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Philip Austin(1941-2015)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Philip Austin was born on 6 April 1941 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975), Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983) and Martian Space Party (1972). He was married to Oona Elliott. He died on 18 June 2015 in Fox Island, Washington, USA.
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedJune 18, 2015(74)
BornApril 6, 1941
DiedJune 18, 2015(74)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
Everything You Know Is Wrong
7.9
Short
  • Happy Harry Cox
  • Bob Hind
  • General's wife
  • Tom Jefferson
  • Reebus Cannibus
  • Medicine show actor
  • 1975
Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983)
Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
7.9
Video
  • Nick Danger
  • Pa Yolk
  • Dr. Bob
  • 1983
Martian Space Party
7.2
Short
  • Actor(as The Firesign Theatre)
  • 1972
Zachariah (1971)
Zachariah
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • God's Clowns
    Short
    • Brother Groucho
    • 1998
  • The Tick (1994)
    The Tick
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices
    • Wally Head
    • 1996
  • Eat or Be Eaten
    7.5
    Video
    • Rev. Dr. Me
    • Art Snob
    • Eddie Whitebraynz
    • 1985
  • Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts' (1983)
    Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts'
    7.4
    • (voice)
    • 1983
  • Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983)
    Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
    7.9
    Video
    • Nick Danger
    • Pa Yolk
    • Dr. Bob
    • 1983
  • Victims (1982)
    Victims
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • (as Phil Austin)
    • 1982
  • Below the Belt (1980)
    Below the Belt
    5.3
    • (voice, as The Firesign Theater)
    • 1980
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.9
    Short
    • Happy Harry Cox
    • Bob Hind
    • General's wife ...
    • 1975
  • Martian Space Party
    7.2
    Short
    • (as The Firesign Theatre)
    • 1972
  • Benita Evans in CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960)
    CBS Repertoire Workshop
    TV Series
    • 1963

Writer

  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Declassified Firesign Theatre
    6.5
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
    7.8
    TV Special
    • written by (as The Firesign Theatre)
    • 2001
  • Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983)
    Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk
    7.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Martian Space Party
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer (as The Firesign Theatre)
    • 1972
  • Zachariah (1971)
    Zachariah
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1971

Director

  • Eat or Be Eaten
    7.5
    Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts' (1983)
    Firesign Theatre Presents 'Hot Shorts'
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Proctor, and Philip Austin in Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)
    Everything You Know Is Wrong
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Firesign Theatre website
  • Alternative names
    • Phil Austin
  • Born
    • April 6, 1941
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • June 18, 2015
    • Fox Island, Washington, USA(aneurysm)
  • Spouse
    • Oona Elliott1971 - June 18, 2015 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Nickname
    • Phil

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