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Phillip Edward Van Lear

Actor

Phillip Edward Van Lear

18 films

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.

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The Express posterFirst watchThe Express20087.1as NAACP MemberFollow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.View film

Essential films

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Barbershop 2: Back in Business poster6.1Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004Meet the Browns poster6.7Meet the Browns2008Southside with You poster5.6Southside with You2016A Family Thing poster6.6A Family Thing1996The Perfect Christmas Present poster6.3The Perfect Christmas Present2017The Crash poster4.5The Crash2017

Filmography

18 films as actor
  1. 2020Killing EleanorHarold
  2. 2019Holiday HeistRobert
  3. 2019AnimatorGerald
  4. 2017The Perfect Christmas PresentSam
  5. 2017The CrashColonel Ryan
  6. 2016Southside with YouFraser C. Robinson
  7. 2016MuteMonette
  8. 2016A Light Beneath Their FeetJoe
  9. 2014The Two ThievesRoman Guard
  10. 2013My Dog the Space TravelerClarence
  11. 2008The ExpressNAACP Member
  12. 2008Meet the BrownsMichael Sr.
  13. 2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessMr. Diggs
  14. 2001The Rest of Your LifeBuddy
  15. 1998Chicago CabFather-To-Be
  16. 1997Night of the LawyersTV Anchorman
  17. 1996A Family ThingClub Manager
  18. 1993Thieves QuartetJimmy Fuqua