Ethan Phillips
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Biography
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Ethan Phillips was born on February 8, 1955 in Garden City, Long Island, New York as the only boy of six children. He graduated from Boston University with a degree in English Literature and received a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Cornell University.
He began his acting career on stage in both Broadway and off-Broadway shows, recently appearing in the premier of David Mamet's "November" with Nathan Lane at Broadway's Ethyl Barrymore and in the title character opposite Peter Dinklage in the all-male cast of "The Imaginary Invalid" for Bard College's SummerScape Festival 2012. Read more... York, "My Favorite Year" at Lincoln Center, "Measure for Measure" for the NYSF, "Lips Together Teeth Apart" for Manhattan Theatre Club, and "Modigliani" at the Astor Place, as well as new works for Playwrites Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Hudson Guild Theatre, the American Jewish Theatre, and many others. During his comprehensive acting career, he also played leading roles for many of the major regional theaters around the country such as San Diego Old Globe, Seattle Rep, Alaska Rep, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Mark Taper Forum, Baltimore Center Stage, the Geffen in Los Angeles, Pasadena Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, the McCarter Theatre, and the Boston Shakespeare Company. He spent ten summers at the Sundance Theatre Lab and is a co-founder of First Stage in Los Angeles, which has been developing new plays for over twenty years. Phillips has been on several popular TV shows and movies, including five seasons on Benson (1979), and seven seasons on Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He has been a guest star on scores of other television shows. Ethan has appeared in many feature films and award winning shorts and has an active voice-over career. Phillips is also a playwright and an author. His original play, "Penguin Blues" has been produced more than 150 times throughout USA and Canada.
He began his acting career on stage in both Broadway and off-Broadway shows, recently appearing in the premier of David Mamet's "November" with Nathan Lane at Broadway's Ethyl Barrymore and in the title character opposite Peter Dinklage in the all-male cast of "The Imaginary Invalid" for Bard College's SummerScape Festival 2012. Read more... York, "My Favorite Year" at Lincoln Center, "Measure for Measure" for the NYSF, "Lips Together Teeth Apart" for Manhattan Theatre Club, and "Modigliani" at the Astor Place, as well as new works for Playwrites Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Hudson Guild Theatre, the American Jewish Theatre, and many others. During his comprehensive acting career, he also played leading roles for many of the major regional theaters around the country such as San Diego Old Globe, Seattle Rep, Alaska Rep, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Mark Taper Forum, Baltimore Center Stage, the Geffen in Los Angeles, Pasadena Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, the McCarter Theatre, and the Boston Shakespeare Company. He spent ten summers at the Sundance Theatre Lab and is a co-founder of First Stage in Los Angeles, which has been developing new plays for over twenty years. Phillips has been on several popular TV shows and movies, including five seasons on Benson (1979), and seven seasons on Star Trek: Voyager (1995). He has been a guest star on scores of other television shows. Ethan has appeared in many feature films and award winning shorts and has an active voice-over career. Phillips is also a playwright and an author. His original play, "Penguin Blues" has been produced more than 150 times throughout USA and Canada.
Actor

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Guard at Family House
Ragtime 1981
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Donny
Audrey 2014
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Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse
The Adventures of RoboRex 2014
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Boss
The Switch 2014
8

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Mitch Gorfein
Inside Llewyn Davis 2013
33

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Coroner B. Jones
Coffin Baby 2013
2

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Bernard D. Madoff
RockBarnes: The Emperor in You 2013
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Roy
Arachnoquake 2012
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Carlos
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater 2012
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Frank
Shadow Witness 2012
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Himself
From the Mouths of Babes 2012
2

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Dr. Donald Ennis
The Eastmans 2009
0

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Mr. Miles
Keith 2008
20

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Mr. Foxx
Big Game 2008
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Mark Wessler
The Babysitters 2007
13

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Meyers
The Danny Comden Project 2006
0

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Jones Three Echo
The Island 2005
18

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President Teddy Roosevelt
The Wright Stuff 2005
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Agent larry cornbloom
Cerebral Print: The Secret Files 2005
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Agent Larry Cornbloom
Governmentia 2005
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Marty
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park 2004
2

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Roger Merman
Bad Santa 2003
24

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Toa
Rugrats Go Wild 2003
19

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Loris
The Wild Thornberrys Movie 2002
20

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Jerry - Good Guys Realty
For Richer or Poorer 1997
33

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Holodeck Nightclub Maitre d'
Star Trek: First Contact 1996
31

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Dave
Jeffrey 1995
0

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Nelson
The Shadow 1994
18

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Smedly
Wagons East 1994
21

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Henry
Natural Selection 1994
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Todd Lansing
The Man Without a Face 1993
4

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Gynecologist
Rain Without Thunder 1992
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Randy
Condition: Critical 1992
0

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Gorsky
Green Card 1990
39

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Mr. Rosenberg
Lean on Me 1989
23

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Basil Valentine
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989
4

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Bartender at Parker's on Fifth
Burglar 1987
14

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Jeff Barnes
Critters 1986
4

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X-13
Dahmer vs. Gacy 2010
0

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Clint
PrimeMates 2010
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Pat
Not Another High School Show 2007
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Craig
Super Sweet 16: The Movie 2007
8

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Businessman
Have Dreams, Will Travel 2007
1

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Wayne Porter
Out of Omaha 2007
3

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Judge Coleman Gen
Law Dogs 2007
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Copy boy
The Lost World 1998
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Terry Festinger
Endsville 2000
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Dad
Irrational Man 2015
12

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Data Clerk
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men 2007
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Preacher
Hallowed Ground 2007
2

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Mr. Gorn
Roddenberry on Patrol 2003
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Various
The First Men in the Moon 1997
0

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Doyle
A Real Rain 2006
1

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Jerry Lincoln
The Wannabe in the Weeds 2008
13

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James Farnham
The Final Nail 2011
2

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Parish Coroner
Shake and Fingerpop 2009
16

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Newsome Kirk
The Red Mile 2011
0

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Woodley
Chuck Versus the Zoom 2011
6

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Chairman
The Quarry 2010
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Military Officer
Whistler's Mother 2004
3

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Jack Donaldson
Calamityville Horror 2014
0

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Mr. Wallace
B/ill 2015
0

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Stanley Craig
From the Earth to the Moon 1998
0

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Dr. Farek
Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987
0

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Richard Cooper
Murphy Brown 1988
0

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Peter 'Pete' John Downey
Benson 1979
0

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Hospital Steward
Glory 1989
0

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Himself
Trekkies 1997
0

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Redstone
Hart to Hart 1979
1

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Coroner
Deadly Deception 1987
0

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Mr. Wallace
Testimony 2015
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Dad / Troll
Family Tree 2003
0

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Bernard
The Battery 1998
0

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Himself
The Commuter Talk Show 2008
0

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Professor
The Murder Pact 2015
19

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Mr. Wilson
Miles 2016
0

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Dr. Morris Weiner
Tracks 2016
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John J. Murray
I Kissed a Girl 0
3

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Keith
All I Ever Wanted 0
12

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Himself
Dr. Yes 0
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Hollis Breyer
Book of Judges 0
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Principal Ackerman
I Want Your Sex 0
4

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Daniel Hill
Robbing Hood 0
1

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Leonard Philbrick
Double Down 0
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Bob Cooper
Be Careful What You Ask For 0
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Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg
Cursed 0
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Michael Schiller
Desperately Seeking Shirley 0
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Michael Schiller
Whose God Is It Anyway? 0
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Michael Schiller
The Verdict 0
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Gabe Labrador
Double Down, Triple Threat 0
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The Doctor
Pretty in Pink Eye 0
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Mr. Stitt
Ward Have Mercy 0
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Mr. Stitt
Kissing Babies 0
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Dr. Adelman
The Big Award Episode 0
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Ulis
Acquisition 0
2

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Alfonse LaViolette
Common Enemies 0
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Jeff Barnes
Critters 0
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Red Goldreyer
Rock Vote 0
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