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Feb 8, 2023 · Ethan Phillips: He seemed to be kind of a scalawag in the pilot — a junk dealer and somebody who was an opportunist and finagled his way on board so that he could find a home. I think he'd gotten sick of scouring the Delta Quadrant for a living.
Ethan Phillips (born John Ethan Phillips February 8, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager and PR man Pete Downey on Benson.
YearTitleRoleNotes2020Spike MartinMain cast2018Dan MarkenEpisode: "Anthropocene"2018Judge Benedict Munsinger2 episodes: "Talk" and "Coushatta"2018Bob (voice)Episode: "I Was a Teenage Cannibal ...- The only boy among six siblings, Phillips was born and raised in Long Island, New York. His father and grandfather were the original owners of the legendary Frankie and Johnnie’s Steakhouse (and former speakeasy) in Manhattan, but young Phillips eschewed the family business and devoted his life to the arts.
- One of Phillips’ competitors for the role of Neelix was none other than… Robert Picardo. The two men had known each other over the years and even appeared together in the film Wagons East.
- Back in 1990, well before Voyager, Phillips guest-starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the episode “Menage a Troi,” he played Farek, a Ferengi doctor with an absolute aversion to Lwaxana Troi.
- Phillips is often asked which Voyager episode he felt served Neelix best. The actor always points to two memorable installments. “’Mortal Coil’ was the deepest episode for Neelix, without a doubt,” Phillips told StarTrek.com in a 2012 interview.
- Doctor Farek on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager
- Nightclub Maitre D on Star Trek: First Contact
- Ulis on Star Trek: Enterprise
Ethan Phillips played Farek in the Star Trek: TNG season 3 episode, "Menage a Troi". Farek was the doctor aboard the Ferengi marauder Krayton while his DaiMon, Tog (Frank Corsentino), kidnapped Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), and Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett-Roddenberry). Tog was infatuated with Lwax...
Phillips played Neelix for all seven seasons of Star Trek: Voyager. A Talaxian and inhabitant of the Delta Quadrant, he joined the crew of the starship when it was trapped in the region of space. Neelix became the starship's chef, morale officer, and unofficial ambassador to the Delta Quadrant. He also had a romance with Kes (Jennifer Lien)until sh...
Phillips made a surprising and uncredited cameo in 1996's Star Trek: First Contact, where he played the maitre d of the nightclub in Captain Picard's Dixon Hill holodeck program. Picard and Lily (Alfre Woodard) were using the holodeck to escape from the Borg invading the U.S.S. Enterprise-E. The Captain used the maitre d to temporarily distract the...
Phillips appeared as a Ferengi named Ulis in the Star Trek: Enterprise season 1 episode, "Acquisition", wherein the crew of Captain Jonathan Archer's (Scott Bakula) NX-01 had their first encounter with the Ferengi. Ulis was one of a group of Ferengi pirates who disabled the Enterprise and her crew so that they could loot it. Amusingly, Ulis harrass...
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Sep 1, 2022 · Perhaps best known for playing the role of Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager, Ethan Phillips has a career that has lasted decades in several TV, film and stage roles. So, what’s he been up to recently?
Nov 9, 2018 · Actor Ethan Phillips shared his thoughts on the character in an interview with The Morton Report in 2011. The altruism, empathy, and compassion of Neelix is something Phillips strives for in his own life.
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Sep 28, 2011 · Ethan Phillips played the Talaxian chef, Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager for all seven seasons. In a recent interview, Phillips discussed the evolution of the character, his place on the show...
