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Ethan Phillips
Highest Rated: 92% Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Lowest Rated: 13% For Richer or Poorer (1997)
Birthday: Feb 8, 1955
Birthplace: Garden City, New York, USA
A stage-trained character player who endeared himself to TV audiences playing likable if somewhat geeky and enthusiastic supporting roles, Ethan Phillips was best known for his five-year stint (1980-85) on the popular ABC sitcom, "Benson" as press secretary Pete Downey. He remained visible as a frequent TV guest star on such series as "Murphy Brown," "NYPD Blue," "Law and Order" and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Philips also appeared in small roles in a number of features, including his film debut in the acclaimed "Ragtime" (1981), "Glory" (1989), "Green Card" (1990), "The Man Without a Face" (1993) and "The Shadow" (1994).
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% |
|
Most Likely to Murder | Dad (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 75% |
|
Future '38 | Dr. Elcourt (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 64% |
|
Miles | Mr. Wilson (Character) | $2.1K | 2016 |
| 55% |
|
The Purge: Election Year | Chief Couper (Character) | $79.0M | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Movie Night | Jack Leon (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Tell-Tale Lies | Professor (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 47% |
|
Irrational Man | Jill's Father (Character) | $4.0M | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Audrey | Donny (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
|
RoboRex |
Randy Jenkins/ |
- | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | RockBarnes: The Emperor in You | Bernard D. Madoff (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 92% |
|
Inside Llewyn Davis | Mitch Gorfein (Character) | $13.2M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Treasure Chest of Horrors II | son (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Arachnoquake | Roy (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
TBK: The Toolbox Murders 2 | Bob (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Night at the Silent Movie Theater | Carlos (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadow Witness | Frank (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trim | Sid (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Dahmer vs. Gacy | X-13 (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Game | Mr. Foxx (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Hallowed Ground | Preacher (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet |
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Out of Omaha | Wayne Porter (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet |
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Super Sweet 16: The Movie | Craig (Character) | - | 2007 |
| No Score Yet |
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Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Marty (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Roddenberry on Patrol | Mr. Gorn (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Untitled: 003-Embryo | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 13% |
|
For Richer or Poorer | Jerry (Character) | $31.6M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dark Reflection | Henry (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 67% |
|
The Man Without a Face | Todd Lansing (Character) | $23.1M | 1993 |
| 59% |
|
Green Card | Gorsky, INS Agent (Character) | $29.8M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Bloodhounds of Broadway | Basil Valentine (Character) | $25.8K | 1989 |
| 68% |
|
Lean on Me | Mr. Rosenberg (Character) | $28.9M | 1989 |
| 50% |
|
Critters | Jeff Barnes (Character) | $11.3M | 1986 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78% | 70% | Avenue 5 | Spike Martin (Character) | 2020 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | New Amsterdam | Dan Marken (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 89% | 76% | Girls | Keith (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
| 97% | 78% | Younger | Paul (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Dr. Morris Weiner (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 93% | 90% | Veep | Mr. Wallace (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | The Mentalist | Newsome Kirk (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | The Middle | Chairman (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good Guys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Rizzoli and Isles | John J. Murray (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 96% | 95% | Pushing Daisies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 90% | 83% | Bones | Jerry Lincoln (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 60% | 100% | Eli Stone | Principal Ackerman (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 20% | No Score Yet | Cavemen | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 24% | 83% | The War at Home | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 86% | 91% | Boston Legal | Michael Schiller (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 13% | No Score Yet | Love, Inc. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 18% | No Score Yet | Oliver Beene | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Military Officer (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 58% | 48% | 8 Simple Rules | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 9% | No Score Yet | Rock Me Baby | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half & Half | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 56% | 80% | Star Trek: Enterprise | Ulis (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Rugrats | Storyteller (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
| 76% | 79% | Star Trek: Voyager | Neelix (Character) | 1995-2001 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | From the Earth to the Moon | Stanley Craig (Character) | 1998 |
| 25% | No Score Yet | Homeboys in Outer Space | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maybe This Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Platypus Man | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mommies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
| 83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Dwight (Guest Star) | 1993 |
| 92% | 89% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Farek (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | State Department Man (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Benson | Pete Downey (Character) | 1980-1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |