Jeff Daniel Phillips Explained

Jeff Daniel Phillips
Birth Name:Jeffrey Daniel Phillips
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Occupation:Actor, filmmaker
Yearsactive:1991–present
Height:6’5”

Jeffrey Daniel Phillips is an American actor and filmmaker.

Career

He is best known for playing a caveman in a popular series of GEICO commercials.[1] He played the part of Maurice in the short-lived Cavemen sitcom on ABC.[2] Other credits to him are Hide (2003), for which he was the director, producer, and co-author in addition to being a cast member; parts in Sneakers and Rob Zombie's Halloween II as Uncle Seymour,[3] The Lords of Salem[4] and 31;[5] and roles in TV series Flaked, Arrest and Trial, Philly, and Profiler. He appeared in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as David A. Angar, the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Angar the Screamer.

Selected filmography

Film roles! Year! Title! Role! Notes
1991PolicemanUncredited
1992SneakersPlaytronics Perimeter Guard
PeepholePsychological Mugger
2003HideLarkinShort film
2006UnknownIron Cross
2007ZodiacInformantUncredited
2009ElsewhereOfficer Berg
Halloween IIHoward / Uncle Seymour Coffins
ConvictDeputy Larson
2010Holiday with MommyUncle SeymourShort film
FasterCohort #2
A Sweet SetUncle CoffinsShort film
Errand_boyBennyShort film
2012The Lords of SalemHerman 'Whitey' Salvador
2013Carlos Spills the BeansStosh
GlowRolandShort film
2014Dr. Jeckel and Mr. CoffinsMr. CoffinsShort film
2015We Found FootageStevenShort film
The Weight of Blood and BonesSol WhiteShort film
Freaks of NatureActorUncredited
2016IrwindaleKirby ReedShort film
31Roscoe Pepper
Happy BirthdayFrank Zappa
There Shall Come AngelsBearded ManShort film
2017PsychopathsStoryteller
The Ice Cream TruckDelivery Man
2019Burning DogOliver
Satanic PanicSteve Larson
3 from HellWarden Virgil Dallas Harper
Undercover Brother 2Actor
2022The MunstersHerman Munster, Shecky Von Rathbone, Zombo[6]
Christmas Bloody ChristmasSheriff Monroe
Television roles! Year! Title! Role! Notes
1997Homeless Man1 episode (segment: "The Diner")
ProfilerDan TorptonEpisode: "Primal Scream"
2000Arrest & TrialJason BrumwellEpisode: "Dari Mart Death"
2001PhillyWitnessEpisode: "Philly Folly"
2006StandoffNeil Van SickleEpisode: "Heroine"
2007–2008CavemenMauriceMain cast
2009Trust MeHal the Blind DateEpisode: "What's the Rush?"
2010Photo AssistantEpisode: "L.A."
2014FuturestatesThe ForemanEpisode: "As You Were"
2015Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.David A. AngarEpisode: "One of Us"
2016WestworldTenderloin4 episodes
2016–2017FlakedUno3 episodes
2017APBDuke JohnsonEpisode: "Fueling Fires"
ClawsCircus3 episodes
2017–2018The GiftedTex / FadeRecurring

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABC developing 'Cavemen'. Schneider. Michael. 2007-03-01. Variety. en-US. 2016-07-15.
  2. Web site: Geico Cavemen. Ostrand. Maggie Van. Film School Rejects. https://web.archive.org/web/20070417070750/http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/bizz-buzz/geico-cavemen.php. April 17, 2007. 2016-07-14.
  3. Web site: '31' Adds Jeff Daniel Phillips to Rob Zombie's Slasher. 2015-03-22. Bloody Disgusting. en-US. 2016-07-15.
  4. Web site: A Look At Jeff Daniel Phillips In 'The Lords Of Salem'. Bloody Disgusting. Dickson. Evan. March 23, 2012. March 17, 2018.
  5. Web site: Lords of Salem Star Jeff Daniel Phillips Joins Rob Zombie's 31 - Dread Central. Squires. John. 2015-03-22. Dread Central. en-US. 2016-07-15.
  6. Web site: Jazz. Tangcay. 'The Munsters' First Look: Rob Zombie Shares the Cast in Costume in Front of the Iconic Mansion. Variety. October 18, 2021. October 18, 2021.