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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
N/A
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
2.0 Popularity
Biography
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
8.4
Harold
Killing Eleanor
2020
5.7
Robert
Holiday Heist
2019
3.5
Gerald
Animator
2019
7.8
Alderman Wayne Bonner
The Chi
2018
6.3
Sam
The Perfect Christmas Present
2017
4.5
Colonel Ryan
The Crash
2017
5.6
Fraser C. Robinson
Southside with You
2016
6.7
Joe
A Light Beneath Their Feet
2016
5.0
Roman Guard
The Two Thieves
2014
6.4
Senator Mason Yarrow
Crisis
2014
Credits
Killing Eleanor
as Harold
2020
8.4
Holiday Heist
as Robert
2019
5.7
Animator
as Gerald
2019
3.5
The Chi
as Alderman Wayne Bonner
2018
7.8
The Perfect Christmas Present
as Sam
2017
6.3
The Crash
as Colonel Ryan
2017
4.5
Southside with You
as Fraser C. Robinson
2016
5.6
A Light Beneath Their Feet
as Joe
2016
6.7
The Two Thieves
as Roman Guard
2014
5.0
Crisis
as Senator Mason Yarrow
2014
6.4
My Dog the Space Traveler
as Clarence
2013
7.5
The Express
as NAACP Member
2008
7.1
Meet the Browns
as Michael Sr.
2008
6.6
Prison Break
as Louis Patterson
2005
8.1
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Mr. Diggs
2004
6.0
The Rest of Your Life
as Buddy
2001
0.0
Chicago Cab
as Father-To-Be
1998
5.6
Night of the Lawyers
as TV Anchorman
1997
10.0
EZ Streets
1996
5.5
Early Edition
as Rojas
1996
7.3
A Family Thing
as Club Manager
1996
6.4
Thieves Quartet
as Jimmy Fuqua
1993
0.0