen test several weeks later and won the role of Jem Finch. During the filming, his parents 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 bickering and at odds with each other during most of the shoot ; at one time after their worst argument, he had planned mischief against her. Alford 's other acting credits include : Bristle Face ( 1964 ) ( TV ) ; the role of `` Boy '' in the Jimmy Stewart classic Shenandoah ( 1965 ) ; The Intruders ( 1970 ) ( TV ) ; and Fair Play ( 1972 ) ( TV ). Personal life Phillip Alford is currently a successful businessman in Grenada, Mississippi and stays out of the limelight. He followed his father into the construction business. Alford is married and has two children. Filmography To Kill a Mockingbird ( 1962 ) The Lloyd Bridges Show ( 1963, TV, one episode ) Disney Land ( 1964, TV, one episode ) Shenandoah ( 1965 ) CBS Playhouse ( 1969, TV, one episode ) The Virginian ( 1970, TV, one episode ) The Intruders ( 1970, TV movie ) Fair Play ( 1972, TV movie ) References ^ Jump up to : Fearful Symmetry : The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird ( DVD ). Universal Studios. 1998. Jump up ^ `` Rivalry and racism : What really happened behind the scenes of ' Mockingbird '', New York Post Further reading Goldrup, Tom and Jim ( 2002 ). Growing Up on the Set : Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Film and Television. McFarland & Co. p. 13 -- 19. ISBN 1476613702. Holmstrom, John ( 1996 ). The Moving Picture Boy : An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich : Michael Russell, p. 276. Dye, David ( 1988 ). Child and Youth Actors : Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914 - 1985. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., p. 4. External links Phillip Alford on IMDb Phillip Alford at AllMovie VIAF : 61752054 LCCN : n86138572 ISNI : 0000 0001 0800 8224 GND : 132322668 SUDOC : 166949469 BNF : cb140714413 ( data ) BNE : XX1337419 This article about a United States film and television actor or actress born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phillip_Alford&oldid=796484684 '' Categories : 1948 births Living people People from Gadsden, Alabama People from Grenada, Mississippi American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Alabama Businesspeople from Mississippi American screen actor, 1940s birth stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2007 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 21 August 2017, at 04 : 33. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays jem in to kill a mockingbird
Answer: Phillip Alford