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Phil Bell
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Appearances	GTA IV
Full Name	Phil Bell
Aliases	Phil B; St. Patrick
Status	Alive
Gender	Gender::Male
Date of Birth	1968
Place of Birth	Alderney City, Alderney
Age Now	56
Nationality	American
Home	Tudor, Alderney
Family	Divorced Wife; Unnamed Children; Frankie Gallo (nephew)
Main Affiliations	Pegorino Family; Gambetti Family; Niko Bellic; Tommy
Vehicles	Intruder
Businesses	Construction Yards (manager); Honkers Strip Club (manager)
Voiced by	Frank Bonsangue
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Phil Bell is character in the HD Universe and an associate who worked for the Pegorino Family in Alderney in Grand Theft Auto IV; primarily he ran their front operations, but was also involved in some wetwork - he accompanied Niko Bellic on three violent missions for the Pegorinos.

Biography

Phil Bell was born in 1968 in Alderney City, and is of 90% Irish with some Italian heritage. He acts as if he were a full Italian, probably to fit in with his fellow mafioso. In Catch the Wave, Phil says a lot of Italian phrases and calls the Irish Mob "Irish idiots", suggesting he is a bit ashamed to be Irish. At age 16 in 1984, he was arrested for trying to steal a car.

Between 1988 and 1990, during his early 20s, he was arrested for promoting gambling and manslaughter. Phil had probably joined the Pegorino Family by then; Jimmy Pegorino says in Pegorino's Pride that Phil is a long-time trusted business partner of his. He also says that he wishes to promote Phil, but worries whether it will offend the Commission who are somewhat racist against non-Italians. He was married and has two or more children, born after 1990 (fighting for custody strongly suggests the kids are under 18).

Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned Honker's Gentlemen's Club based in Tudor. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities which will not implicate him in anything, and is especially cautious with his planning. He and fellow Pegorino capo Ray Boccino secretly hate each other, because Phil believes "every move he makes is so obvious, it's disgusting to see him trying to sleaze his way up the ladder". Ray is also much more ambitious and even selfish, while Phil believes that "there ain't much in this life you got control of", which is why he follows Jimmy's orders to the letter, even when he believes it won't work perfectly (as seen in Catch the Wave). Phil and Jimmy Pegorino's wife Angie are very good friends, causing some to believe they're having an affair. Jimmy doesn't believe the rumors, and has trust in Phil.

Towards the end of the game, the Pegorino Family gets too much police attention, leading Jimmy to believe the family has several rats. He contemplates which one of his capos he should kill - Phil and Ray each secretly suggest to Pegorino that he kill the other. Jimmy eventually decides to kill Ray. At the very end, whether Deal or Revenge is chosen, Phil chooses to leave organized crime for good in favor of a simple life in a small town. He calls Niko to wish him all the best and they leave on good terms.

Mission appearances

GTA IV

Trivia

Phil Bell may be based off of Henry Hill from the Goodfellas. They are both Irish Italians who can't become high ranking members due to their Irish ancestry and like Hill Bell becomes very paranoid when he hears helicopters above him.
Phil has similarities with Joseph Daniel O'Toole from Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories: JD also can't get to a high rank in his respective family because of his Irish ancestry.
Phil appears to like Jazz, as he will respond positively if the player puts on Jazz Nation Radio or Fusion FM while travelling in a car with him. He may also like rock, as the radio station that plays in his office at the docks is Liberty Rock Radio.
It is implied that Phil Bell is a Civil Engineer because he manages the construction yard at Tudor Port.
Phil along with his nephew are the only known surviving members of the Pegorino Family. (Unless Frankie is killed by police in To Live and Die in Alderney).
In a likely Grand Theft Auto V casting call, a character named Jane Bell is present with the description: "(45-50 Female United States) Caucasian. 5'4" - 5'6". Ugly, lives alone. Very carefree and smooth-tongued." Could be a coincidence, or she may be a relative (if not the divorced wife) of Phil Bell.

LCPD Database record

Surname: Bell

First Name: Phil

Age: 40

Place of Birth: Alderney City, Alderney

Affiliations: Pegorino Crime Sydicate

Criminal Record:

1984 - Grand Theft Auto
1988 - Promoting Gambling
1990 - Manslaughter
2005 - Racketeering

Wanted For: Racketeering

Notes:

Chief Lieutenant in the Alderney based Pegorino Crime Syndicate.
Not believed to be a "made" member of the Mafia because of he is of mixed Irish / Italian ancestry.
Careful about wiretaps and other forms of surveillance.
Maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned Honker's Gentleman's Club in Tudor.

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-{{infobox character
+{{Infobox character
+|name = Phil Bell
-|name = Phillip Bell
 |image = PhilBell-GTAIV.jpg
 |size = 180px
-|games = [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]
+|game_1 = GTA IV
-|aka = Phil, Phil B, St. Patrick
+|aka = Phil B<br />St. Patrick
 |gender = M
-|dob = 1968 (Age 40)
+|status = Alive
+|dob = 1968
 |pob = [[Alderney City]], [[Alderney]]
 |home = [[Tudor]], [[Alderney]]
-|nationality = [[United States|American]]
+|nationality = United States
-|family = Divorced Wife<br>Unnamed Children<br> [[Frankie Gallo]]<br>
+|family = Divorced Wife<br />Unnamed Children<br />[[Frankie Gallo]] <small>(nephew)</small>
-|affiliations = [[Pegorino Family]]<br>[[Gambetti Family]]<br>[[Niko Bellic]]<br>[[Tommy (GTA IV)|Tommy]]
+|affiliations = [[Pegorino Family]]<br />[[Gambetti Family]]<br />[[Niko Bellic]]<br />[[Tommy (GTA IV)|Tommy]]
 |vehicles = [[Intruder]]
-|businesses = [[Waste Management]]<br>[[Port Tudor]] Construction<br>[[Honkers]] Manager
+|businesses = Construction Yards <small>(manager)</small><br />Honkers Strip Club <small>(manager)</small>
 |voice = [[Frank Bonsangue]]
 }}
+'''Phil Bell''' is character in the [[HD Universe]] and an associate who worked for the [[Pegorino Family]] in [[Alderney]] in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]; primarily he ran their front operations, but was also involved in some wetwork - he accompanied [[Niko Bellic]] on three violent missions for the Pegorinos.
-'''Phillip "Phil" Bell''' is a 40-year old man who works for the [[Pegorino Family]] in [[Alderney]]; primarily he runs their front operations, but is also involved in some wetwork -- he accompanies [[Niko Bellic]] on three violent missions for the Pegorinos.
+==Biography==
-==Biography==
+Phil Bell was born in [[1968]] in [[Alderney City]], and is of 90% Irish with some Italian heritage. He acts as if he were a full Italian, probably to fit in with his fellow mafioso. In [[Catch the Wave]], Phil says a lot of Italian phrases and calls the [[Irish|Irish Mob]] "Irish idiots", suggesting he is a bit ashamed to be Irish. At age 16 in [[1984]], he was arrested for trying to steal a car.
-Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned [[Honker's Gentlemen's Club]] based in [[Tudor]]. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities which will not implicate him in anything, and is especially cautious with his planning; his caution often puts him at odds with capo [[Ray Boccino]], who is far more cavalier. Although Don [[Jimmy Pegorino]] says Phil is his best associate, he also notes that Bell is 90% Irish by blood, and as such, promoting him within the Pegorino gang would lower their standing with the Five Families of The [[the Commission|Commission]]. It is suspected that Phil may be having an affair with Pegorino's wife, [[Angie Pegorino|Angie]]; Ray has expressed his concerns to Pegorino, but Jimmy puts little stock in Ray's opinion, and doesn't believe the rumours. So low is his opinion of Ray, in fact (and so high his opinion of Phil), that when a scare leads Pegorino to liquidate any possible snitches, he chooses to whack Ray, his caporegime, and not Phil, who, like [[Niko Bellic]], is merely an associate of the organization.
-At one point, Phil has a conversation with Niko which reflects the themes of hard decisions and the morality of following orders which recur throughout GTA IV. Niko's experience has led him to question orders he considers immoral, even if he does go through with most of them; Phil, on the other hand, strongly believes in following orders to the letter, to the point of abdicating responsibility.
+Between [[1988]] and [[1990]], during his early 20s, he was arrested for promoting gambling and manslaughter. Phil had probably joined the [[Pegorino Family]] by then; [[Jimmy Pegorino]] says in [[Pegorino's Pride]] that Phil is a long-time trusted business partner of his. He also says that he wishes to promote Phil, but worries whether it will offend the Commission who are somewhat racist against non-Italians. He was married and has two or more children, born after 1990 (fighting for custody strongly suggests the kids are under 18).
-Phil is divorced, and is very bitter at his ex-wife, who won full custody of their children.
+Phil maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned [[Honker's Gentlemen's Club]] based in [[Tudor]]. The authorities have his places of business bugged, so he speaks in generalities which will not implicate him in anything, and is especially cautious with his planning. He and fellow Pegorino capo [[Ray Boccino]] secretly hate each other, because Phil believes "every move he makes is so obvious, it's disgusting to see him trying to sleaze his way up the ladder". Ray is also much more ambitious and even selfish, while Phil believes that "there ain't much in this life you got control of", which is why he follows Jimmy's orders to the letter, even when he believes it won't work perfectly (as seen in [[Catch the Wave]]). Phil and Jimmy Pegorino's wife [[Angie Pegorino|Angie]] are very good friends, causing some to believe they're having an affair. Jimmy doesn't believe the rumors, and has trust in Phil.
-==Ending==
+Towards the end of the game, the Pegorino Family gets too much police attention, leading Jimmy to believe the family has several rats. He contemplates which one of his capos he should kill - Phil and Ray each secretly suggest to Pegorino that he kill the other. Jimmy eventually decides to kill Ray. At the very end, whether Deal or Revenge is chosen, Phil chooses to leave organized crime for good in favor of a simple life in a small town. He calls Niko to wish him all the best and they leave on good terms.
-If the player chooses the "Revenge" storyline near the end of the game, the Pegorino crime family is dealt a serious blow, and so Phil decides to leave the dying organization. In spite of this, he tells Niko that he understood why he killed [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. If the player chooses the "Deal" storyline, Phil will accompany Niko on the way to the heroin deal; it turns out that Dimitri has killed the buyers, so the two decide to steal the money, engaging its guardians in a lengthy gun battle. After getting the money, Niko tells Phil that he is out of the crime business for good and will enjoy life with the money.
-==Mission appearences==
+==Mission appearances==
 ;GTA IV
 *[[No Way on the Subway]]
-*[[Truck Hustle]] <small>(Boss) </small>
+*[[Truck Hustle]] <small>(boss)</small>
-*[[Catch the Wave]] <small>(Boss) </small>
+*[[Catch the Wave]] <small>(boss)</small>
-*[[Trespass]] <small>(Boss) </small>
+*[[Trespass]] <small>(boss)</small>
-*[[To Live and Die in Alderney]] <small>(Boss) </small>
+*[[To Live and Die in Alderney]] <small>(boss)</small>
-*[[Pest Control|...Pest Control]]
+*[[Pest Control|Pest Control...]]
 *[[If the Price is Right]]
-*A Dish Served Cold (Voice)
+*[[A Dish Served Cold]] <small>(voice only)</small>
 ==Trivia==
-*Phil Bell&nbsp;may be based off of Henry Hill from the [[wikipedia:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]. They are both Irish-Italians who can't become high ranking members due to their Irish ancestery.
+*Phil Bell may be based off of [[:wp:Henry Hill|Henry Hill]] from the [[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]. They are both Irish Italians who can't become high ranking members due to their Irish ancestry and like Hill Bell becomes very paranoid when he hears helicopters above him.
-*Phil has similarities with [[JD O'Toole]] from [[GTA Liberty City Stories]]: JD also can't get to a high rank in [[Sindacco Family|his repective family]] because of his Irish ancestry.
+*Phil has similarities with [[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]] from [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]: JD also can't get to a high rank in [[Sindacco Family|his respective family]] because of his Irish ancestry.
-*Phil is good friends with [[Angie Pegorino]], and there is some speculation they may be having an affair, although Phil denies this.
+*Phil appears to like Jazz, as he will respond positively if the player puts on [[JNR - Jazz Nation Radio 108.5|Jazz Nation Radio]] or [[Fusion FM]] while travelling in a car with him. He may also like rock, as the [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio station]] that plays in his office at the docks is [[Liberty Rock Radio]].
+*It is implied that Phil Bell is a Civil Engineer because he manages the construction yard at Tudor Port.
-*Phil appears to like Jazz, as he will respond positively if the player puts on [[JNR - Jazz Nation Radio 108.5|Jazz Nation Radio]] or [[Fusion FM]] while travelling in a car with him.
+*Phil along with his [[Frankie Gallo|nephew]] are the only known surviving members of the [[Pegorino Family]]. (Unless Frankie is killed by police in [[To Live and Die in Alderney]]).
-*Despite the fact he is 90% Irish, he never mentions or acknowledges it. He seems to pretend he is a full Italian by saying many Italian words and expressions, for example when he says "Ciao" and "maddona mia" during [[Catch the Wave]]. During the same mission he calls the [[McReary Mob]] " Irish idiots".
+*In a likely [[Grand Theft Auto V]] casting call, a character named Jane Bell is present with the description: "(45-50 Female United States) Caucasian. 5'4" - 5'6". Ugly, lives alone. Very carefree and smooth-tongued." Could be a coincidence, or she may be a relative (if not the divorced wife) of Phil Bell.
 ==LCPD Database record==
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 *1990 - Manslaughter
 *2005 - Racketeering
+'''Wanted For''': Racketeering
 '''Notes''':
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 *Maintains that he is a legitimate businessman, managing construction yards and the Pegorino-owned Honker's Gentleman's Club in Tudor.
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