Don Phillips, a native Texan, was living in Austin at the time of his death. He appeared in a number of television and film productions and did a considerable number of industrials and voice overs for clients such as UPS, USAA, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, Steck-Vaughn, Origin Systems, Texas General Land Office, U.S. Environmental Protective Agency and others. He was seen and heard in commercials for Anheuser-Busch, Century Telephone, Advantage Rent-A-Car, McDonald's, ShopRight Supermarkets and more.