Was the producer of the first gay pornographic films that
Sean Paul Lockhart--aka Brent Corrigan--appeared in while underage. After it was revealed that Lockhart was underage, he and Phillips became embroiled in a legal dispute over whether Lockhart could legally make pornographic films for other producers, and whether or not he could use his screen name. On 1/24/07 Phillips was found stabbed to death in Dallas Township, PA. Two other pornographic-film producers,
Harlow R. Cuadra and
Joseph Kerekes, were convicted of his murder and are serving life sentences.