Phillip Van Dyke

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Phillip Van Dyke [1]
Born (1984-06-13) June 13, 1984 (age 40)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–2003

Phillip Van Dyke (born June 13, 1984) is an American former actor, best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of Disney's Halloweentown film series and Arnold Shortman in seasons two and three of Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold! . [2]

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Career

He had a role in the short-lived series The Home Court . He appeared once in a guest role in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman . He also had the title role in the short-lived Nickelodeon series Noah Knows Best . He also appeared as the sixteen-year-old Christopher Hayden on the show Gilmore Girls in the season three episode titled Dear Emily and Richard.

Phillip did also make an appearance on The Amanda Show . He became the voice of the lead character Arnold Shortman in the second season of Hey Arnold! , replacing Toran Caudell after the latter's voice changed. While he would be replaced by Spencer Klein after the third season for the same reason, he later made one-shot appearances as Sandy in the special Summer Love and more famously, Ludwig in the episode New Bully on the Block.

In a 2020 interview with E! , Van Dyke expressed interest in returning for another Halloweentown film if the rest of the cast also returned. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 The Fantastic Four Young Johnny
1997Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse Achilles
1998 The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Young Martin
1998The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer
1999 Bartok the Magnificent Ivan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Family Album Max Lerner6 episodes
1994 The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. SonEpisode: "Ned Zed"
1994 Picket Fences Bobby HuttonEpisode: "Frosted Flakes"
1994 Someone She Knows Cash GardnerTelevision film
1994, 1995 Step by Step Ryan2 episodes
1995 Baywatch BrentEpisode: "Father's Day"
1995The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.Tommy SherryTelevision film
1995 Burke's Law The BoyEpisode: "Who Killed the World's Greatest Chef?"
1995–1996 The Home Court Ellis Solomon20 episodes
1996 Dave's World JeffEpisode: "Solitaire"
1996 Sliders Young Quinn MalloryEpisode: "The Guardian"
1996 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Phillip MarshallEpisode: "Separate Buy Equal"
1997 The Ticket Eric RieckerTelevision film
1997Foto Novelas: MangasDamian
1997–2000 Hey Arnold! Arnold Shortman / Ludwig / Sandy36 episodes
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Kent MarloweEpisode: "Safety Patrol"
1998Ghosts of Fear StreetYoung PJTelevision film
1998 The New Batman Adventures JoelEpisode: "Legends of the Dark Knight"
1998 Halloweentown LukeTelevision film
1999The First GentlemanPresident's Boy
2000 Noah Knows Best Noah Beznick13 episodes
2001 Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge LukeTelevision film
2001 The Amanda Show Episode #2.13
2003 Gilmore Girls Young ChristopherEpisode: "Dear Emily and Richard"
2003 Without a Trace Dylan LincolnEpisode: "Clare de Lune"
2003 Boston Public Brian Harrower3 episodes
2003 NYPD Blue Adam WilentzEpisode: "Frickin' Fraker"

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References

  1. "Philip Van Dyke". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Bautch, Hillary (October 31, 2020). "Could There Be a Halloweentown Reboot? Phillip Van Dyke Tells All". E! Online. Retrieved April 17, 2021.