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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 10, 1931
Died
June 12, 2022
Place of Birth
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Phillip Hall
- Phil Hall
- Phillip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
1.1 Popularity
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
7.2
Zelman Katz
Messiah
2020
10.0
Emil
Dear Chickens
2018
5.7
Charlie
Room 104
2017
5.2
Jimmy
Person to Person
2017
6.6
Edward
The Last Word
2017
6.8
Jimmy Pritchard (75 years old)
Second Chance
2016
5.8
Granddad
Playing It Cool
2014
7.0
Ezra Helsinger
Madam Secretary
2014
8.5
Hank Hippopopalous (voice)
BoJack Horseman
2014
6.6
Self
Altman
2014
Credits
Messiah
as Zelman Katz
2020
7.2
Dear Chickens
as Emil
2018
10.0
Room 104
as Charlie
2017
5.7
Person to Person
as Jimmy
2017
5.2
The Last Word
as Edward
2017
6.6
Second Chance
as Jimmy Pritchard (75 years old)
2016
6.8
Playing It Cool
as Granddad
2014
5.8
Madam Secretary
as Ezra Helsinger
2014
7.0
BoJack Horseman
as Hank Hippopopalous (voice)
2014
8.5
Altman
as Self
2014
6.6
Clear History
as McKenzie
2014
6.0
Showing Up
as Self
2014
9.2
Bad Words
as Dr. Bowman
2013
6.4
Argo
as CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited)
2012
7.3
Ruth & Erica
as Harry
2012
8.0
People Like Us
as Ike Rafferty
2012
6.8
The Newsroom
as Bryce Delancy
2012
8.1
Dog Eat Dog
as Old Man
2012
10.0
Bending The Rules
as Herb Gold
2012
5.4
50/50
as Alan
2011
7.2
Mr. Popper's Penguins
as Franklin
2011
6.0
The Chicago 8
as Judge Julius Hoffman
2011
5.6
All Good Things
as Malvern Bump
2010
6.0
Modern Family
as Walt Kleezak
2009
7.9
Fired Up!
as Coach Byrnes
2009
6.1
The Lodger
as Captain Smith
2009
5.7
Wonderful World
as The Man
2009
5.3
Childrens Hospital
as Dr. Joseph Mengele
2008
7.1
True Jackson, VP
as Mr. Jenkins
2008
7.9
Rush Hour 3
as Capt. William Diel
2007
6.5
The TV Set
as Vernon Maxwell
2007
6.0
Zodiac
as Sherwood Morrill
2007
7.5
You Kill Me
as Roman Krzeminski
2007
6.1
Psych
as Irving Parker
2006
7.9
The Loop
as Russ McDonald
2006
6.7
Big Love
as Ned Johanssen
2006
6.9
The Shaggy Dog
as Lance Strictland
2006
4.9
Mrs. Harris
as Arthur Schulte
2006
5.7
Islander
as Popper
2006
5.7
The Zodiac
as Frank Perkins
2005
5.5
The Matador
as Mr. Randy
2005
6.3
The Amityville Horror
as Father Callaway
2005
6.1
Duck
as Arthur Pratt
2005
7.0
A Buck's Worth
2005
0.0
In Good Company
as Eugene Kalb
2004
6.0
Boston Legal
as Ernie Dell
2004
7.9
A House on a Hill
as Harry Mayfield
2003
0.0
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Sol Sussman
2003
6.5
Path to War
as Everett Dirksen
2003
6.7
Bruce Almighty
as Jack Baylor
2003
6.7
Dogville
as Tom Edison Sr.
2003
7.8
Without a Trace
as Noah Ridder
2002
7.2
Everwood
as Dr. Donald Douglas
2002
7.6
A Gentleman's Game
as Charlie Logan
2002
4.8
Monk
as Salvatore Lucarelli
2002
8.0
The Sum of All Fears
as Defense Secretary Becker
2002
6.4
Pasadena
as George Reese Greeley
2001
5.7
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Aristotle Onassis
2000
6.0
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Aristotle Onassis
2000
0.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Dr. Morrison
2000
8.0
Lost Souls
as Father James
2000
5.0
The Contender
as Oscar Billings
2000
6.7
Baby Blues
2000
6.6
Rules of Engagement
as Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges
2000
6.3
Psycho Path
as Self - Actor / Sheriff Chambers
2000
6.7
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
as Self
2000
7.6
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
0.0
The Talented Mr. Ripley
as Alvin MacCarron
1999
7.2
Magnolia
as Jimmy Gator
1999
7.7
Cradle Will Rock
as Gray Mathers
1999
6.4
The Insider
as Don Hewitt
1999
7.5
The West Wing
as Senator Matt Hunt
1999
8.2
Let the Devil Wear Black
as Sol Hirsch
1999
3.9
Implicated
as Mr. Sawyer
1999
2.8
Psycho
as Sheriff Chambers
1998
5.1
Enemy of the State
as Mark Silverberg (uncredited)
1998
7.1
L.A. Doctors
as Vincent Cattano
1998
7.0
Rush Hour
as Captain Diel
1998
7.1
Judas Kiss
as Pobby Malavero
1998
5.6
The Truman Show
as Network Executive
1998
8.2
Witness to the Mob
as Toddo Aurello
1998
7.0
Sour Grapes
as Mr. Bell
1998
5.7
Tempting Fate
as Dr. Bardwell
1998
6.3
Boogie Nights
as Floyd Gondolli
1997
7.6
Michael Hayes
as William Vaughn
1997
0.0
Air Force One
as Attorney General Ward
1997
6.5
Buddy
as Minister
1997
4.9
The Practice
as Judge Joseph Vinocour
1997
7.6
Hard Eight
as Sydney
1997
6.8
Millennium
as Group Elder
1996
7.7
Life's Work
1996
6.0
Hit Me
as Lenny Ish
1996
5.5
The Rock
as Chief Justice (uncredited)
1996
7.1
The Little Death
as Detective Snyder
1996
3.9
Eye for an Eye
as Sidney Hughes
1996
6.2
3rd Rock from the Sun
as President Dewey
1996
7.5
Kiss of Death
as Big Junior Brown
1995
5.7
Without Warning
as Dr. Kurt Lowden
1994
6.7
Madman of the People
as Kent
1994
6.0
Chicago Hope
as Mr. Wellington
1994
7.2
Hardball
as Beanball McGee
1994
0.0
Roswell
as Roswell General
1994
6.0
The Good Life
as Mr. Humphreys
1994
0.0
M.A.N.T.I.S.
as 'Smitty'
1994
4.5
The John Larroquette Show
as Mr. Frank
1993
6.7
Cigarettes & Coffee
as Sydney
1993
6.6
Bob
1992
7.3
Live Wire
as Senator Thyme
1992
5.2
Stormy Weathers
as Dr. Comden
1992
4.7
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
as Sam Gochenour
1992
5.8
Civil Wars
as Justice Barrier
1991
3.3
Blue Desert
as Joe
1991
3.7
Incident at Dark River
as Dr. Leo Manus
1989
0.0
An Innocent Man
as Judge Kenneth Lavet
1989
6.1
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
as Judge Blumenfeld
1989
8.2
Seinfeld
as Lt. Joe Bookman
1989
8.3
Ghostbusters II
as Police Commissioner
1989
6.6
How I Got Into College
as Dean Patterson
1989
5.9
Say Anything...
as IRS Boss
1989
7.0
Goddess of Love
as Detective Charles
1988
4.0
Midnight Run
as Sidney, Chicago mobster
1988
7.2
Three O'Clock High
as Detective Mulvahill
1987
6.8
The Spirit
as Sevrin
1987
4.3
🎬
Mariah
as James Malone
1987
5.0
Who Is Julia?
as Dean May
1986
7.2
L.A. Law
as Tom Baker
1986
7.0
Nothing in Common
as Colonial Airlines Executive (uncredited)
1986
5.8
Matlock
as Judge
1986
7.1
Murder, She Wrote
as Len Costner
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Judge Delaporte
1984
7.5
Secret Honor
as Richard Milhous Nixon
1984
6.8
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
6.4
Games Mother Never Taught You
as Lester Greene
1982
0.0
Cheers
as City Councilman Kevin Fogerty
1982
7.6
Family Ties
as Dr. Harrison
1982
7.2
Cagney & Lacey
as Lt. Sweeny
1982
7.0
T. J. Hooker
as Judge Wallace
1982
6.4
Falcon Crest
as Ed Meyers
1981
5.5
🎬
Dream on!
1981
0.0
This House Possessed
as Clerk
1981
5.7
The Man with Bogart's Face
as Dr. Inman
1980
5.9
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
as Warren Meech
1980
6.1
The Last Reunion
as Mike Sills
1980
4.9
Samurai
as Prof. Owens
1979
0.0
Terror Out of the Sky
as Starrett
1978
4.8
The Bastard
as Shopkeeper
1978
5.8
Coma
as Doctor (uncredited)
1978
6.8
Kill Me If You Can
as Phillips
1977
0.0
The Hostage Heart
as Dr. Harvey Fees
1977
0.0
The Fitzpatricks
as Bertram
1977
5.0
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
as Reporter
1977
6.7
Quincy, M.E.
1976
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Dep. DA Marty Shell
1976
7.5
The Last Survivors
1975
4.7
Good Times
1974
8.0
🎬
Throw Out the Anchor
as Ryan
1974
4.7
M*A*S*H
1972
7.9
Emergency!
as Dr. Scott
1972
7.8
Zabriskie Point
as Diner Owner (uncredited)
1970
7.0
Love-In '72
as Father Reis
1970
10.0