{"id":49666,"date":"2022-06-14T02:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rip-philip-baker-hall-prolific-character-actor\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T02:58:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:58:28","slug":"rip-philip-baker-hall-prolific-character-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rip-philip-baker-hall-prolific-character-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Philip Baker Hall, prolific character actor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Legendary character actor Philip Baker Hall<\/span>known for his regular appearances in the early work of director Paul Thomas Anderson and as the dogged library cop Lt. Joe Bookman on Seinfeld<\/em>, has died. Hall’s wife, Holly Wolfle, confirmed the actor’s death early Monday<\/span>, saying that he died on Sunday night surrounded by loved ones at his home in Glendale, California. He was 90. <\/p>\n

Hall’s neighbor, Los Angeles Times<\/em> reporter Sam Farmer, reported the death on Twitter<\/a><\/span>. Farmer wrote, \u201cMy neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night. He was surrounded by loved ones. The world has an empty space in it. “<\/p>\n

Born in Toledo, Ohio, on September 10, 1931, during the early years of the depression, Hall grew up “in the slums of the north end of Toledo<\/span>. ” The son of a factory worker with a fifth-grade education, Hall developed a love for acting at the University of Toledo before serving as an Army translator in Germany and later working as a teacher. <\/p>\n

Hall’s first screen credit came in 1970, though the actor wasn’t so desirable to Hollywood agents. When he first arrived in Los Angeles, an agent told him, \u201cI already have too many middle-aged actors. They’re all starving. ” Thankfully, Hall stuck it out, landing roles on hit TV shows like M * A * S * H \u200b\u200b*<\/em>, Good Times<\/em>and The Waltons<\/em>. He’d also appear on stage in more than 100 roles \u2014 always off-Broadway. It was the Great White Way’s loss. Hall’s co-star William H. Macy said that “Philip owned the stage” when the two starred in a revival of David Mamet’s American Buffalo<\/em>. <\/p>\n

The 80s would see a turn in Hall’s career, with him landing parts in hit comedies like Say Anything<\/em><\/span> and Midnight Run<\/em><\/span>. He’d also portray President Richard Nixon in director Robert Altman’s Secret Honor<\/em><\/span>a particularly tricky role considering Hall is the only actor in the film. <\/p>\n

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But it was Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that gave Hall his big break. As infamous New York Public Library detective Lt. Bookman in a classic 1991 episode of Seinfeld<\/em>Hall schools the comedian on proper hosting etiquette, like keeping instant coffee in the cupboard (“You buy a jar of Folger’s crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it”), and US history (“Hippies burning library cards ; Abbie Hoffman telling everybody to steal books “). <\/p>\n