Philip Baker Hall

Born September 10, 1931· Toledo, Ohio, USA

† Died June 12, 2022

102Roles★ 6.8Average rating

Emerging from Toledo, Ohio, and educated at the University of Toledo before serving as a U.S. Army translator in Germany and teaching high school, Hall entered the Los Angeles Theatre Center after his first film appearance. He became a prolific character actor, noted for frequent collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson in Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia, the latter two earning him Screen A…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman2014

Hank Hippopopalous (voice)

The Truman Show

The Truman Show1998

Network Executive

Seinfeld

Lt. Joe Bookman

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm2000

Modern Family

Modern Family2009

The Newsroom

The Newsroom2012

M*A*S*H

Monk

Salvatore Lucarelli

Psych

Magnolia

Dogville

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights1997

Zodiac

Sherwood Morrill

Cheers

City Councilman Kevin Fogerty

Millennium

3rd Rock from the Sun

3rd Rock from the Sun1996

President Dewey

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984

Argo

CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited)

Everwood

Dr. Donald Douglas

The Rock

Chief Justice (uncredited)

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley1999

Alvin MacCarron

50/50

Midnight Run

Midnight Run1988

Rush Hour

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State1998

Mark Silverberg (uncredited)

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary2014

Big Love

Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty2003

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II1989

Police Commissioner

Air Force One

Air Force One1997

Attorney General Ward

Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 32007

Capt. William Diel

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest1981

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears2002

Defense Secretary Becker

Room 104

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror2005

Father Callaway

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins2011

Psycho

Sheriff Chambers