Phil Austin

Phil Austin

Born: April 6, 1941
in Denver, Colorado, United States
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Phil Austin (often credited as Philip; born April 6, 1941) is a comedian and writer. He was born in Denver, Colorado and later grew up in Fresno, California, attending Fresno High School. He attended Bowdoin College and UCLA, joining the staff of KPFK radio in Los Angeles in the late 1960s.

Austin is best known for his work as part of The Firesign Theatre (of which he is the only constant member), where he plays the group's best-known creation, Nick Danger. Other prominent roles are as Harry (Happy) Cox, the narrator of Everything You Know Is Wrong and Bebop Loco/Lobo on Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death. He is also serves as the troupe's musician and record producer. His collection of short stories, Tales of the Old Detective and Other Big Fat Lies, is published by Audio Editions. Two of his stories appear in the third volume of Mirth of a Nation.

Austin also wrote a solo work, Roller Maidens From Outer Space, and directed (and acted in) Eat Or Be Eaten.

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Title: Dirty John
Character: Andy
Released: November 25, 2018
Type: TV
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
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Title: For The People
Character: Governor Bill Shales
Released: March 13, 2018
Type: TV
Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
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Atomica
Title: Atomica
Character: Rhine
Released: March 17, 2017
Type: Movie
In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.
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Meet the Blacks
Title: Meet the Blacks
Character: Jim Smith
Released: April 1, 2016
Type: Movie
As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.
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Zipper
Title: Zipper
Character: Mayor Jonas Stiegel
Released: August 28, 2015
Type: Movie
Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family, and career.
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Barefoot
Title: Barefoot
Character: Businessman
Released: February 2, 2014
Type: Movie
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.
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Snapdragon
Title: Snapdragon
Character: Phil
Released: November 5, 2013
Type: Movie
A young Korean living illegally in America meets and falls in love with a caucasion woman in an abusive marriage. He becomes caught in a web of deception that forces him to take drastic measures to save them both.
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Title: Ravenswood
Character: Charles Matheson
Released: October 22, 2013
Type: TV
The town of Ravenswood has been suffering from a curse for generations. Five strangers suddenly feel connected by this fatal curse and feel the need to dig in the town's mysterious and horrible history before it's to late for each one of them.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Pastor Rick
Released: October 18, 2013
Type: Movie
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.
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Murder in the Dark
Title: Murder in the Dark
Character: Matthew
Released: August 9, 2013
Type: Movie
When a group of young people camping in the ruins of a medieval Turkish town play a party game called 'Murder in the Dark', they soon discover that someone is taking the game too far...Produced in an experimental shooting style, this murder-mystery features a cast of actors who were not allowed to see the script. The actors' choices interactively changed the shape of the story. They had to use clues to solve the mystery laid out before them by the filmmakers.
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The Host
Title: The Host
Character: Seeker Waverley
Released: March 22, 2013
Type: Movie
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
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Olympus Has Fallen
Title: Olympus Has Fallen
Character: Vice President Charlie Rodriguez
Released: March 20, 2013
Type: Movie
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
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Vampire Riderz
Title: Vampire Riderz
Character: Jack
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
The vampires roam the streets, and the vampire hunters must hunt down and destroy the Day Walker.
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So Undercover
Title: So Undercover
Character: Dr. Milton
Released: December 6, 2012
Type: Movie
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. With several suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly discovers that not everyone is who they appear to be, including herself.
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Title: The Newsroom
Character: Howard Worth
Released: June 24, 2012
Type: TV
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
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Title: Scandal
Character: Colonel Ted Jessup
Released: April 5, 2012
Type: TV
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes to getting the job done for their clients, but it becomes apparent that these "gladiators in suits," who specialize in fixing the lives of other people, have trouble fixing those closest at hand -- their own.
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Speed Demons
Title: Speed Demons
Character: Jack Mylo
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Horror / Sci-Fi/Fantasy - The world is in chaos and vampires rule the streets, searching for "The Day Walker". Two vampire hunters desperately try to keep her alive.
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The Final Destination
Title: The Final Destination
Character: MILF's Husband
Released: August 26, 2009
Type: Movie
After a young man's premonition of a deadly race-car crash helps saves the lives of his peers, Death sets out to collect those who evaded their end.
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Blood Loss
Title: Blood Loss
Character: Wes Reid
Released: September 12, 2008
Type: Movie
Jake Reid's father died in a bloody massacre 15 years ago in Covelo, California, after participating in a botched robbery-the loot from which was never found. Jake comes to this small western town to dig up the past and to dig up the money-he digs too deep. As he uncovers the circumstances of his father's death, Jake enlists the help of the daughter of a man his father killed, and fends off the town's brutal sheriff. But Jake isn't the only one looking to haul away the money. Escaped from prison, and on the run, Jake's father's surviving partner in crime shows up in town to finally collect his ill-gotten gains. The sheriff, the outlaw, the locals and the girl go straight to what they know-the gun-and Jake, caught in the crossfire, must decide who's side he is on.
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Curse of Alcatraz
Title: Curse of Alcatraz
Character: Dr. Stanovitch
Released: September 27, 2007
Type: Movie
A curse borne of torture and isolation comes to life and terrorizes a group of scientists who travel to the Alcatraz Prison to investigate a series of unsolved murders. The very last film ever to be shot on The Rock, prepare to experience the terror yourself inside the prison's haunted and deadly walls!
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The Pursuit of Happyness
Title: The Pursuit of Happyness
Character: Stock Broker (uncredited)
Released: December 14, 2006
Type: Movie
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
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Voyeur
Title: Voyeur
Character: Our Man
Released: November 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Exiled from Hollywood, a producer of reality TV shows finds a job at a struggling TV station in remote Oregon. There, he comes face to face with the demons of power, money, and ego.
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Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Title: Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Character: Third Doctor
Released: March 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Barbra Streisand returned to regular concert performances with this lavish production at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Performing on New Years Eve 1993 and January 1, 1994 Streisand was a smash hit and a U.S concert toured followed through the first half of 1994. The tour concluded in July in Anaheim, California and the final performance was filmed for a HBO special and won Barbra two Emmys the following year. However THIS performance is the MGM Grand concert which was filmed but not released in any format until 2004.
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Dope Queens
Title: Dope Queens
Character: Edward
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A fluorescent, action-packed romantic thriller where three undeniably remarkable friends move to San Francisco after meeting in protective custody. Despite being free, as a chosen family they find themselves locked in a prison of their own making.