Ethan Phillips Biography (1955-)

Born February 8, 1955, in Garden City, NY; married Patricia Cresswell (a fashion magazine stylist).

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, writer
Birth Details
February 8, 1955
Garden City, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • Herb Lee, My Favorite Year (musical), Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City, 1992-1993
  • Side Man, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, c. 2001
  • Appeared in Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City; Measure for Measure, Delacorte Theatre, New York City; and Modigliani, Astor Place Theatre, New York City; also appeared in productions at the Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Hudson Guild Theatre, all New York City, as well as in regional productions.
  • Stage Work
  • Developer
  • Penguin Blues, Sundance Institute, Sundance, UT, 1986
  • Film Appearances
  • Guard at family house, Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
  • Jeff Barnes, Critters, New Line Cinema, 1986
  • Bartender at Parker's on Fifth, Burglar, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Basil Valentine, Bloodhounds of Broadway, Columbia, 1989
  • Hospital steward, Glory, TriStar, 1989
  • Mr. Rosenberg, Lean on Me, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Gorsky, Green Card, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Gynecologist, Rain without Thunder, Orion Classics, 1993
  • Mr. Lansing, The Man without a Face, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Nelson (a guard at the Museum of Natural History), The Shadow, Universal, 1994
  • Smedly, Wagons East!, TriStar, 1994
  • Dave, Jeffrey, Orion Classics, 1995
  • Maitre d', Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
  • Himself, Trekkies (documentary), Paramount, 1997
  • Jerry, For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997
  • The First Men on the Moon, Rhino Home Video, 1999
  • Guy, 9mm of Love, 2000
  • Terry Festinger, Endsville, Stick Figure Productions, 2000
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Pete Downey, Benson, ABC, 1980-1985
  • Recurring role, Werewolf, Fox, c. 1987-1988
  • Neelix, Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1995-2001
  • Miniseries
  • Stanley Craig, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
  • Movies
  • Coroner, Deadly Deception, CBS, 1987
  • Condition: Critical (also known as Final Pulse), NBC, 1992
  • Henry, Natural Selection (also known as Dark Reflection), Fox, 1994
  • Specials
  • Circus of the Stars 7, 1982
  • Episodic
  • Redstone, "Pandora Has Wings," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1983
  • Deaver, "Devil's Alphabet," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
  • "High Noon in L.A.," Hunter, NBC, 1986
  • "Good Impressions," Marblehead Manor, syndicated, 1987
  • Dr. Farek, "Menage a Troi," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1990
  • Dr. Sam Waibel, "Justice Swerved," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
  • Richard Cooper, "Everytime It Rains ... You Get Wet," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1991
  • Zoo administrator, "Monkey Business Mystery," Father Dowling Mysteries, ABC, 1991
  • Mark Hauser, "Helpless," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
  • Dwight, "True Confessions," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993
  • (As Ethan Philips) Martin Pick, "Cold Shower," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
  • "Mommies Day," The Mommies, NBC, 1994
  • Douglas, "Judgement Day," Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995
  • Vern Tuttle, "Episode One," Platypus Man, UPN, 1995
  • Bob Stewart, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
  • Inspector 17, "House Party or, Play That Funky White Music Droid," Homeboys in Outer Space, UPN, 1996
  • Appeared as Ronnie Pine in Three's a Crowd, ABC.
  • Pilots
  • Neelix, Star Trek: Voyager--Caretaker (also known as Caretaker), UPN, 1995
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Voice of Neelix, Star Trek: Voyager--Elite Force, Activision, 1999
  • Voices of a transport pilot and the governor of Abridon, Star Wars: Force Commander, Lucasarts, 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • Penguin Blues, produced at Philadelphia Theatre Festival for New Plays, Philadelphia, c. 1986 published in The Samuel French Collection of Best Short Plays, Samuel French (New York City).
  • Nonfiction
  • (With Majel Barrett-Roddenberry) Star Trek Cookbook, Pocket Books(New York City), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Starlog, August, 1996
    • TV Guide, July 15, 1995, p. 6
    Electronic
    • Ethan Phillips, http://www. thanphillips.com, October 5, 2001