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Phil Cook(1935-2023)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Phil Cook was born on 23 January 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Shogun (1980), Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). He was married to Virginia Loose. He died on 26 August 2023 in Virginia, USA.
BornJanuary 23, 1935
DiedAugust 26, 2023(88)
BornJanuary 23, 1935
DiedAugust 26, 2023(88)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, and Yôko Shimada in Shogun (1980)
Shogun
7.8
TV Movie
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1980
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica
6.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1978
Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Battlestar Galactica
7.2
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)
Dan August
7.1
TV Series
  • Production Management

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 2001
  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • second second assistant director
    • 1996
  • James Luisi in The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • second second assistant director
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • second second assistant director
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)
    The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • second second assistant director
    • 1996
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director
    • 1995
  • The Watcher (1995)
    The Watcher
    8.0
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1995
  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
    A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1994
  • Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
    Brotherhood of the Gun
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1991
  • Northern Exposure (1990)
    Northern Exposure
    8.4
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1990
  • Ragin' Cajun (1990)
    Ragin' Cajun
    4.1
    • first assistant director (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1990
  • Nasty Boys (1990)
    Nasty Boys
    7.2
    TV Series
    • first assistant director (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1990
  • Desperado: Badlands Justice (1989)
    Desperado: Badlands Justice
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1989
  • High Desert Kill (1989)
    High Desert Kill
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1989
  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1989

Production Management



  • Shelley Fabares, Craig T. Nelson, Bill Fagerbakke, Kenneth Kimmins, and Jerry Van Dyke in Coach (1989)
    Coach
    7.0
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1989
  • Aloha Summer (1988)
    Aloha Summer
    5.7
    • unit production manager (as Philip Cook)
    • 1988
  • Robert Blake in Hell Town (1985)
    Hell Town
    7.0
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1985
  • Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)
    Cover Up
    7.7
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1984–1985
  • Andrea Elson and Matthew Labyorteaux in Whiz Kids (1983)
    Whiz Kids
    6.9
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1983–1984
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)
    • 1982–1983
  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
    Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Dan August: The Jealousy Factor (1980)
    Dan August: The Jealousy Factor
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Dan August: The Trouble with Women (1980)
    Dan August: The Trouble with Women
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1980
  • Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)
    Dan August
    7.1
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1970–1971

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Philip N. Cook
  • Born
    • January 23, 1935
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 26, 2023
    • Virginia, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia LooseJuly 15, 1968 - ?

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