Phil Reeves Explained

Phil Reeves
Birth Name:Philip Reeves
Birth Date:12 January 1953
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Education:Earlham College (BA)
Dallas Theater Center (MFA)

Phil Reeves (born January 12, 1953) is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He is known for the roles of Charles Swedelson on the sitcom Girlfriends, new Vice President Andrew Doyle in HBO's Veep, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Krieger in Commander in Chief, and as Dr. Klieger in My Wife and Kids.

Education

Reeves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and English from Earlham College and a Master of Fine Arts from the Dallas Theater Center, where he was mentored by playwright Mark Medoff.

Career

He has written scripts for several movies, including Happy, Texas (1999). A second film, The Other Side, is under production.

Among his television appearances are episodes of LA Law, Nowhere Man, 3rd Rock from the Sun, JAG, NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives, Medium, The Office, Girlfriends, Brockmire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and HBO's Veep.

Reeves has appeared in several feature films, including many by Alexander Payne. Credits include Central Intelligence, About Schmidt, Election, 13 Going on 30, Sideways, and Fun with Dick and Jane.[1] Reeves had a regular guest role in the NBC comedy television series Parks and Recreation as Paul Iaresco, the city manager of the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. He appeared as Commissioner of the NYPD John Kelly in several episodes of season 5 and 6 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Reeves plays "Coach T" in a series of Toyota commercials that aired 2012–15.

His play From The Journal Of Hazard McCauley was published by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. He spent years on stage in regional theater both in Los Angeles (at the Mark Taper Forum) and elsewhere. His Broadway Tour credit includes Children of a Lesser God.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1993Calendar GirlOfficer
1999ElectionWalt Hendricks
2002PumpkinBurt Wohlfert
2002About SchmidtMinister in Denver
2002The Third WheelBill Sykes
2002Moonlight MileMr. Don Tippet
200413 Going on 30Wayne Rink
2004SidewaysVacationing Dr. Walt Hendricks
2005Guess WhoFred
2005Fun with Dick and JaneCar Dealer
2006StatisticsSam
2006Gridiron GangCIF Official
2007Blades of GloryFather
2007Evan AlmightyCommittee Member
2009Taking ChancesStanton Revere
2012A Thousand WordsDon Parker
2016Central IntelligencePrincipal Kent
2017DownsizingAudrey's Dad Larry
2020Eat Wheaties!Earl Straw

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987, 1989L.A. LawDr. Alan Patterson / Dr. Charles Bassett2 episodes
1988Goddess of LoveClergymanTelevision film
1989Life Goes OnDr. SingletonEpisode: "Break a Leg, Mom"
198921 Jump StreetAssistant Dean PritchertEpisode: "Stand by Your Man"
1992The CommishTalbotEpisode: "The Witches of Eastbridge"
1993SistersSanford CulhaneEpisode: "All That Glitters"
1993Barbarians at the GateWally McNabTelevision film
1994Ray Alexander: A Taste for JusticeDr. Radcliffe
1994Picket FencesBob BreechEpisode: "For Whom the Wind Blows"
1994Witch HuntSen. TrumbleTelevision film
1995My Brother's KeeperPeter
1995Nowhere ManDr. Alan HaynesEpisode: "Turnabout"
1995The ClientBarnett CaterEpisode: "The Burning of Atlanta"
1996Voice from the GraveFather RyanTelevision film
1996Judge Walter GraystoneEpisode: "35 Millimeter Murder"
1997Chicago HopeDr. GarterEpisode: "Growing Pains"
1999LanskyFBI Agent on JetlinerTelevision film
19993rd Rock from the SunDr. MoraEpisode: "Sex and the Sally"
2000JAGCongressman Wade PorterEpisode: "Flight Risk"
2001The Invisible ManAmbassador HallewellEpisode: "Ghost of a Chance"
2001RoswellJudgeEpisode: "Busted"
2001–2004My Wife and KidsDr. Klieger / Doctor / Dr. Parks6 episodes
2001–2007GirlfriendsCharles Swedelson19 episodes
2002RugratsAudience Member2 episodes
2002First MondayUS Attorney Haladan
2002The GuardianAnesthesiologistEpisode: "Sacrifice"
2003NYPD BlueDr. Kenneth HaleEpisode: "Meet the Grandparents"
2004Six Feet UnderStanEpisode: "The Black Forest"
2004Medical InvestigationSheriffEpisode: "Mutation"
2004As Told by GingerAnesthesiologist AlEpisode: "The Wedding Frame"
2005Desperate HousewivesMickey GibbEpisode: "Move On"
2005The Bernie Mac ShowMickeyEpisode: "You Got Served"
2005MediumFredEpisode: "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 1"
2006Commander in ChiefGeneral Krieger3 episodes
2007Head CaseDr. Nichols2 episodes
2008The OfficePhil MaguireEpisode: "Job Fair"
2009–2011Parks and RecreationPaul Iaresco7 episodes
2012True BloodGeneral CavanaughEpisode: "Sunset"
2012Gabe SampsonEpisode: "Robot Town"
2012The LeagueJudge HobartEpisode: "Judge MacArthur"
2012–2019VeepAndrew Doyle20 episodes
2013Arrested DevelopmentColonel SmallsEpisode: "Off the Hook"
2015CastleRonald BoothEpisode: "Cool Boys"
2016–2019The DetourGene12 episodes
2017I'm SorryOptometristEpisode: "Off The Charts"
2017Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on TelevisionAlfonso DiaphanoEpisode: "Jane D'Oh!"
2018–2019BrockmireArt Newlie3 episodes
2019Brooklyn Nine-NineJohn Kelly4 episodes
2019–2020Black MondayHenri Georgina5 episodes
2020Love, VictorWallyEpisode: "What Happens in Willacoochee..."
2021Home EconomicsMarshall4 episodes
2023 American AutoSydEpisode: "Cost Cutting"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phil Reeves. IMDb. 7 October 2018.