Philip Baker Hall

Philip Reg Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American actor and comedian. He played the lead roles of Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's Secret Honor, Sydney Brown in Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight (1996) and Arthur Pratt in Duck (2005).
== Personal 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] He attended the University of Toledo.[4] As a young man, Hall served in the military, had two children, and became a high school English teacher.[5] In 1960, he decided to become an actor.[1] He moved to New York, enjoying success in Off Broadway and Broadway productions. He married Holly Wolfle, and have two daughters, Adella and Anna.[1]
== Career ==
Hall made his film debut in the drama Love-In 72 (1970) – also known as Cowards – as a priest named Father Reis.[6] In 1975, he began acting on television and joined the Los Angeles Theatre Center.[1][6] His first television appearance came in an episode of the sitcom Good Times in 1976.[6] The following year, Hall guest starred in episodes of M*A*S*H and Man from Atlantis.[7][8] Since then, he has had more than 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 Richard Nixon.[9] After starring in a leading role for Paul Thomas Anderson's directorial debut film Hard Eight,[9] Hall starred in two of Anderson's films, Boogie Nights and Magnolia.[10] 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).[6]
Additionally, Hall has had roles in Midnight Run, Say Anything...,[6] The Rock, The Truman Show, The Talented Mr. Ripley,[10] Bruce Almighty,[11] You Kill Me, In Good Company, Ghostbusters II, The Insider, Dogville,[6] The Amityville Horror, The Matador, The Sum of All Fears, The Zodiac[6] and Zodiac.[6] More recently, he had a starring role in the 2006–07 Fox sitcom The Loop[6] 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".[6] He reprised the role in the May 1998 finale where his character is one of many to testify against Jerry.[6] More recently he has appeared as the crotchety Dr. Morrison, Larry David's physician, on Curb Your Enthusiasm[6] and an equally crotchety neighbor of the Dunphy family on Modern Family.[6] In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom.[6] Hall appeared in a series of humorous Holiday Inn commercials.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1970	Zabriskie Point 	Diner Owner 	Uncredited cameo
1971	Love-In 72 	Father Reis 	
1974	Throw Out the Anchor! 	Ryan 	Credited as "Phillip Hall"
1978	The Last Reunion 	Mike Sills 	
1978	The Man with Bogart's Face	Dr. Inman 	
1978	Coma 	Doctor 	
1981	Dream On! 	 	
1984	Secret Honor 	Richard Nixon 	
1986	Nothing in Common 	Colonial Airlines Executive 	Uncredited cameo
1987	Three O'Clock High 	Detective Mulvahill 	
1988	Midnight Run 	Sidney 	
1989	Say Anything... 	IRS Boss 	
1989	How I Got Into College 	Dean Patterson 	
1989	Ghostbusters II 	Police Commissioner 	
1989	An Innocent Man 	Judge Kenneth Lavet 	
1991	Silent Victim 	 	
1991	Blue Desert 	Joe 	
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 	
1996	Hard Eight 	Sydney 	Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1996	The Little Death 	Detective Snyder 	
1996	The Rock 	Chief Justice 	Uncredited cameo
1996	Hit Me 	Lenny Ish 	
1997	Buddy 	Minister 	
1997	Air Force One 	U.S. Attorney General Andrew Ward	
1997	Boogie Nights 	Floyd Gondolli 	Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1998	Sour Grapes 	Mr. Bell 	
1998	The Truman Show 	Network Executive 	
1998	Judas Kiss 	Pobby Malavero 	
1998	Rush Hour 	Captain William Diel 	
1998	Enemy of the State 	Attorney Mark Silverberg 	Uncredited cameo
1998	Psycho 	Sheriff Chambers 	
1999	Let the Devil Wear Black 	Sol Hirsch 	
1999	Implicated 	John Swayer 	
1999	Cradle Will Rock 	Gray Mathers 	
1999	The Insider 	Don Hewitt 	
1999	Magnolia 	Jimmy Gator 	Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1999	The Talented Mr. Ripley 	Alvin MacCarron 	
2000	Rules of Engagement 	General H. Lawrence Hodges 	
2000	The Contender 	Oscar Billings 	
2000	Lost Souls 	Father James 	
2001	Rush Hour 2 	Captain William Diel 	Scenes deleted
2002	The Sum of All Fears 	Defense Secretary David Becker 	
2002	A Gentleman's Game 	Charlie Logan 	
2003	Die, Mommie, Die! 	Sol Sussman 	
2003	Dogville 	Tom Edison Sr. 	
2003	Bruce Almighty 	Jack Baylor 	
2003	A House on a Hill 	Harry Mayfield 	
2004	In Good Company 	Eugene Kalb 	
2005	The Matador 	Mr. Randy 	
2005	A Buck's Worth 	 	Voice
2005	Duck 	Arthur Pratt 	
2005	The Amityville Horror 	Father Callaway 	
2005	The Zodiac 	Chief Frank Perkins 	
2006	The Shaggy Dog 	Lance Strictland 	
2006	The TV Set 	Vernon Maxwell 	
2006	Islander 	Popper 	
2007	Zodiac 	Sherwood Morrill 	
2007	You Kill Me 	Roman Krzeminski 	
2007	Rush Hour 3 	Captain William Diel 	Uncredited cameo
2009	The Lodger 	Captain Smith 	
2009	Fired Up 	Coach Byrnes 	
2009	Wonderful World 	The Man 	
2010	All Good Things 	Malvern Bump 	
2011	The Chicago 8 	Judge Julius Hoffman 	
2011	Mr. Popper's Penguins 	Franklin 	
2011	50/50 	Alan 	
2012	Bending the Rules 	Herb Gold 	
2012	Departure Date 	Old Jake 	
2012	People Like Us 	Ike Rafferty 	
2012	Dog Eat Dog 	 	Short film
2012	Argo 	CIA Director Stansfield Turner 	Uncredited cameo
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Ensemble of the Year
2013	Bad Words 	Dr. William Bowman 	
2014	Playing It Cool 	Granddad 	
2017	Person to Person 	Jimmy 	
2017	The Last Word 	Edward 	
2018	Dear Chickens 	Emil 	Short film
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1975 	The Last Survivors 	 	Television film
1976 	Good Times 	Motel owner 	Episode: "J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2"
1976 	Mayday at 40,000 Feet! 	Reporter 	Television film
1976–1977 	Visions 	Severson / Boyle 	2 episodes
1977 	Man from Atlantis 	George 	Episode: "Man from Atlantis"
1977 	The Hostage Heart 	Dr. Harvey Fess 	Television film
1977 	Kill Me If You Can 	Phillips 	Television film
1977 	M*A*S*H 	Sgt. Hacker 	Episode: "The Light That Failed"
1978 	The Fitzpatricks 	Bertram 	Episode: "A Living Wage"
1978 	Emergency! 	Oliver Warren 	Episode: "The Steel Inferno"
1978 	The Bastard 	Shopkeeper 	Television film
1978 	Terror Out of the Sky 	Starrett 	Television film
1979 	Samurai 	Prof. Owens 	Television film
1980 	Riding for the Pony Express 	Mr. Durfee 	Television film
1980 	The Waltons 	Major Gordon 	Episode: "The Furlough"
1981 	This House Possessed 	Clerk 	Television film
1982 	Quincy, M.E. 	Captain Rasmussen / Dep. DA Marty Shell	2 episode
1982 	Cagney & Lacey 	Lt. Sweeny 	Episode: "Hot Line"
1982 	T. J. Hooker 	Judge Wallace 	Episode: "A Cry for Help"
1982 	Games Mother Never Taught You 	Lester Greene 	Television film
1982 	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 	Prosecutor / Wilcox 	2 episodes
1983 	The Night the Bridge Fell Down 	Warren Meech 	Television film
1983 	Lottery! 	 	Episode: "Houston: Duffy's Choice"
1985 	Hardcastle and McCormick 	Jack Marsh 	Episode: "Too Rich and Too Thin"
1986 	Who Is Julia? 	Dean May 	Television film
1987 	Mariah 	James Malone 	7 episodes
1987 	The Spirit 	Sevrin 	Television film
1987 	Miami Vice 	Judge Delaporte 	Episode: "Contempt of Court"
1988 	Goddess of Love 	Detective Charles 	Television film
1988 	Family Ties 	Dr. Harrison 	3 episodes
1989 	A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story	Judge Blumenfeld 	Television film
1989 	Incident at Dark River 	Dr. Leo Manus 	Television film
1989–1990 	Falcon Crest 	Ed Meyers 	13 episodes
1990 	Matlock 	Judge 	Episode: "The Mother"
1990 	Bagdad Cafe 	Herb 	Episode: "This Bird Has Flown"
1991 	Murder, She Wrote 	Len Costner 	Episode: "Moving Violation"
1991 	L.A. Law 	Tom Baker 	Episode: "He's a Crowd"
1991 	Equal Justice 	Judge S.E. Cleveland 	Episode: "Do the Wrong Thing"
1991 	Dark Justice 	Winchester Keller 	Episode: "The Neutralizing Factor"
1991–1992 	Civil Wars 	 	3 episodes
1991, 1998	Seinfeld 	Lt. Joe Bookman 	2 episodes
1992 	Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 	Sam Gochenour 	Television film
1992 	Stormy Weathers 	Dr. Comden 	Television film
1992 	Nurses 	Mr. Todd 	Episode: "Playing Doctor"
1993 	Cheers 	City Councilman Kevin Fogerty 	Episode: "Woody Gets an Election"
1993 	Bob 	Jerod 	Episode: "Have Yourself a Married Little Christmas"
1994 	M.A.N.T.I.S. 	Smitty 	Television film
1994 	Empty Nest 	Jerod 	Episode: "Brotherly Shove"
1994 	The Good Life 	Mr. Humphreys 	Episode: "Melissa the Thief"
1994 	Roswell 	Roswell General 	Television film
1994 	Madman of the People 	Kent 	Episode: "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Mad Boy"
1994 	Chicago Hope 	Mr. Wellington 	Episode: "You Gotta Have Heart"
1994 	Hardball 	Beanball McGee 	Episode: "Lee's Bad, Bad Day"
1994 	Without Warning 	Dr. Kurt Lowden 	Television film
1996 	Life's Work 	Judge Conklin 	Episode: "Contempt"
1996 	The John Larroquette Show 	Mr. Frank 	Episode: "Napping to Success"
1997 	3rd Rock from the Sun 	President Dewey 	Episode: "Proud Dick"
1997 	The Practice 	Judge Joseph Vinocour
Judge Canker 	Four episodes
1997–1998 	Millennium 	Group Elder 	2 episodes
1997–1998 	Michael Hayes 	William Vaughn 	20 episodes
1998 	Tempting Fate 	Dr. Bardwell 	Television film
1998 	Witness to the Mob 	Salvatore "Toddo" Aurello 	Television film
1998 	L.A. Doctors 	Vincent Cattano 	Episode: "Fear of Flying"
1999 	Partners 	Scarpatti 	Pilot
2000 	Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 	Aristotle Onassis 	Television film
2000 	The Fugitive 	Stuart Kimble 	Episode: "St. Christopher's Prayer"
2000–2002 	Baby Blues 	Mr. Thompson
Mr. Saunders 	2 episodes
2001 	Loomis 	 	Episode 1.1: "Pilot"
2001–2002 	Pasadena 	George Reese Greeley 	7 episodes
2002 	Path to War 	Everett Dirksen 	Television film
2002 	Night Visions 	Dennis Brascom 	Episode: "Cargo"
2002 	Without a Trace 	Noah Ridder 	Episode: "Silent Partner"
2003–2004 	Everwood 	Dr. Donald Douglas 	3 episodes
2004 	Monk 	Salvatore Lucarelli 	Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather
2004 	Boston Legal 	Ernie Dell 	Episode: "Head Cases"
2004 	The West Wing 	Senator Matt Hunt 	2 episodes
2004, 2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm 	Doctor Morrison 	2 episodes
2005 	Mrs. Harris 	Arthur Schulte 	Television film
2006–2007 	The Loop 	Russ McDonald 	17 episodes
Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film
2007 	Wildlife 	 	Pilot
2007 	Big Love 	Ned Johanssen 	Episode: "Take Me as I Am"
2008 	Psych 	Irving Parker 	Episode: "Dis-Lodged"
2008 	Worst Week 	Reverend Lowell 	2 episodes
2009 	True Jackson, VP 	Mr. Jenkins 	Episode: "Flirting with Fame"
2010 	The Life & Times of Tim 	Norman Walker (voice) 	Episode: "London Calling/Novelist"
2010 	Warren the Ape 	Dr. Ralph Schwartz 	Episode: "Rock Opera"
2011–2012 	Modern Family 	Walt Kleezak 	3 episodes
2012 	The Newsroom 	Bryce Delancy 	Episode: "The 112th Congress"
2012 	Childrens Hospital 	Dr. Joseph Mengele 	Episode: "A Year in the Life"
2012 	Ruth & Erica 	Harry 	8 episodes
2013 	Clear History 	McKenzie Gordon Frederick Drennan 	Television film
2014 	Rake 	Mitch Markham 	Episode: "Remembrance of Taxis Past"
2015 	BoJack Horseman 	Hank Hippopopalous (voice) 	2 episodes
2015 	Madam Secretary 	Ezra Helsinger 	Episode: "The Necessary Art"
2016 	Second Chance 	Old Man Jimmy Pritchard 	5 episodes
2017 	Room 104 	Charlie 	Episode: "My Love"