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Philip Baker Hall

Born: 1931

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Baker Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died 12/06/2022

Resources

Movies

Bruce Almighty

Jack Baylor in Bruce Almighty

Magnolia

Jimmy Gator in Magnolia

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Alvin MacCarron in The Talented Mr. Ripley

Dogville

Tom Edison Sr. in Dogville

Rush Hour

Captain Diel in Rush Hour

The Amityville Horror

Father Callaway in The Amityville Horror

The Shaggy Dog

Lance Strictland in The Shaggy Dog

In Good Company

Eugene Kalb in In Good Company

Lost Souls

Father James in Lost Souls

Throw Out the Anchor

Ryan in Throw Out the Anchor

Rules of Engagement

Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges in Rules of Engagement

The Sum of All Fears

Defense Secretary Becker in The Sum of All Fears

Boogie Nights

Floyd Gondolli in Boogie Nights

Rush Hour 3

Capt. William Diel in Rush Hour 3

Path to War

Everett Dirksen in Path to War

The Bastard

Shopkeeper in The Bastard

Hard Eight

Sydney in Hard Eight

You Kill Me

Roman Krzeminski in You Kill Me

The Insider

Don Hewitt in The Insider

A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

Judge Blumenfeld in A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story

The Matador

Mr. Randy in The Matador

Three O'Clock High

Detective Mulvahill in Three O'Clock High

How I Got Into College

Dean Patterson in How I Got Into College

50/50

Alan in 50/50

Nothing in Common

Colonial Airlines Executive (uncredited) in Nothing in Common

The Lodger

Captain Smith in The Lodger

Without Warning

Dr. Kurt Lowden in Without Warning

Judas Kiss

Pobby Malavero in Judas Kiss

Die, Mommie, Die!

Sol Sussman in Die, Mommie, Die!

Bending The Rules

Herb Gold in Bending The Rules

All Good Things

Malvern Bump in All Good Things

The Man with Bogart's Face

Dr. Inman in The Man with Bogart's Face

Coma

Doctor (uncredited) in Coma

M.A.N.T.I.S.

'Smitty' in M.A.N.T.I.S.

Fired Up!

Coach Byrnes in Fired Up!

Hit Me

Lenny Ish in Hit Me

The TV Set

Vernon Maxwell in The TV Set

A Gentleman's Game

Charlie Logan in A Gentleman's Game

Secret Honor

Richard Milhous Nixon in Secret Honor

Stormy Weathers

Dr. Comden in Stormy Weathers

Blue Desert

Joe in Blue Desert

Let the Devil Wear Black

Sol Hirsch in Let the Devil Wear Black

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Franklin in Mr. Popper's Penguins

The Last Reunion

Mike Sills in The Last Reunion

Ghostbusters II

Police Commissioner in Ghostbusters II

Cigarettes & Coffee

Sydney in Cigarettes & Coffee

The Hostage Heart

Dr. Harvey Fees in The Hostage Heart

Dog Eat Dog

Old Man in Dog Eat Dog

Argo

CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited) in Argo

Clear History

McKenzie in Clear History

The Chicago 8

Judge Julius Hoffman in The Chicago 8

Implicated

Mr. Sawyer in Implicated

Bad Words

Dr. Bowman in Bad Words

Dream on!

in Dream on!

The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Warren Meech in The Night the Bridge Fell Down

Eye for an Eye

Sidney Hughes in Eye for an Eye

Showing Up

Self in Showing Up

This House Possessed

Clerk in This House Possessed

Kiss of Death

Big Junior Brown in Kiss of Death

The Spirit

Sevrin in The Spirit

Say Anything...

IRS Boss in Say Anything...

Kill Me If You Can

Phillips in Kill Me If You Can

Psycho

Sheriff Chambers in Psycho

The Little Death

Detective Snyder in The Little Death

Terror Out of the Sky

Starrett in Terror Out of the Sky

The Contender

Oscar Billings in The Contender

Altman

Self in Altman

Mrs. Harris

Arthur Schulte in Mrs. Harris

Witness to the Mob

Toddo Aurello in Witness to the Mob

Zodiac

Sherwood Morrill in Zodiac

Midnight Run

Sidney in Midnight Run

Games Mother Never Taught You

Lester Greene in Games Mother Never Taught You

Playing It Cool

Granddad in Playing It Cool

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Aristotle Onassis in Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Sour Grapes

Mr. Bell in Sour Grapes

Duck

Arthur Pratt in Duck

Cradle Will Rock

Gray Mathers in Cradle Will Rock

Person to Person

Jimmy in Person to Person

The Last Word

Edward in The Last Word

Air Force One

U.S. Attorney General Ward in Air Force One

People Like Us

Ike Rafferty in People Like Us

Love-In '72

Father Reis in Love-In '72

Psycho Path

Self - Actor / Sheriff Chambers in Psycho Path

Goddess of Love

Detective Charles in Goddess of Love

A House on a Hill

Harry Mayfield in A House on a Hill

Roswell

Roswell General in Roswell

Who Is Julia?

Dean May in Who Is Julia?

Live Wire

Senator Thyme in Live Wire

Incident at Dark River

Dr. Leo Manus in Incident at Dark River

The Truman Show

Network Executive in The Truman Show

The Last Survivors

in The Last Survivors

Zabriskie Point

Diner Owner (uncredited) in Zabriskie Point

Islander

Popper in Islander

Samurai

Prof. Owens in Samurai

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Self in That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Sam Gochenour in Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Tempting Fate

Dr. Bardwell in Tempting Fate

Dear Chickens

Emil in Dear Chickens

The Zodiac

Frank Perkins in The Zodiac

A Buck's Worth

in A Buck's Worth

Wonderful World

The Man in Wonderful World

Buddy

Minister in Buddy

The Rock

Chief Justice (uncredited) in The Rock

An Innocent Man

Judge Kenneth Lavet in An Innocent Man

Enemy of the State

Mark Silverberg (uncredited) in Enemy of the State

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

Reporter in Mayday at 40,000 Feet

TV Shows