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name: "Philip Carr Neel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-carr-neel"
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-17T01:52:09.679441+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Philip Carr Neel

Editor. Born in San Mateo, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Active:** 1985–2011
- **Also known as:** Phillip Carr Neel, Philip Neel, Phil Neel
- **Works often with:** Barbara Hall, Bill D'Elia, Craig Turk, Dan Attias, Edwin Sherin, Eric Stoltz

## Biography

Philip Carr Neel is an American editor and producer. He has worked extensively in television, with editing credits on series including *Moonlighting* (1985), *Homeland* (2011), *Boston Legal* (2004) and *Law & Order* (1990). He has also held producing roles, including as associate producer on *Twin Peaks* (1990) and *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021).

Neel was born in San Mateo, California. He has been married to Cynthia Adorian Shaha since 1979 and they have three children. He has received multiple Emmy nominations for his editing work and several Eddie Award wins and nominations from the American Cinema Editors.

*Sources: imdb.com, metacritic.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Homeland* (2011), Editor
- *Law & Order* (1990), Editor

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), Associate Producer

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