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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 14, 1933
Died
June 30, 2009
Place of Birth
Modesto, California, USA
Also Known As
- George Harvey Presnell
Harve Presnell
1.2 Popularity
Biography
Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid 1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in the lead role of his new Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. His portrayal of "Leadville Johnny" was a resounding success and he reprised the role in the 1964 film version of the musical, winning a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal. Presnell went on to star in a few more films during the 1960s, but by the early 1970s that aspect of his career came to a standstill. From 1970 to 1995 he mostly worked as a musical theatre performer on Broadway, the West End, and in touring productions out of New York. In his early 60s, Presnell saw a resurgence in his movie career which lasted until his death. He portrayed character roles in films like Fargo (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). He also appeared on television as Mr. Parker in The Pretender and Lew Staziak in Andy Barker, P.I.. He had recurring roles on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Dawson's Creek. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harve Presnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
5.4
Dr. Smathers
Love Ranch
2010
4.9
Jack
Bait Shop
2008
5.6
Congressman Burrows
Evan Almighty
2007
7.3
Lew Staziak
Andy Barker, P.I.
2007
6.4
Self
Life After Tomorrow
2006
6.9
Dave Severance
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
7.0
Frank, the Judge (voice)
American Dad!
2005
7.8
Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
Cold Case
2003
9.3
The Lyon's Den
2003
6.6
Mr. Springbrook
Old School
2003
Credits
Love Ranch
as Dr. Smathers
2010
5.4
Bait Shop
as Jack
2008
4.9
Evan Almighty
as Congressman Burrows
2007
5.6
Andy Barker, P.I.
as Lew Staziak
2007
7.3
Life After Tomorrow
as Self
2006
6.4
Flags of Our Fathers
as Dave Severance
2006
6.9
American Dad!
as Frank, the Judge (voice)
2005
7.0
Cold Case
as Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
2003
7.8
The Lyon's Den
2003
9.3
Old School
as Mr. Springbrook
2003
6.6
Monk
as Zach Ellinghouse
2002
8.0
Mr. Deeds
as Preston Blake
2002
5.9
Super Sucker
as Winslow Schnaebelt
2002
5.3
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Mr. Parker
2001
6.8
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
2001
4.1
Escanaba in da Moonlight
as Albert Soady
2001
5.9
The Pretender 2001
as Mr. Parker
2001
7.1
The Family Man
as Big Ed
2000
6.8
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as John Invergordon
2000
6.6
Strong Medicine
as Andrew 'Andy' March
2000
7.3
Walking Across Egypt
as Finner
1999
4.7
Patch Adams
as Dean Anderson
1998
7.3
Charmed
as Captain Black Jack Cutting
1998
8.2
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
1998
2.0
Saving Private Ryan
as General Marshall
1998
8.2
Everything That Rises
as Garth
1998
4.7
A Bright Shining Lie
as MACV General
1998
5.5
From the Earth to the Moon
as Harve
1998
8.2
Two Guys and a Girl
as Edgar J. Hagerty
1998
7.1
Dawson's Creek
as Arthur Brooks
1998
7.3
George & Leo
1997
0.0
Julian Po
as Mayor Henry Leech
1997
6.4
Face/Off
as Victor Lazarro
1997
7.0
The Practice
as Judge Dickem
1997
7.6
Tidal Wave: No Escape
as Stanley Schiff
1997
4.9
EZ Streets
1996
5.5
The Chamber
as Attorney General Roxburgh
1996
6.0
The Pretender
as Mr. Parker
1996
7.4
The Whole Wide World
as Dr. Howard
1996
6.6
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Doug (voice)
1996
7.2
Larger Than Life
as Trowbridge Bowers
1996
5.5
Nash Bridges
as Corick McMillan
1996
6.7
Fargo
as Wade Gustafson
1996
7.8
The Client
as Buddy Hutchinson
1995
6.8
The Outer Limits
as Greg Matheson
1995
7.7
Star Trek: Voyager
as Colonel Q
1995
7.8
ER
as Mr. Venema
1994
7.8
Duckman
as Sir Declan McManus (voice)
1994
7.1
Frasier
as Mike Shaw
1993
7.7
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Dr. Sam Lane
1993
6.9
That's Dancing!
as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
1985
7.0
Blood Bath
as Peter Brown
1975
3.7
The Julie Andrews Hour
as Self
1972
6.0
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Ballad Singer
1972
0.0
Paint Your Wagon
as "Rotten Luck Willie"
1969
6.3
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Danny Churchill
1965
3.0
The Glory Guys
as Sol Rogers
1965
6.5
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Johnny Brown
1964
5.5
The Story of a Dress
as Self
1964
0.0
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
6.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
7.3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mitch (uncredited)
1955
7.8
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
General Electric Theater
as Dismas
1953
6.4