Phil Hymes(1923-2019)

Camera and Electrical Department
Actor

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Phil Hymes at an event for Saturday Night Live (1975)

Phil Hymes was born on 19 April 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Magnificent Yankee (1965) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). He was married to Virginia May. He died on 29 July 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Camera and Electrical Department

Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in The Magnificent Yankee (1965)

The Magnificent Yankee

7.5

TV Movie

Camera and Electrical Department

1965

The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

The Bell Telephone Hour

7.7

TV Series

Camera and Electrical Department

Lights Out (1946)

6.9

TV Series

Camera and Electrical Department

Credits

Camera and Electrical Department

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
7.0
TV Series
- lighting consultant
- lighting designer
- 2014–2018
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
- lighting designer
- lighting consultant
- lighting ...
- 1976–2018
SNL Presents: Halloween
7.5
TV Movie
- lighting design
- 2017
Late Night with Seth Meyers
6.3
TV Series
- lighting consultant
- 2014–2016
The 2016 SNL Election Special
7.5
TV Special
- lighting designer
- 2016
Maya & Marty
6.6
TV Series
- lighting consultant
- lighting director
- 2016
Goodnight, Sweet Prince
7.6
TV Special
- lighting designer
- 2016
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
8.1
TV Special
- lighting designer
- 2015
SNL Sports Spectacular
5.3
TV Movie
- lighting designer
- 2014
Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season
4.6
TV Special
- lighting designer
- 2014
Saturday Night Live: Halloween
6.8
TV Special
- lighting designer
- 2013
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
6.7
TV Series
- lighting consultant
- 2009–2011
30 Rock
8.3
TV Series
- lighting designer
- 2010
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
8.2
TV Series
- lighting consultant
- 1993–2007
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special
5.5
TV Special
- lighting consultant (as Phil Hyms)
- 2003

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- M. Phil Hymes
Born
- April 19, 1923
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- July 29, 2019
- New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
- Virginia May1949 - 2011 (her death, 3 children)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Hymes left New York University, where he was studying chemistry, to pursue acting in the theater, but he changed course to join the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a master sergeant in the Signal Corps.

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