Philip Charles MacKenzie (born Philip Charles Harris on May 7, 1946,
in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and television director.
He is best known for his role as Donald Maltby on Brothers, and as Ted
Nichols on Open House, which he worked on with his current wife,
Alison LaPlaca.MacKenzie made his on-screen debut in Sidney Lumet's
1975 crime drama Dog Day Afternoon. He then began doing numerous
television guest roles and co-starring roles in afterschool specials
and made-for-TV movies. MacKenzie guest starred on such shows as
Three's Company, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Lou Grant (which co-starred his
future Brothers castmate, Robert Walden), The Love Boat, The
Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, and WKRP in Cincinnati. In 1980, he
appeared as Dr. LaFleur in The Heartbreak Winner, an ABC Afterschool
Special episode.That same year, MacKenzie was cast in the pilot of a
series proposed for NBC's 1980 fall schedule, The Six O'Clock Follies,
a period piece set in 1967 Saigon. After a single preview telecast in
April 1980, the network passed on the series' development. MacKenzie
then landed his first regular role on the short-lived CBS sitcom
Making the Grade in the spring of 1982. Making the Grade was also the
first series role for actor George Wendt, with whom MacKenzie worked
later that year when he did a guest appearance on "Coach's Daughter",
an episode of NBC's Cheers.In 1984, MacKenzie began in the featured
role of flamboyant, effeminate Donald Maltby on the Showtime sitcom
Brothers. The series portrayed positive gay role models, particularly
in the character of Cliff Waters (Paul Regina). MacKenzie's portrayal
of resident "queen" and Cliff's unlikely friend Donald provided a
sharp contrast to Cliff's masculinity. After the first season
concluded, MacKenzie won his first CableACE Award for Best Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series. He was nominated for the same award again in
1987, following the show's third season. He continued doing guest
roles in between the shooting of Brothers on shows such as Newhart and
St. Elsewhere. Also in 1987, MacKenzie began directing selected
episodes of Brothers. Since that time, he has directed episodes of
more than 30 TV series, including Roseanne, Suddenly Susan, and
According to Jim. In 1986, he appeared in the TV film Blind Justice,
starring Tim Matheson.
in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor and television director.
He is best known for his role as Donald Maltby on Brothers, and as Ted
Nichols on Open House, which he worked on with his current wife,
Alison LaPlaca.MacKenzie made his on-screen debut in Sidney Lumet's
1975 crime drama Dog Day Afternoon. He then began doing numerous
television guest roles and co-starring roles in afterschool specials
and made-for-TV movies. MacKenzie guest starred on such shows as
Three's Company, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Lou Grant (which co-starred his
future Brothers castmate, Robert Walden), The Love Boat, The
Jeffersons, The Facts of Life, and WKRP in Cincinnati. In 1980, he
appeared as Dr. LaFleur in The Heartbreak Winner, an ABC Afterschool
Special episode.That same year, MacKenzie was cast in the pilot of a
series proposed for NBC's 1980 fall schedule, The Six O'Clock Follies,
a period piece set in 1967 Saigon. After a single preview telecast in
April 1980, the network passed on the series' development. MacKenzie
then landed his first regular role on the short-lived CBS sitcom
Making the Grade in the spring of 1982. Making the Grade was also the
first series role for actor George Wendt, with whom MacKenzie worked
later that year when he did a guest appearance on "Coach's Daughter",
an episode of NBC's Cheers.In 1984, MacKenzie began in the featured
role of flamboyant, effeminate Donald Maltby on the Showtime sitcom
Brothers. The series portrayed positive gay role models, particularly
in the character of Cliff Waters (Paul Regina). MacKenzie's portrayal
of resident "queen" and Cliff's unlikely friend Donald provided a
sharp contrast to Cliff's masculinity. After the first season
concluded, MacKenzie won his first CableACE Award for Best Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series. He was nominated for the same award again in
1987, following the show's third season. He continued doing guest
roles in between the shooting of Brothers on shows such as Newhart and
St. Elsewhere. Also in 1987, MacKenzie began directing selected
episodes of Brothers. Since that time, he has directed episodes of
more than 30 TV series, including Roseanne, Suddenly Susan, and
According to Jim. In 1986, he appeared in the TV film Blind Justice,
starring Tim Matheson.
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