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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-09-10 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Toledo, Ohio, USA

Philip Baker Hall

Biography:

Philip Baker Hall (September 10, 1931 – June 12, 2022) was an American actor. Although known primarily as a prolific character actor, he starred in leading roles on films, such as Secret Honor, Hard Eight and Duck. Other films in supporting roles including Say Anything..., Boogie Nights, The Truman Show, Magnolia, The Contender, Zodiac and Argo.

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Known For

Acting

2020

Messiah as Zelman Katz

2018

2017

The Last Word as Edward
Room 104 as Charlie

2016

Second Chance as Jimmy Pritchard (75 years old)

2014

Clear History as McKenzie
Showing Up as Self
Altman as Self
Playing It Cool as Granddad
BoJack Horseman as Hank Hippopopalous (voice)
Madam Secretary as Ezra Helsinger

2013

Bad Words as Dr. Bowman

2012

Bending The Rules as Herb Gold
Dog Eat Dog as Old Man
Argo as CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited)
People Like Us as Ike Rafferty
Ruth & Erica as Harry
The Newsroom as Bryce Delancy

2011

50/50 as Alan
The Chicago 8 as Judge Julius Hoffman

2010

All Good Things as Malvern Bump

2009

The Lodger as Captain Smith
Fired Up! as Coach Byrnes
Wonderful World as The Man
Modern Family as Walt Kleezak

2008

True Jackson, VP as Mr. Jenkins
Childrens Hospital as Dr. Joseph Mengele

2007

Rush Hour 3 as Capt. William Diel
You Kill Me as Roman Krzeminski
The TV Set as Vernon Maxwell
Zodiac as Sherwood Morrill

2006

The Shaggy Dog as Lance Strictland
Mrs. Harris as Arthur Schulte
Islander as Popper
Psych as Irving Parker
The Loop as Russ McDonald
Big Love as Ned Johanssen

2005

The Amityville Horror as Father Callaway
The Matador as Mr. Randy
Duck as Arthur Pratt
The Zodiac as Frank Perkins

2004

In Good Company as Eugene Kalb
Boston Legal as Ernie Dell

2003

Bruce Almighty as Jack Baylor
Dogville as Tom Edison Sr.
Path to War as Everett Dirksen
Die, Mommie, Die! as Sol Sussman
A House on a Hill as Harry Mayfield

2002

The Sum of All Fears as Defense Secretary Becker
A Gentleman's Game as Charlie Logan
Monk as Salvatore Lucarelli
Everwood as Dr. Donald Douglas
Without a Trace as Noah Ridder

2001

Pasadena as George Reese Greeley
Night Visions as Dennis Brascom (segment "Cargo")

2000

Lost Souls as Father James
Rules of Engagement as Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges
The Contender as Oscar Billings
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Aristotle Onassis
Psycho Path as Self - Actor / Sheriff Chambers
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Morrison

1999

Magnolia as Jimmy Gator
The Talented Mr. Ripley as Alvin MacCarron
The Insider as Don Hewitt
Implicated as Mr. Sawyer
Cradle Will Rock as Gray Mathers
The West Wing as Senator Matt Hunt

1998

Rush Hour as Captain Diel
Judas Kiss as Pobby Malavero
Psycho as Sheriff Chambers
Witness to the Mob as Toddo Aurello
Sour Grapes as Mr. Bell
The Truman Show as Network Executive
Tempting Fate as Dr. Bardwell
Enemy of the State as Mark Silverberg (uncredited)
L.A. Doctors as Vincent Cattano

1997

Boogie Nights as Floyd Gondolli
Air Force One as Attorney General Ward
Buddy as Minister
The Practice as Judge Joseph Vinocour
Michael Hayes as William Vaughn

1996

Hard Eight as Sydney
Hit Me as Lenny Ish
Eye for an Eye as Sidney Hughes
The Little Death as Detective Snyder
The Rock as Chief Justice (uncredited)
Millennium as Group Elder
3rd Rock from the Sun as President Dewey

1995

Kiss of Death as Big Junior Brown

1994

Without Warning as Dr. Kurt Lowden
M.A.N.T.I.S. as 'Smitty'
Roswell as Roswell General
Hardball as Beanball McGee
The Good Life as Mr. Humphreys

1993

1992

Stormy Weathers as Dr. Comden
Live Wire as Senator Thyme

1991

1989

How I Got Into College as Dean Patterson
Ghostbusters II as Police Commissioner
Say Anything... as IRS Boss
Incident at Dark River as Dr. Leo Manus
An Innocent Man as Judge Kenneth Lavet
Seinfeld as Lt. Joe Bookman

1988

Midnight Run as Sidney, Chicago mobster
Goddess of Love as Detective Charles

1987

Three O'Clock High as Detective Mulvahill
The Spirit as Sevrin
Mariah as James Malone

1986

Nothing in Common as Colonial Airlines Executive (uncredited)
Who Is Julia? as Dean May
L.A. Law as Tom Baker

1984

Secret Honor as Richard Milhous Nixon
Murder, She Wrote as Len Costner

1983

1982

Family Ties as Dr. Harrison
T. J. Hooker as Judge Wallace
Cheers as City Councilman Kevin Fogerty

1981

Falcon Crest as Ed Meyers

1980

The Last Reunion as Mike Sills

1979

Samurai as Prof. Owens

1978

The Bastard as Shopkeeper
Coma as Doctor (uncredited)

1977

The Hostage Heart as Dr. Harvey Fees
Kill Me If You Can as Phillips
The Fitzpatricks as Bertram

1976

Quincy, M.E. as Dep. DA Marty Shell

1975

1974

1972

Emergency! as Dr. Scott

1970

Love-In '72 as Father Reis
Zabriskie Point as Diner Owner (uncredited)