Ethan Phillips
Full name: Ethan Phillips
Born: February 8th, 1955
Birthplace: Garden City, Long Island, New York
Siblings: 5 sisters
Wife: Patricia Cresswell
Hobbies and interests: Hiking, rock climbing, ornithology and botany
Education: Received a Jesuit education in New York, graduated from Boston University with a degree in English literature and then earned a Masters of Fine Arts at Cornell University.
Biography:
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Born and raised on Long Island, New York, Phillips grew up as the only boy of 6 children. He received a Jesuit education in New York, and attended Boston University where he graduated with a degree in English Literature. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts at Cornell University.
Phillips began his acting career in the theatre, appearing in such Broadway and off-Broadway productions as "My Favourite Year" at Licoln Centre, "Measure for Measure" at the Delacorte, "Lips Together, Teeth Apart" at the Lucille Lortel, and "Modigliani" at the Astor Place. Phillips was in new productions for Playwrights Horizons, The Ensemble Studio Theatre, the Hudson Guild Theatre and others, and has played leading roles for many of the major regional theatres around the country.
While he may have "cut his acting teeth" on the stage, Phillips is perhaps best known for his extensive television work. Audiences will most likely remember him for his 5 seasons as Pete Downey, the governor's press aide on the hit television sitcom "Benson" (co-starring with "Deep Space Nine"'s Rene Auberjonois). In addition, he had a recurring role in the nighttime drama "Werewolf", and has guest-starred on numerous shows including "NYPD Blue", "L.A. Law", "Murphy Brown", "Chicago Hope", "Law & Order", and HBO's historical drama about the Apollo program, "From the Earth to the Moon". Phillips also appeared on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as the Ferengi Dr. Farek in the episode "Menage A Troi".
But Phillips is no stranger to feature films either. "Star Trek" fans recognised him in human form as a holographic nightclub maitre'd in "Star Trek: First Contact". He also starred in the Tim Allen film "For Richer or Poorer", and appeared in the movie "Jeffrey" as a sexaholic attending a 12-step group meeting. In addition, Ethan can be seen in the movies "The Shadow", "Wagons East", "Man Without a Face", "Green Card", "Bloodhounds of Broadway", "Glory", and "Lean on Me", among others.
Besides acting in stage, television and movie projects, Ethan is also a playwright and an author. His original play, "Penguin Blues", was published by the Samuel French company and has been produced more than a 150 times throughout the U.S and Canada. In 1999, his "Star Trek Cookbook"--featuring Neelix on the cover-- was published by Simon and Schuster. Ethan co-authored this book with William J. Birnes.
Ethan lives with his wife, Patricia Cresswell, and their West Highland Terrier, Frank, in Los Angeles. In his spare time he is a devoted backpacker and rock climber, and fancies himself an amateur ornithologist and botanist. He dreams of some day hiking the Appalachian Trail from end to end.
Credits:
Television:
(1980-85)
(1986)
(1986)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1990)
(1991)
(1992)
(1992)
(1993)
(1994)
(1995)
(1995)
(1995-2001)
(1996)
(1996)
(1998)
Pete Downey
Deaver
Coroner
Dr. Farek
Richard Cooper
Mark Hauser
Dwight
Henry (Dark reflection)
Vern Tuttle
Douglas
Neelix
Bob Stewart
Inspector 17
Stanley Craig
"Benson"
"The Twilight Zone" (guest star)
"Hunter"
"Deadly Deception" (TV movie)
"Werewolf" (TV movie)
"Marblehead Manor"
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (guest star)
"Murphy Brown"
"Law & Order"
"Condition: Critical" (TV movie)
"NYPD Blue"
"Natural Selection" (TV movie)
"Platypus Man"
"Maybe This Time"
"Star Trek: Voyager"
"Chicago Hope"
"Homeboys in Outer Space"
"From the Earth to the Moon" (mini-series)
Film:
(1981)
(1986)
(1987)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1990)
(1992)
(1993)
(1994)
(1994)
(1995)
(1996)
(1997)
(1997)
(2000)
"Ragtime"
"Critters"
"Burglar"
"Bloodhounds of Broadway"
"Lean On Me"
"Glory"
"Green Card"
"Rain Without Thunder"
"The Man Without a Face"
"The Shadow"
"Wagons East"
"Jeffrey"
"Star Trek: First Contact"
"Trekkies"
"For Richer or Poorer"
"Endsville"
Guard
Jeff Barnes
Bartender
Basil Valentine
Mr. Rosenburg
Hospital Surgeon
Gorsky
Gynaecologist
Mr. Lansing
Nelson
Smedly
Dave
Maitre'd
Terry Festinger
Books and Plays:
"Penguin Blues"
"Star Trek Cookbook" (co-authored by William J. Birnes)
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