Celebrity Death: Philip Baker Hall Dead at 90; Many TV Roles Included The Loop, Seinfeld

[Jumptheshark]

Philip Baker Hall Dead at 90; Many TV Roles Included The Loop, Seinfeld

Veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall, whose TV credits includes The Loop, Modern Family and Falcon Crest, died on Sunday. He was 90.

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did a lot with same kind of roles

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[Transplanted Caper]

Phenomenal in anything he was in from drama to comedy. Lieutenant Bookman was the best one-off character in Seinfeld history. He stole that episode and bounced off whoever he was working with perfectly. Had a great single episode of The West Wing too, and great voice work in BoJack as Hank Hippopopalous too.

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[Langdon Alger]

Very good actor. Saw him in a lot of stuff over the years. He was always great in everything.

 

[the squared circle]

He also delivered the book The Rooster Crowed at Midnight, to the camp in Mash.

 

[VEGASKING]

Not Bookman!

Bookman? The library investigator's name is actually, Bookman? That's amazing. That's like an ice cream man named, Cone.

I loved his role in Boogie Nights. I like simple pleasures, like butter in my ass and lollipops in my mouth. That's just me. That's just something that I enjoy.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Philip Baker Hall Dead at 90; Many TV Roles Included The Loop, Seinfeld

Veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall, whose TV credits includes The Loop, Modern Family and Falcon Crest, died on Sunday. He was 90.

tvline.com

did a lot with same kind of roles

Still a legendary performance.

How in f*** hell did he stay in character so well here?

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Obviously most known from Seinfeld but this dude was in everything, RIP, prolific character actor

 

[John Price]

RIP Bookman

 

[93LEAFS]

He's probably most associated with PTA's early work like Magnolia and Boogie Nights.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

He's probably most associated with PTA's early work like Magnolia and Boogie Nights.

He knocked it out of the park in Hard Eight. Very underappreciated PTA, one of his best IMO.

 

[Power Man]

RIP

“I remember when the librarian was a much older woman: Kindly, discreet, unattractive. We didn't know anything about her private life. We didn't WANT to know anything about her private life. She didn't HAVE a private life.”

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Great character actor. Library cop episode was my all-time fav on Seinfeld. Watch it every once in a while for a good laugh.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

RIP Bookman

You think this is all a big joke, don’t you?

 

[Lshap]

I re-watched his Seinfeld episode last holidays and Googled him, thrilled to see he was still alive. I also remember his dramatic roles in those Paul Thomas Anderson films. Helluva talent and career. But his Bookman role was iconic! RIP

 

[Spring in Fialta]

He's probably most associated with PTA's early work like Magnolia and Boogie Nights.

He is very good in Hard Eight. Underrated film.

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

Love this scene from Curb. R.I.P.

 

[Behn Wilson]

His most memorable role to me was as The Colonel in Boogie Nights. He played a great creep.

 

[Boris Zubov]

His most memorable role to me was as The Colonel in Boogie Nights. He played a great creep.

He was not the Colonel. He was Floyd Gondoli.

Colonel went to prison for kiddie porn...Jack had to start working with Floyd to keep his career alive.

 

[Jumptheshark]

 

[DaaaaB's]

His role as Bookman was definitely iconic. Best one off appearance in the history of television. His rant in Jerry's apartment was legendary. Great in the PTA films too. RIP

 

[Megahab]

Oh no, just found out about this. Bookman is one of the greatest TV characters ever.

He was also great in a couple of episodes of Modern Family.

 

[Behn Wilson]

He was not the Colonel. He was Floyd Gondoli.

Colonel went to prison for kiddie porn...Jack had to start working with Floyd to keep his career alive.

Whoops, I had thought the actor who had played The Colonel passed awhile ago, this clears up the confusion. Floyd Gondoli was a great character too, not as funny as The Colonel who got his comeuppance in prison. "Time for your bible lesson, Colonel!"

Thanks.

 

[cupcrazyman]

A classic seinfeld episode & the curb episode was very good too.

 

[nameless1]

I am surprised nobody mentioned Secret Honor. As a one-man movie, that is his greatest performance.

 

[Boris Zubov]

I am surprised nobody mentioned Secret Honor. As a one-man movie, that is his greatest performance.

Never heard of it until you posted this. I looked it up on IMDB, & I see it's one man recreation of Nixon trying to clear himself of any wrongdoing from Watergate. Seems like not too many people saw it & that's too bad if you say PBH gave a great performance. IMDB trivia basically states it launched his career...which is a very good thing.

Bottom line is Nixon was a GIANT POS & any film trying to sanitize his involvement with Watergate or trying to paint him in a sympathetic light was NEVER going to be successful in the 80s, or any decade honestly, for obvious reasons. Being the history buff I am, I will seek it out & watch it on you suggestion however.