¬ Announcement: ShareTV is now streaming full-length episodes of TV Shows from ABC & ABC Family

Philip Baker Hall

Age: 78
Height: 5' 6"

Birth Place: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Born: Sep. 10th, 1931

+ Add to My Celebs

Philip Baker Hall's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Loop	Russ
Bagdad Cafe	Herb
Mariah	James Malone
Pasadena	George Reese &hellip

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Baker Hall shot to cult fame when he turned in an electrifying performance as Sydney, the veteran gambler, in Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, Sydney (1996). However, it was his underrated work in the same director's star-studded Magnolia (1999) that really caught the mass film public's attention. His performance as the legendary quiz show presenter "Jimmy Gator" was an incredible performance. He has since been in a few blockbuster movies, like The Sum of All Fears (2002), and stars in Dogville (2003), directed by Lars von Trier.

TRIVIA:

Starred alone in Robert Altman's _Secret Honor (1984)_ (qv), a fictional account of 'Richard Nixon' (qv)'s life after the White House, making him one of the few actors to ever carry an entire film.
Philip Baker Hall is one of those character actors who you see all the time but never take note of. However, his portrayal of Mr. Bookman, the library cop in an episode of _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv) has to go down as one of the all time comedy classics. His dead pan delivery about overdue library books, made this episode of _"Seinfeld" (1990)_ (qv) one of their best ever.
Appeared in _The Zodiac (2005)_ (qv) and _Zodiac (2007/I)_ (qv), both about the serial killer nicknamed the Zodiac Killer.
Graduated from the University of Toledo.
Is frequently cast by 'Paul Thomas Anderson' (qv).