---
name: "Philip DeGuere"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-deguere-jr"
fi1m_id: "philip-deguere-jr"
imdb_id: "nm0214880"
tmdb_id: 162156
wikidata_id: "Q1475898"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 July 1944"
died: "24 January 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T13:38:18.317407+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 DeGuere

## Identity

Philip DeGuere

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/philip-deguere-jr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** philip-deguere-jr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0214880
- **TMDB ID:** 162156
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1475898
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475898, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214880/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162156

Writer. Born 19 July 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Died 24 January 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 July 1944, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 24 January 2005
- **Also known as:** Philip DeGuere Jr.
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475898, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214880/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162156

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*NCIS*](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md) (66)

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## Biography

Philip DeGuere Jr. was an American television writer, producer and occasional director. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied communications at Stanford University and graduated in 1966. He began his career as a writer at Universal Studios.

DeGuere created the long-running series *Simon & Simon* (1981–1989) and served as its executive producer for the first four seasons. He wrote episodes of numerous series including *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), *The Twilight Zone* (1985), *JAG* (1995) and *NCIS* (2003). He was also a consulting producer on *NCIS* and *JAG*.

He directed the 1978 television film *Dr. Strange* and executive produced revivals of *Whiz Kids* and *The Twilight Zone*, as well as the series *Max Headroom* (1987) and *Air America* (1998). DeGuere was an early adopter of computer technology in television production.

*Sources: imdb.com, latimes.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *NCIS* (2003), Fi1m 66, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *NCIS* (2003), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Air America: Operation Jaguar* (2003), Creator, Writer
- *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, Writer
- *Air America* (1998), series, Writer, Creator
- *JAG* (1995), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Whiz Kids* (1983), series, Writer
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Creator
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, Writer
- *Stone* (1980), series, Writer
- *Dr. Strange* (1978), Director, Writer
- *The Gypsy Warriors* (1978), Writer
- *Baa Baa Black Sheep* (1976), series, Producer, Writer
- *The Bionic Woman* (1976), series, Writer
- *The Invisible Man* (1975), series, Writer
- *Baretta* (1975), series, Writer
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, Writer
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, Writer

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