Philip Baker Hall
| Philip Baker Hall | |
|---|---|
 Hall at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Wonderful World | |
| Born |
September 10, 1931 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Phillip Hall, Phillip Baker Hall |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–present[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Dianne Lewis (1973–1976; divorced) Holly Wolfle (?–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American actor. In film, Hall has portrayed the lead roles of President Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's Secret Honor (1984), Arthur Pratt in Duck (2005), and Sydney in Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight (1996), later collaborating with Anderson on Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). He is also known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Bookman, Library Cop on Seinfeld.
Early life
Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Alice Birdene (née McDonald) and William Alexander Hall, a factory worker who was from Montgomery, Alabama.[2][3][4] He attended the University of Toledo.[5] As a young man, Hall served in the military, had two children, and became a high school English teacher.[6] In 1960, he decided to become an actor.[1] He moved to New York, enjoying success in Off Broadway and Broadway productions. He now resides in Los Angeles, California[1] with his wife, Holly and two daughters, Adella and Anna.
Career
In 1975, Hall moved to Los Angeles to make a career in television.[1][7] Since then, he has had over 200 guest roles on television shows. He starred in many films, including Robert Altman's Secret Honor, a one-man show in which he played the film's only role, Richard Nixon.[8] Hall got his first high-profile film role when Paul Thomas Anderson wrote a role in his film Hard Eight, specifically for Hall.[8] Hall went on to have roles in two of Anderson's subsequent films, Boogie Nights and Magnolia.[9] He also had a minor role as Captain Diel in the Rush Hour trilogy (though his scenes were cut from the theatrical release of Rush Hour 2 and he was uncredited for his scenes in Rush Hour 3).[7]
Additionally, Hall has had roles in Midnight Run, Say Anything...,[7] The Rock, The Truman Show, The Talented Mr. Ripley,[9] Bruce Almighty,[10] You Kill Me, In Good Company, Dogville,[7] The Amityville Horror, The Matador, The Sum of All Fears, The Zodiac[7] and Zodiac.[7] More recently, he had a starring role in the 2006–07 Fox sitcom The Loop[7] and had a guest starring role in The West Wing. Hall also appeared as a guest star in the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim. He appeared in the 2010 film, All Good Things.
Hall acted in Seinfeld as Lt. Joe Bookman, the 'library cop' who tracks down Jerry for a long-overdue library book in "The Library".[7] He reprised the role in the May 1998 finale where his character is one of many to testify against Jerry.[7] More recently he has appeared as the crotchety Dr. Morrison, Larry David's physician, on Curb Your Enthusiasm[7] and an equally crotchety neighbor of the Dunphy family on Modern Family.[7] In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom.[7]
Hall also appeared in a series of humorous Holiday Inn commercials.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Cowards | Father Reis | |
| Zabriskie Point | Diner Owner | Uncredited | |
| 1971 | Love-In 72 | Father Reis | |
| 1974 | Throw Out the Anchor! | Ryan | Credited as "Phillip Hall" |
| 1980 | The Last Reunion | Mike Sills | |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | Dr. Inman | ||
| 1981 | Dream On! | ||
| 1984 | Secret Honor | Richard Nixon | |
| 1986 | Nothing in Common | Colonial Airlines Executive | Uncredited |
| 1987 | Three O'Clock High | Detective Mulvahill | |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Sidney | |
| 1989 | Say Anything... | IRS Boss | |
| How I Got Into College | Dean Patterson | ||
| Ghostbusters II | Police Commissioner | ||
| An Innocent Man | Judge Kenneth Lavet | ||
| 1991 | Silent Victim | ||
| 1992 | Live Wire | Senator Thyme | |
| 1993 | Cigarettes & Coffee | Old man | Short film |
| 1994 | The Last Laugh | William T. | Short film |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Big Junior Brown | |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Sidney Hughes | |
| Hard Eight | Sydney | ||
| The Little Death | Detective Snyder | ||
| The Rock | Chief Justice | Uncredited | |
| Hit Me | Lenny Ish | ||
| 1997 | Buddy | Minister | |
| Air Force One | U.S. Attorney General Andrew Ward | ||
| Boogie Nights | Floyd Gondolli | Nominated-Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes | Mr. Bell | |
| The Truman Show | Network Executive | ||
| Judas Kiss | Pobby Malavero | ||
| Rush Hour | Captain William Diel | ||
| Enemy of the State | Attorney Mark Silverberg | Uncredited | |
| Psycho | Sheriff Chambers | ||
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | Sol Hirsch | |
| Implicated | John Swayer | ||
| Cradle Will Rock | Gray Mathers | ||
| The Insider | Don Hewitt | ||
| Magnolia | Jimmy Gator | Nominated-Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| The Talented Mr. Ripley | Alvin MacCarron | ||
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | General H. Lawrence Hodges | |
| The Contender | Oscar Billings | ||
| Lost Souls | Father James | ||
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Captain William Diel | Scenes deleted |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears | Defense Secretary David Becker | |
| A Gentleman's Game | Charlie Logan | ||
| 2003 | Die, Mommie, Die! | Sol Sussman | |
| Dogville | Tom Edison Sr. | ||
| Bruce Almighty | Jack Baylor | ||
| A House on a Hill | Harry Mayfield | ||
| 2004 | In Good Company | Eugene Kalb | |
| 2005 | The Matador | Mr. Randy | |
| A Buck's Worth | Voice | ||
| Duck | Arthur Pratt | ||
| The Amityville Horror | Father Callaway | ||
| The Zodiac | Chief Frank Perkins | ||
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Lance Strictland | |
| The TV Set | Vernon Maxwell | ||
| Islander | Popper | ||
| 2007 | Zodiac | Sherwood Morrill | |
| You Kill Me | Roman Krzeminski | ||
| Rush Hour 3 | Captain William Diel | Uncredited | |
| 2009 | The Lodger | Captain Smith | |
| Fired Up | Coach Byrnes | ||
| Wonderful World | The Man | ||
| 2010 | All Good Things | Malvern Bump | |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 | Judge Julius Hoffman | |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Franklin | ||
| 50/50 | Alan | ||
| 2012 | Bending the Rules | Herb Gold | |
| Departure Date | Old Jake | ||
| People Like Us | Ike Rafferty | ||
| Dog Eat Dog | Short film | ||
| Argo | CIA Director Stansfield Turner | Uncredited Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year | |
| 2013 | Bad Words | Dr. William Bowman | |
| 2014 | Playing It Cool | Granddad | |
| 2017 | Person to Person | Filming | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Last Survivors | TV film | |
| 1976 | Good Times | Motel owner | Episode 3.18: "J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2" |
| Mayday at 40,000 Feet! | Reporter | TV film | |
| 1976 1977 | Visions | Severson Boyle | Episode 1.4: "Gold Watch" Episode 2.7: "You Can Run, But You Can't Hide" |
| 1977 | Man from Atlantis | George | Episode 1.1: "Man from Atlantis" |
| The Hostage Heart | Dr. Harvey Fess | TV film | |
| Kill Me If You Can | Phillips | TV film | |
| M*A*S*H | Sgt. Hacker | Episode 6.6: "The Light That Failed" | |
| 1978 | The Fitzpatricks | Bertram | Episode 1.10: "A Living Wage" |
| Emergency! | Oliver Warren | Episode 7.1: "The Steel Inferno" | |
| The Bastard | Shopkeeper | TV film | |
| Terror Out of the Sky | Starrett | TV film | |
| 1979 | Samurai | Prof. Owens | TV film |
| 1980 | Riding for the Pony Express | Mr. Durfee | TV film |
| The Waltons | Major Gordon | Episode 8.22: "The Furlough" | |
| 1981 | This House Possessed | Clerk | TV film; credited as "Phillip Baker Hall" |
| 1982 | Quincy, M.E. | Captain Rasmussen Dep. DA Marty Shell | Episode 7.12 "Smoke Screen" Episode 8.6: "Sleeping Dogs" |
| Cagney & Lacey | Lt. Sweeny | Episode 2.5: "Hot Line" | |
| T. J. Hooker | Judge Wallace | Episode 2.9: "A Cry for Help" | |
| Games Mother Never Taught You | Lester Greene | TV film | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Prosecutor Wilcox | Episode 1.2: "The Man in the White Hat" Episode 1.13: "Christmas Song" | |
| 1983 | The Night the Bridge Fell Down | Warren Meech | TV film |
| Lottery! | Episode 1.10: "Houston: Duffy's Choice" | ||
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Jack Marsh | Episode 2.13: "Too Rich and Too Thin" |
| 1986 | Who Is Julia? | Dean May | TV film |
| 1987 | Mariah | James Malone | Seven episodes |
| The Spirit | Sevrin | TV film | |
| Miami Vice | Judge Delaporte | Episode 4.1: "Contempt of Court" | |
| 1988 | Goddess of Love | Detective Charles | TV film |
| Family Ties | Dr. Harrison | Three episodes | |
| 1989 | A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story | Judge Blumenfeld | TV film |
| Incident at Dark River | Dr. Leo Manus | TV film | |
| 1989-1990 | Falcon Crest | Ed Meyers | 13 episodes |
| 1990 | Matlock | Judge | Episode 5.1: "The Mother" |
| Bagdad Cafe | Herb | Episode 2.1: "This Bird Has Flown" | |
| 1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Len Costner | Episode 7.13: "Moving Violation" |
| L.A. Law | Tom Baker | Episode 5.12: "He's a Crowd" | |
| Equal Justice | Judge S.E. Cleveland | Episode 2.9: "Do the Wrong Thing" | |
| Dark Justice | Winchester Keller | Episode 1.17: "The Neutralizing Factor"; credited as "Phillip Baker Hall" | |
| 1991-1992 | Civil Wars | Three episodes | |
| 1991-1998 | Seinfeld | Lt. Bookman | Two episodes |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Sam Gochenour | TV film |
| Stormy Weathers | Dr. Comden | TV film | |
| Nurses | Mr. Todd | Episode 2.7: "Playing Doctor" | |
| 1993 | Cheers | City Councilman Kevin Fogerty | Episode 11.21: "Woody Gets an Election" |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Smitty | TV film |
| Empty Nest | Jerod | Episode 6.17: "Brotherly Shove" | |
| The Good Life | Mr. Humphreys | Episode 1.11: "Melissa the Thief" | |
| Roswell | Roswell General | TV film | |
| Madman of the People | Kent | Episode 1.3: "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy" | |
| Chicago Hope | Mr. Wellington | Episode 1.4: "You Gotta Have Heart" | |
| Hardball | Beanball McGee | Episode 1.6: "Lee's Bad, Bad Day" | |
| Without Warning | Dr. Kurt Lowden | TV film | |
| 1996 | Life's Work | Judge Conklin | Episode 1.3: "Contempt" |
| The John Larroquette Show | Mr. Frank | Episode 4.7: "Napping to Success" | |
| 1997 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | President Dewey | Episode 2.13: "Proud Dick" |
| The Practice | Judge Joseph Vinocour Judge Canker | Four episodes | |
| 1997-1998 | Millennium | Group Elder | Two episodes |
| Michael Hayes | William Vaughn | 20 episodes | |
| 1998 | Tempting Fate | Dr. Bardwell | TV film |
| Witness to the Mob | Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello | TV film | |
| L.A. Doctors | Vincent Cattano | Episode 1.4: "Fear of Flying" | |
| 1999 | Partners | Scarpatti | TV film |
| 2000 | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | Aristotle Onassis | TV film |
| The Fugitive | Stuart Kimble | Episode 1.7: "St. Christopher's Prayer" | |
| 2000-2002 | Baby Blues | Mr. Thompson Mr. Saunders | Episode 1.8: "Ugly Zoe" Episode 1.9: "Wanda Proof" |
| 2001 | Loomis | Episode 1.1: "Pilot" | |
| 2001-2002 | Pasadena | George Reese Greeley | Seven episodes |
| 2002 | Path to War | Everett Dirksen | TV film |
| Night Visions | Dennis Brascom | Episode 1.23: "Cargo" | |
| Without a Trace | Noah Ridder | Episode 1.6: "Silent Partner" | |
| 2003-2004 | Everwood | Dr. Donald Douglas | Three episodes |
| 2004 | Monk | Salvatore Lucarelli | Episode 3.5: "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather"; credited as "Phillip Baker Hall" |
| Boston Legal | Ernie Dell | Episode 1.1: "Head Cases" | |
| The West Wing | Senator Matt Hunt | Two episodes | |
| 2004-2009 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Doctor Morrison | Two episodes |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Arthur Schulte | TV film |
| 2006-2007 | The Loop | Russ McDonald | 17 episodes Nominated-Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2007 | Wildlife | TV film | |
| Big Love | Ned Johanssen | Episode 2.11: "Take Me as I Am" | |
| 2008 | Psych | Irving Parker | Episode 2.14: "Dis-Lodged" |
| Worst Week | Reverend Lowell | Two episodes | |
| 2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Norman Walker | Episode 2.10: "London Calling/Novelist"; voice |
| Warren the Ape | Dr. Ralph Schwartz | Episode 1.12: "Rock Opera" | |
| 2011-2012 | Modern Family | Walt Kleezak | Episodes: "Boys' Night", "Lifetime Supply" & "Election Day" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Bryce Delancy | Episode 1.3: "The 112th Congress" |
| Childrens Hospital | Dr. Joseph Mengele | Episode 4.10: "A Year in the Life" | |
| Ruth & Erica | Harry | Eight episodes | |
| 2013 | Clear History | McKenzie | TV film |
| 2015 | BoJack Horseman | Hank Hippopopalous (voice) | Two episodes |
| 2015 | Madam Secretary | Ezra Helsinger | Episode 1.20: "The Necessary Art" |
| 2016 | Second Chance | Old Man Jimmy Pritchard | Four episodes |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cashill, Robert (20 March 2000). "Buffalo Stance: Philip Baker Hall Takes Care of Business In Mamet Revival". Playbill. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NR&d_origin=transcripts&z=NR&p_theme=nr&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=123ADBDBD70C0A28&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ↑ Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ Philip Baker Hall (b. 1931) - Ohio Birth Index, 1908-2011
- ↑ Philip Baker Hall Biography – Yahoo! Movies Archived February 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Arkatov, Janice (August 1, 1988). "'Lovability' Plays No Part in Hall's Roles". Los Angeles Times.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Harris, Will (6 September 2012). "Philip Baker Hall on The Chicago 8, Seinfeld, and Paul Thomas Anderson". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- 1 2 Lopez, John (11 December 2014). "Good Disintegration: Paul Thomas Anderson and Robert Altman's Special Relationship". Grantland. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- 1 2 Newman, Jason (2 February 2014). "Philip Baker Hall Remembers 'Genius' Philip Seymour Hoffman". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ Kehe, Jason (20 April 2011). "All the Arts, All the Time". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
External links
- Philip Baker Hall at the Internet Movie Database
- Philip Baker Hall at the Internet Off-Broadway Database