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Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Aurora, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Phillip Edward VanLear
Philip Vanlear
Phillip VanLear
Phil Ed Van Lear
Phillip Van Lear
Phillip Edward Van Lear
Phillip Edward Van Lear is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Sr. in Tyler Perry's film Meet the Browns and Louis Patterson on FOX's Prison Break.
Known For
10.0
Night of the Lawyers
5 / Oct / 1997
8.5
Killing Eleanor
5 / Oct / 2020
8.1
Prison Break
2 / Aug / 2005
8.0
The Chi
1 / Jan / 2018
7.5
My Dog the Space Traveler
5 / Feb / 2013
7.3
Early Edition
7 / Sep / 1996
7.1
The Express
6 / Oct / 2008
6.7
A Light Beneath Their Feet
6 / May / 2016
6.7
Meet the Browns
6 / Mar / 2008
6.5
A Family Thing
6 / Mar / 1996
Credits
All
Department
Acting
2020
•
Killing Eleanor
as Harold
2019
•
Animator
as Gerald
2019
•
Holiday Heist
as Robert
2018
•
The Chi
(3 episodes) as Alderman Wayne Bonner
2017
•
The Perfect Christmas Present
as Sam
2017
•
The Crash
as Colonel Ryan
2016
•
A Light Beneath Their Feet
as Joe
2016
•
Southside with You
as Fraser C. Robinson
2014
•
Crisis
(1 episode) as Senator Mason Yarrow
2013
•
My Dog the Space Traveler
as Clarence
2008
•
Meet the Browns
as Michael Sr.
2008
•
The Express
as NAACP Member
2005
•
Prison Break
(13 episodes) as Louis Patterson
2001
•
The Rest of Your Life
as Buddy
1998
•
Chicago Cab
as Father-To-Be
1997
•
Night of the Lawyers
as TV Anchorman
1996
•
A Family Thing
as Club Manager
1996
•
Early Edition
(1 episode)
1996
•
EZ Streets
(1 episode)
1993
•
Thieves Quartet
as Jimmy Fuqua