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Ethan Phillips

Biography

Ethan Phillips

Actor

Born
February 8, 1955
Age
71 years old
Place of birth
Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Years active
1979 – present
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74

Credits

33

Movies

41

TV series

47

Years active

7.0

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Ethan Phillips

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Career timeline

  1. 1955 · Born

    Born in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

  2. 1979 · Screen debut

    Benson (TV)

  3. 1990 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order (TV)

  4. 2025 · Latest release

    The Home (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama42
  • Comedy36
  • Crime13
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy10
  • Mystery8
  • Horror7
Highest-rated title Better Call Saul 2015 8.7 Most popular title The Mentalist 2008 8.4

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ethan Phillips in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2025 The Home as Ethan Movie
  2. 2023 Star Trek: very Short Treks as Neelix (voice) TV
  3. 2020 1 as Boss Movie
  4. 2020 Avenue 5 as Spike Martin TV
  5. 2018 New Amsterdam as Dan Marken TV
  6. 2018 Most Likely to Murder as Billy's Dad Movie
  7. 2017 Miles as Mr. Wilson Movie
  8. 2016 The Purge: Election Year as Chief Couper Movie
  9. 2016 All the Way as Joe Alsop Movie
  10. 2015 Irrational Man as Jill's Father Movie
  11. 2015 Younger as Paul TV
  12. 2015 Better Call Saul as Judge Benedict Munninger TV
  13. 2014 Audrey as Donny Movie
  14. 2013 Inside Llewyn Davis as Mitch Gorfein Movie
  15. 2013 Coffin Baby as Coroner B. Jones Movie
  16. 2012 Arachnoquake as Roy Movie
  17. 2012 Veep as Mr. Wallace TV
  18. 2010 Rizzoli & Isles as John J. Murray TV
  19. 2010 The Good Guys as Alfonse LaViolette TV
  20. 2009 The Middle as Chairman TV
  21. 2009 The Good Wife as Dr. Morris Weiner TV
  22. 2009 Mental TV
  23. 2009 Castle as James Farnham TV
  24. 2008 The Mentalist as Newsome Kirk TV
  25. 2008 Keith as Mr. Miles Movie
  26. 2008 The Babysitters as Mark Wessler Movie
  27. 2008 Eli Stone as Principal Ackerman TV
  28. 2007 Hallowed Ground as Preacher Movie
  29. 2007 Pushing Daisies as Daniel Hill TV
  30. 2007 Cavemen TV
  31. 2007 Chuck as Woodley TV
  32. 2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel as Businessman Movie
  33. 2005 Criminal Minds as Doyle TV
  34. 2005 Love, Inc. as Dr. Elliot Schmallenberg TV
  35. 2005 Bones as Jerry Lincoln TV
  36. 2005 The War at Home as Bob Cooper TV
  37. 2005 The Island as Jones Three Echo Movie
  38. 2005 Numb3rs as Leonard Philbrick TV
  39. 2004 Chestnut: Hero of Central Park as Marty Movie
  40. 2004 Boston Legal as Michael Schiller TV
  41. 2003 Bad Santa as Roger Merman Movie
  42. 2003 Arrested Development as Military Officer TV
  43. 2003 Rock Me Baby as The Doctor TV
  44. 2003 Rugrats Go Wild as Toa (voice) Movie
  45. 2003 Oliver Beene as Mr. Stitt TV
  46. 2002 Half & Half as Dr. Adelman TV
  47. 2002 8 Simple Rules as Dave TV
  48. 2002 The Jamie Kennedy Experiment TV
  49. 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise as Ulis TV
  50. 1999 Providence as Finch TV
  51. 1997 For Richer or Poorer as Jerry Movie
  52. 1996 Star Trek: First Contact as Holodock Nightclub Maitre d' (uncredited) Movie
  53. 1995 Jeffrey as Dave Movie
  54. 1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Neelix TV
  55. 1994 Touched by an Angel as Wally Kniver TV
  56. 1994 Wagons East! as Smedly Movie
  57. 1994 The Shadow as Nelson Movie
  58. 1993 The Man Without a Face as Todd Lansing Movie
  59. 1993 Rain Without Thunder as Gynecologist Movie
  60. 1991 Critters 3 as Deputy (archive footage) Movie
  61. 1990 Green Card as Mr. Gorsky Movie
  62. 1990 Law & Order as Mark Hauser TV
  63. 1989 Glory as Hospital Steward Movie
  64. 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway as Basil Valentine Movie
  65. 1989 Lean On Me as Mr. Rosenberg Movie
  66. 1988 Murphy Brown TV
  67. 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Farek TV
  68. 1987 Werewolf as Eddie Armondo TV
  69. 1987 Burglar as Bartender at Parker's on Fifth Movie
  70. 1986 Critters as Jeff Barnes Movie
  71. 1984 Hunter as State Department Man TV
  72. 1982 American Playhouse as Basil Valentine TV
  73. 1979 Hart to Hart TV
  74. 1979 Benson as Pete Downey TV

Quick facts

How old is Ethan Phillips?

Ethan Phillips is 71 years old, born on February 8, 1955.

Where was Ethan Phillips born?

Ethan Phillips was born in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA.

What was Ethan Phillips’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Ethan Phillips is Benson (1979).

How many movies and series has Ethan Phillips made?

Our catalogue lists 74 titles for Ethan Phillips: 33 movies and 41 TV series.

What is Ethan Phillips’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Better Call Saul has the highest audience rating, with 8.7/10 on TMDB.

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