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Harve Presnell

Actor
Born September 14, 1933Died June 30, 2009 (75 years)
Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid 1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in the lead role of his new Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. His portrayal of "Leadville Johnny" was a resounding success and he reprised the role in the 1964 film version of the musical, winning a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal.

Presnell went on to star in a few more films during the 1960s, but by the early 1970s that aspect of his career came to a standstill. From 1970 to 1995 he mostly worked as a musical theatre performer on Broadway, the West End, and in touring productions out of New York. In his early 60s, Presnell saw a resurgence in his movie career which lasted until his death. He portrayed character roles in films like Fargo (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). He also appeared on television as Mr. Parker in The Pretender and Lew Staziak in Andy Barker, P.I.. He had recurring roles on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Dawson's Creek.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Nash Bridges
  • The Whole Wide World
  • Escanaba in da Moonlight
  • The Glory Guys
  • Bait Shop
  • Tidal Wave: No Escape
  • Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot
Known For
  • Fargo
  • Face/Off
  • Patch Adams
  • Mr. Deeds
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown
  • The Pretender (US)
  • The Chamber
  • The Whole Wide World
  • Escanaba in da Moonlight
  • The Pretender 2001
  • The Glory Guys
  • Andy Barker, P.I.
  • The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
  • Blood Bath
  • Super Sucker
  • Julian Po
  • Walking Across Egypt
  • A Bright Shining Lie
  • When the Boys Meet the Girls
  • Tidal Wave: No Escape

Filmography

2010
Love Ranch · as Dr. Smathers
2009
Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Cast
2008
2007
Evan Almighty · as Congressman Burrows
2007
Andy Barker, P.I. (TV Series) · as Lew Staziak
2006
Flags of Our Fathers · as Dave Severance
2005
American Dad! (TV Series) · as Frank, The Judge (voice)
2003
Cold Case (TV Series) · as Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
2003
The Lyon's Den (TV Series)
2003
Hope & Faith (TV Series) · as Jack
2003
Old School · as Mr. Springbrook
2003
Legally Blonde · as Henry Whitehouse
2002
Monk (TV Series) · as Zach Ellinghouse
2002
Mr. Deeds · as Preston Blake
2002
Super Sucker · as Winslow Schnaebelt
2001
2001
2001
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (TV Series) · as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
2001
2001
The Pretender 2001 · as Mr. Parker
2000
The Family Man · as Big Ed
2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance · as John Invergordon
2000
Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Andrew 'andy' March
1999
Payne (TV Series) · as Colonel Forest Brinkman
1999
1998
Patch Adams · as Dean Anderson
1998
Charmed (TV Series) · as Captain Black Jack Cutting
1998
The Lionhearts (TV Series) · as (voice)
1998
Saving Private Ryan · as General Marshall
1998
1998
A Bright Shining Lie · as Macv General
1998
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) · as Harve
1998
Two Guys and a Girl (TV Series) · as Edgar J. Hagerty
1998
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) · as Arthur Brooks
1997
Players (TV Series) · as Roy Erickson
1997
George & Leo (TV Series)
1997
Julian Po · as Mayor Henry Leech
1997
Face/Off · as Victor Lazarro
1997
Tidal Wave: No Escape · as Stanley Schiff
1997
The Practice (TV Series) · as Judge Dickem
1996
1996
EZ Streets (TV Series)
1996
The Chamber · as Attorney General Roxburgh
1996
The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Mr. Parker
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV Series) · as Doug (voice)
1996
Larger Than Life · as Trowbridge Bowers
1996
Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Corick Mcmillan
1996
Fargo · as Wade Gustafson
1995
The Client (TV Series) · as Buddy Hutchinson
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Greg Matheson
1995
Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Colonel Q
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Mr. Venema
1994
Duckman (TV Series)
1993
Grace Under Fire (TV Series) · as Jack
1993
Frasier (TV Series) · as Mike Shaw
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Dr. Sam Lane
1985
That's Dancing! · as From 'the Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive Footage)
1975
Blood Bath · as Peter Brown
1975
Ryan's Hope (TV Series) · as Matthew Crane
1969
Paint Your Wagon · as "rotten Luck Willie"
1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls · as Danny Churchill
1965
The Glory Guys · as Sol Rogers
1964
The Unsinkable Molly Brown · as Johnny Brown
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Mitch (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dismas
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Harkness The Gardener

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