---
name: "Philip Charles MacKenzie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-charles-mackenzie"
fi1m_id: "philip-charles-mackenzie"
imdb_id: "nm0533383"
tmdb_id: 1212061
wikidata_id: "Q7183346"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "7 May 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:28:35.062279+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."
---

# Philip Charles MacKenzie

## Identity

Philip Charles MacKenzie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-charles-mackenzie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-charles-mackenzie
- **IMDb ID:** nm0533383
- **TMDB ID:** 1212061
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7183346
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Charles_MacKenzie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7183346, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533383/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212061

Director. Born 7 May 1946 in Brooklyn.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 7 May 1946, Brooklyn
- **Active:** 1975–1993
- **Also known as:** Phillip Charles MacKenzie, Phillip MacKenzie, Philip MacKenzie
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Denise Moss](https://film.one/person/denise-moss.md), [Sy Dukane](https://film.one/person/sy-dukane.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Charles_MacKenzie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7183346, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533383/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212061

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)
- **Peacock:** [*Roseanne*](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Philip Charles MacKenzie is an American actor and television director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 7 May 1946, he trained at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he received an MFA in acting. He began his career as an actor, appearing in guest roles on series including *Cheers* and *Family Ties*, and in a supporting role in the 1975 film *Dog Day Afternoon*. He gained prominence for his performance as Donald Maltby on the Showtime series *Brothers* (1984–1989), for which he received a CableACE Award.

MacKenzie transitioned to directing in the late 1980s. He has directed episodes of more than 30 series, including 22 episodes of *Roseanne* (1993–1994), 21 episodes of *Frasier* (1994–1996), and 36 episodes of *According to Jim* (2002–2009). Other credits include *Dharma & Greg*, *Just Shoot Me!*, *My Wife and Kids*, *George Lopez* and *Sonny with a Chance*. He has also worked as an acting instructor in Los Angeles. He has been married to actress Alison La Placa since 1992.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1)

- *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/dog-day-afternoon.md)

### Directed (2) — the average rests on these

- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Roseanne* (1988), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sonny with a Chance* (2009), series, Director
- *Out of Practice* (2005), series, Director
- *Elvis Has Left the Building* (2004), as Darren Swirl
- *Married to the Kellys* (2003), series, Director
- *It's All Relative* (2003), series, Director
- *I'm with Her* (2003), series, Director
- *What I Like About You* (2002), series, Director
- *George Lopez* (2002), series, Director
- *Raising Dad* (2001), series, Director
- *According to Jim* (2001), series, Director
- *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, Director
- *Normal, Ohio* (2000), series, Director
- *Attention Shoppers* (2000), Director
- *Even Stevens* (2000), series, Director
- *Living in Captivity* (1998), series, Director
- *Dharma & Greg* (1997), series, Director
- *Hiller and Diller* (1997), series, Director
- *George & Leo* (1997), series, Director
- *Temporarily Yours* (1997), series, Director
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, Director
- *Ink* (1996), series, Director
- *Suddenly Susan* (1996), series, Director
- *Boston Common* (1996), series, Director
- *Almost Perfect* (1995), series, Director
- *The 5 Mrs. Buchanans* (1994), series, Director
- *Madman of the People* (1994), series, Director
- *Tom* (1994), series, Director
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The Jackie Thomas Show* (1992), series, Actor
- *Step by Step* (1991), series, as Phil the Bellman
- *Going Places* (1990), series, Actor
- *Open House* (1989), series, as Ted Nichols · Director
- *Roseanne* (1988), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/roseanne.md)
- *Blind Justice* (1986), as John Pierson
- *Brothers* (1984), series, as Donald Maltby · Director
- *The Red-Light Sting* (1984), as Ruger
- *Girls of the White Orchid* (1983), as Cavanaugh
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Brian Dalton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Newhart* (1982), series, Actor
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Carl Wallace
- *Cheers* (1982), series, as Roy — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md)
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Dan Matthews
- *Making the Grade* (1982), series, as David Wasserman
- *Bosom Buddies* (1980), series, Actor
- *The Six O'Clock Follies* (1980), series, Actor
- *Goodtime Girls* (1980), series, Actor
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor
- *$weepstake$* (1979), series, Actor
- *Salvage 1* (1979), series, Actor
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), series, Actor
- *WKRP in Cincinnati* (1978), series, as Doug Winner
- *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as Bo
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *Three's Company* (1977), series, as Roger
- *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975), as Doctor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/dog-day-afternoon.md)
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor

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