Rest In Peace, Philip Baker Hall: (1931–2022)

June 12, 2022 / Leave a Comment

by Christopher Haskell

Philip Baker Hall

September 10, 1931 — June 12, 2022
Toledo, Ohio
90 years old

“We might be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us”.
—Philip Baker Hall in “Magnolia”

FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

*Network Executive in “The Truman Show” (1998)*

LAST PERFORMANCE SEEN

*Walt Kleezak in “Modern Family” (2011-2012)*

BEST KNOWN PERFORMANCE

Philip Baker Hall
FILMOGRAPHY

1970	Zabriskie Point	Diner owner (uncredited)
1970	Love-in ’72	Father Reis
1974	Throw Out the Anchor!	Ryan
1978	Coma	Doctor (uncredited)
1980	The Man with Bogart’s Face	Dr. Inman
1980	The Last Reunion	Mike Sills
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
1989	How I Got Into College	Dean Patterson
1989	Ghostbusters II	Police Commissioner
1989	An Innocent Man	Judge Kenneth Lavet
1990	Blue Desert	Joe
1992	Live Wire	Senator Thyme
1995	Kiss of Death	Big Junior Brown
1996	Eye for an Eye	Sidney Hughes
1996	Hard Eight	Sydney
1996	The Little Death	Snyder / Detective
1996	The Rock	Chief Justice (uncredited)
1996	Hit Me	Lenny Ish
1997	Buddy	Minister
1997	Air Force One	U.S. Attorney General Ward
1997	Boogie Nights	Floyd Gondolli
1998	Sour Grapes	Mr. Bell
1998	The Truman Show	Network Executive
1998	Judas Kiss	Pobby Malavero
1998	Rush Hour	Captain Diel
1998	Enemy of the State	Attorney Mark Silverberg (uncredited)
1998	Psycho	Sheriff Chambers
1998	Implicated	John Sawyer
1999	Let the Devil Wear Black	Sol Hirsch
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Gray Mathers
1999	The Insider	Don Hewitt
1999	Magnolia	Jimmy Gator
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	A House on a Hill	Harry Mayfield
2002	The Sum of All Fears	Defense Secretary Becker
2002	A Gentleman’s Game	Charlie Logan
2003	Die, Mommie, Die!	Sol Sussman
2003	Bruce Almighty	Jack Baylor
2003	Dogville	Tom Edison Sr.
2004	In Good Company	Eugene Kalb
2005	The Matador	Mr. Randy
2005	Duck	Arthur Pratt
2005	The Amityville Horror	Father Callaway
2005	The Zodiac	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)
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	People Like Us	Ike Rafferty
2012	Argo	C.I.A Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited)
2013	Bad Words	Dr. Bowman
2014	Playing It Cool	Granddad
2017	Person to Person	Jimmy
2017	The Last Word	Edward

Philip Baker Hall
TELEVISION

1975	The Last Survivors	Holmes’ defence attourney	Television movie
1975-1978	Emergency!	Oliver Warren / Dr. Scott	2 Episodes
1976	Good Times	The Motel Owner	Episode: “J.J.’s Fiancée: Part 2”
1976	Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!	Reporter	Television movie
1976-1977	Visions	Boyle / Mr. Severson	2 Episodes
1977	Man from Atlantis	George	Episode: “Man from Atlantis”
1977	The Hostage Heart	Dr. Harvey Fess	Television movie
1977	Kill Me If You Can	Phillips	Television movie
1977	MASH*	Sgt. Hacker	Episode: “The Light That Failed”
1977	The Mask of Alexander Cross	Desk Clerk (uncredited)	Television movie
1978	The Fitzpatricks	Bertram	Episode: “A Living Wage”
1978	The Bastard	Shopkeeper	Television series
1978	Terror Out of the Sky	Starrett	Television movie
1979	Samurai	Prof. Owens	Television movie
1980	The Waltons	Major Gordon	Episode: “The Furlough”
1980	Riding for the Pony Express	Mr. Durfee	Television movie
1980	The Night the Bridge Fell Down	Warren Meech	Television movie
1980	It’s a Living	Man in Hotel Room	Episode: “The Lois Affair”
1981	This House Possessed	Clerk	Television movie
1982	McClain’s Law	Mr. Harris	Episode: “Takeover”
1982	Quincy M.E.	Dep. DA Marty Shell / Captain Rasmussen	2 Episodes
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 movie
1982	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers	Wilcox / Prosecutor	2 Episodes
1983	General Hospital	Judge Simpson	Episode: “#1.5118”
1983	Lottery!	—	Episode: “Houston: Duffy’s Choice”
1984	Benson	Harrison Fowler	Episode: “The Election”
1985	Hardcastle and McCormick	Jack Marsh	Episode: “Too Rich and Too Thin”
1986	Who Is Julia?	Dean May	Television movie
1987	Mariah	James Malone	7 Episodes
1987	The Spirit	Sevrin	Television movie
1987	Miami Vice	Judge Delaporte	Episode: “Contempt of Court”
1988	Goddess of Love	Detective Charles	Television movie
1988	Family Ties	Dr. Harrison	3 Episodes
1989	A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story	Judge Blumenfeld	Television movie
1989	Incident at Dark River	Dr. Leo Manus	Television movie
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	The Antagonists	Sam	Episode: “Brother to Brother”
1991	Dark Justice	Winchester Keller	Episode: “The Neutralizing Factor”
1991-1992	Civil Wars	Judge Bianchi	3 Episodes
1991-1998	Seinfeld	Lt. Joe Bookman	2 Episodes
1992	Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232	Sam Gochenour	Television movie
1992	Stormy Weathers	Dr. Comden	Television movie
1992	Nurses	Mr. Todd	Episode: “Playing Doctor”
1993	Cheers	City Councilman Kevin Fogerty	Episode: “Woody Gets an Election”
1993	Bob	Jeweler	Episode: “Have Yourself a Married Little Christmas”
1994	M.A.N.T.I.S.	Smitty	Television movie
1994	Empty Nest	Jerod	Episode: “Brotherly Shove”
1994	The Good Life	Mr. Humphreys	Episode: “Melissa the Thief”
1994	Roswell	Roswell General	Television movie
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 movie
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	4 Episodes
1997-1998	Millennium	Group Elder	2 Episodes
1998	Tempting Fate	Dr. Bardwell	Television movie
1998	Witness to the Mob	Toddo Aurello	Television movie
1998	L.A. Doctors	Vincent Cattano	Episode: “Fear of Flying”
1999	Partners	Scarpatti	Television movie
2000	Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis	Aristotle Onassis	Television movie
2000	The Fugitive	Stuart Kimble	Episode: “St. Christopher’s Prayer”
2000-2002	Baby Blues	Mr. Saunders / Mr. Thompson (voice)	2 Episodes
2001	Loomis	—	Television movie
2001-2002	Pasadena	George Reese Greeley	7 Episodes
2002	Path to War	Everett Dirksen	Television movie
2002	Night Visions (segment “Cargo”)	Dennis Brascom	Episode: “Cargo/Switch”
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 movie
2006-2007	The Loop	Russ	17 Episodes
2007	Big Love	Ned Johanssen	Episode: “Take Me as I Am”
2007	Wildlife	—	Television movie
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	Television movie
2014	Rake	Mitch Markham	Episode: “Remembrance of Taxis Past”
2015	Madam Secretary	Ezra Helsinger	Episode: “The Necessary Art”
2015	BoJack Horseman	Hank Hippopopalous (voice)	2 Episodes
2016	Second Chance	Old Jimmy Pritchard	5 Episodes
2017	Room 104	Charlie	Episode: “My Love”
2018	Corporate	Arthur	Episode: “Powerpoint of Death”
2020	Messiah	Zelman Katz	6 Episodes

Philip Baker Hall
SHORT FILMS

1993	Cigarettes & Coffee	Sydney	Short film
1995	The Last Laugh	William T.	Short film
1999	Aimee Mann: Save Me	Jimmy Gator	Music Video short
2005	A Buck’s Worth	(voice)	Video short
2005	Edith	Grandfather	Video short
2007	Thesis: Work vs. Play	—	Video short
2012	Departure Date	Old Jake	Short film
2012	Dog Eat Dog	Old man	Short film
2018	Dear Chickens	Emil	Short film