# Phillip R. Allen

Phillip Richard Allen (died March 1, 2012) was an American stage, film, and television actor probably best known today for his role as Captain Esteban in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).

## Biography

Allen studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City where he starred in Edward Albee's play Zoo Story and the Pulitzer Prize winning play That Championship Season, winning best acting awards for both. He was also featured in The Normal Heart, the controversial award-winning play dealing with the early years of the AIDS crisis.
Allen appeared in feature films including Midway, The Onion Field and Mommie Dearest.
He was best known for his television work, primarily during the 1970s and 1980s; he had recurring roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Bad News Bears. Allen's many TV guest appearances include Dark Shadows, The Doctors, The Bob Newhart Show, Happy Days, Kojak, Eight Is Enough, The Tony Randall Show, Quincy, M.E., C.P.O. Sharkey, Baretta, Dallas, Matlock, The Fall Guy and Law & Order.
Allen died in 2012 at the age of 72. He is survived by daughter Debbie Morton (Allen), sons Kim Allen and actor Keegan Allen.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | One Naked Night | | Unconfirmed |
| 1970 | A Woman in Love | Phil | |
| 1970 | Interplay | Eddie | (credited as Phil Allen) |
| 1974 | Trapped Beneath the Sea | Lt. Cmdr. Hanratty | TV movie |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Detective Bell | TV movie |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter | Sgt. Manuel Gris | TV movie |
| 1976 | Midway | Lt. Cmdr. John S. 'Jimmy' Thach | |
| 1976 | Snafu | Capt. Robinson | TV movie |
| 1976 | Special Delivery | Browne | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Mr. Bernards | TV movie |
| 1977 | Sheila | Brad Wooly | (credited as Philip R Allen) |
| 1978 | A Family Upside Down | Dr. Russo | TV movie |
| 1978 | More Than Friends | William Kane | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Child Stealer | Gersh | TV movie |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire | Ralph Jenner | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Lady in Red | Elliot Ness | |
| 1979 | The Onion Field | District attorney Marshall Schulman | Uncredited |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Col. Perry | miniseries |
| 1980 | Blinded by the Light | Dr. Brockton | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Big Black Pill | Commissioner Wilkie | TV movie |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest | Pepsi Executive #1 | |
| 1982 | The Six of Us | Robert Benjamin | TV movie |
| 1982 | Honeyboy | Jimmy Bowford | TV movie |
| 1983 | An Uncommon Love | Dean Laurents | TV movie |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Captain Esteban (USS Grissom) | (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) |
| 1985 | Midas Valley | Eric Gregory | TV movie |
| 1987 | In Self Defense | Leon Toner | TV movie, (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) |
| 1988 | Reunion | Actor | (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) |
| 1988 | My Father, My Son | Lt. Kerr | TV movie, (credited as Phillip Allen) |
| 1988 | A Very Brady Christmas | Ted Roberts | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Last to Go | Hendrick | TV movie |
| 1992 | Mortal Sins | Lt. Williams | TV movie |
| 1993 | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Jake Herschel | TV movie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | N.Y.P.D. | Policeman | "No Day Trippers Need Apply" |
| 1970 | Dark Shadows | Policeman | Episode #1.1034 |
| 1971 | Police Story | Ellison | "The Wyatt Earp Syndrome" |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love! | Murray Gordon | "Downbeat for a Dead Man" |
| 1975 | Joe Forrester | (credited as Phil Allen) | "Powder Blue" |
| 1975 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Gus Brubaker | "Mary's Delinquent", "Mary Richards: Producer" |
| 1975 | The Bob Newhart Show | Dr. Frank Walburn | "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time", "My Business Is Shrinking" |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Floyd Baker | "A Star Is Dead" |
| 1976 | Kojak | Andy Cooper | "The Forgotten Room" |
| 1976 | Most Wanted | Warren | "The Two Dollar Kidnappers" |
| 1977 | The Streets of San Francisco | Tim Rossiter | "Monkey Is Back" |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Everett | "The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle" |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Walter Tulloch | TV mini-series |
| 1977 | The Tony Randall Show | Glazer | "Skin Game" |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Fred Sackler | "Psych-Out" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Lt. Williamson | "The Summer of '69: Part 1" |
| 1978 | Eight Is Enough | | "Much Ado About Garbage" |
| 1978 | Baa Baa Black Sheep | Commander of Squadron 367 (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "Forbidden Fruit" |
| 1978 | Baretta | Mike Parks | "The Stone Conspiracy" |
| 1978 | C.P.O. Sharkey | Erickson | "Fear of Flying" |
| 1978 | Husbands, Wives & Lovers | Dan Pinewood | "Six Characters Flunk a Sex Quiz and Go Somewhere to Do Something About It" |
| 1978 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. Finley | "Speed Trap" |
| 1978 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Jim Radigan | "Gaucho" |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys | Harry Gibbon | "Dangerous Waters" |
| 1978 | Lou Grant | Sackler | "Renewal" |
| 1979 | The Bad News Bears | Roy Turner | "First Base", "Fielder's Choice", "Men Will Be Boys", "The Kelly Story" |
| 1980 | The Bad News Bears | Roy Turner | "Double Play", "Old Timers' Day", "Wedding Bells: Part 2" |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Col. Perry (credited as Phillip Allen) | TV mini-series |
| 1980 | Hagen | Malone (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "Hagen (Pilot)" |
| 1980 | Lou Grant | David Marcus | "Hazard" |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Dr. Leon | "Sonny Boy" |
| 1981 | Happy Days | Eddie Monroe - College Recruiter | "Scholarship" |
| 1981 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Mr. Gregory | "Lobo and the Pirates" |
| 1981 | Lou Grant | Marvin Hartley | "Stroke" |
| 1981 | Dallas | Lloyd Bettinger | "The Big Shut Down" |
| 1981 | Alice | Mitch Aames | "Alice's Halloween Surprise" |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | Doctor | "Harts Under Glass" |
| 1982 | Cassie & Co. | Schelling | "The Golden Silence" |
| 1982 | Open All Night | Jimbo | "Such Good Friends" |
| 1982 | Alice | Mitch Aames | "The Valentine's Day Massacre" |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy | George Logan | "Cheerleader in Chains" |
| 1982 | Private Benjamin | Bruce | "Astro-Chimp" |
| 1983 | Benson | Collins | "The Governor's Brain Is Missing" |
| 1984 | Cover Up | Detective Zaneck | "Harper-Gate" |
| 1984 | Too Close for Comfort | Fitzgerald | "The Missing Fink" |
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Boyd | "Sandcastles" |
| 1987 | The Bronx Zoo | Mr. Reese (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "The Power of a Lie", "Runaway Hearts" |
| 1987 | The New Mike Hammer | Mr. Milo | "A Face in the Night" |
| 1988 | Matlock | Robert Bell (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "The Body " |
| 1988 | Houston Knights | (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "Vigilante" |
| 1988 | Nine to Five | Paul | "Strictly Personal" |
| 1988 | 21 Jump Street | Mr. Wilder (credited as Phillip Richard Allen) | "Champagne High" |
| 1988 | Probe | Lou McNally | "Quit-It" |
| 1988 | Out of This World | Mr. Rogers | "Broadway Danny Derek" |
| 1989 | Designing Women | Tom Ketcherside | "The Naked Truth" |
| 1990 | Out of This World | Mike Rollins | "A Kinder, Gentler Mayor" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | (credited as Phillip R. Allen) | "The Torrents of Greed: Part 1" and "The Torrents of Greed: Part 2" |
| 1993 | Homefront | Smith | "By Word or Act" |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe | Al (The Coachman) | " And the Silver Medal Goes To..." |
| 2009 | Londynczycy | Richard Mansfield | Episode #2.16, (final appearance) |

## Stage work

* Zoo Story (1990) M
* 50/60 Vision: Plays and Playwrights That Changed The Theatre (Thirteen Plays in Repertory) (1989–90)
* Rain from Heaven (1987)
* The Normal Heart - Ben Weeks (1985)
* Desert Fire (1983)
* Are You There or Have You Ever Been? (1974)
* That Championship Season - Tom Daley (1973–74)
* Sticks and Bones (1972)
* Quietus (1972)
* Harvey- Dr. Lyman Sanderson (1971)
* Adaptation/Next-Contestant (1969–70)
* Cafe Chino (1965)