Philip Baker Hall
Date of birth: 1931-09-10
Place of birth: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Phillip Hall, Phil Hall, Phillip Baker Hall
Biography
Philip Baker Hall (September 10, 1931 – June 12, 2022) was an American actor. Although known primarily as a prolific character actor, he starred in leading roles on films, such as Secret Honor, Hard Eight and Duck. Other films in supporting roles including Say Anything..., Boogie Nights, The Truman Show, Magnolia, The Contender, Zodiac and Argo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Baker Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Bruce Almighty
2003-05-23
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high rat
Magnolia
1999-12-17
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famo
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999-12-25
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nob
Dogville
2003-05-21
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange fo
Rush Hour
1998-09-18
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't
The Amityville Horror
2005-04-14
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbab
The Shaggy Dog
2006-03-09
The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most im
In Good Company
2004-12-29
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corpora
Lost Souls
2000-10-13
A young woman becomes aware of a conspiracy to enable the Devil to walk the Earth in human form. To
Throw Out the Anchor
1974-01-01
A comedy about an unemployed widower who heads to Florida with his children for a vacation on a hous
Rules of Engagement
2000-04-07
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surroun
The Sum of All Fears
2002-05-31
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him.
Boogie Nights
1997-10-10
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic po
Rush Hour 3
2007-08-08
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to r
Path to War
2003-10-28
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at
The Bastard
1978-05-22
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to Engla
Hard Eight
1996-05-15
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
You Kill Me
2007-02-09
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might ju
The Insider
1999-10-28
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Mi
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story
1989-10-02
Tracy Thurman was married to a man who abused her. But he continues to harass her after she gets a r
The Matador
2005-05-12
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory
Three O'Clock High
1987-10-09
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the in
How I Got Into College
1989-05-19
High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wa
50/50
2011-09-30
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis
Nothing in Common
1986-07-29
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents e
The Lodger
2009-01-14
Follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes al
Without Warning
1994-10-30
A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the Unit
Judas Kiss
1998-09-16
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a
Die, Mommie, Die!
2003-10-31
Angela Arden is a washed up, has-been singing star who is trapped in a hateful marriage to film prod
Bending The Rules
2012-03-09
Detective Nick Blades is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo
All Good Things
2010-12-03
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and
The Man with Bogart's Face
1980-10-03
In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much t
Coma
1978-01-06
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up
M.A.N.T.I.S.
1994-01-24
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augme
Fired Up!
2009-02-20
Popular high schoolers and best friends Shawn and Nick decide to ditch football camp for cheerleader
Hit Me
1996-09-09
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a
The TV Set
2007-04-06
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his
A Gentleman's Game
2002-08-20
A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coas
Secret Honor
1984-07-06
In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to
Stormy Weathers
1992-05-04
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an
Blue Desert
1991-07-11
After surviving rape, comic-book artist Lisa Roberts moves from New York City to small town in Arizo
Let the Devil Wear Black
1999-01-01
A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murd
Mr. Popper's Penguins
2011-06-17
Tom Popper is a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things i
The Last Reunion
1980-01-01
Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape an
Ghostbusters II
1989-06-16
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff
Cigarettes & Coffee
1993-08-03
Cigarettes & Coffee tells the story of five people's lives all interconnected through a $20 bill
The Hostage Heart
1977-09-09
When billionaire industrialist goes into a hospital for a heart operation, some people who claim to
Dog Eat Dog
2012-06-22
When Oliver becomes obsessed with a dog at the pound, he finds himself in a desperate rivalry with a
Clear History
2014-05-02
Nathan Flomm, in order to avoid the humiliation of having missed out on a hugely successful business
Argo
2012-10-11
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky
The Chicago 8
2011-06-04
Based on actual court transcripts of 8 anti-war protesters on trial for conspiring to cause riots at
Implicated
1999-01-01
In this offbeat thriller, Ann is a young woman trying to put her life back together after she lost h
Bad Words
2013-09-06
Forty-year-old misanthrope, Guy Trilby, enters the National Golden Quill Spelling Bee through a loop
Dream on!
1981-10-01
Dream On! takes real risks with cinema as form...manifesting a kind of narrative-collage. The film's
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
1980-09-06
A group of random individuals get stranded on a bridge that begins collapsing at both ends. Not only
Showing Up
2014-02-25
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists in
Eye for an Eye
1996-01-12
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a
This House Possessed
1981-02-06
A sinister force permeating a secluded mountain estate convinces the nurse/companion of rock star Pa
Kiss of Death
1995-04-21
Jimmy Kilmartin's an ex-con who's trying to go straight. But he can't say no to a quick driving job
The Spirit
1987-07-31
A legally dead police detective decides to battle crime as a masked superhero.
Say Anything...
1989-04-14
Lloyd, an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty
Kill Me If You Can
1977-09-25
The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before fi
Psycho
1998-12-04
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
The Little Death
1996-03-26
A photographer obsessed with a wealthy man's beautiful wife kills her jealous husband in self-defens
Terror Out of the Sky
1978-12-26
TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a sch
The Contender
2000-10-13
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contes
Altman
2014-08-01
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema lef
Mrs. Harris
2006-02-25
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly
Witness to the Mob
1998-05-10
Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano was mafiosi. He started out as a soldier, but his talent for murder, includ
Zodiac
2007-03-02
The Zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.
Midnight Run
1988-07-20
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter,
Games Mother Never Taught You
1982-11-27
Hard-working career wife Laura becomes the first female executive in an all-male office and is disma
Playing It Cool
2014-09-26
A young man meets and instantly falls in love with an engaged woman.
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000-11-04
Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy a
Sour Grapes
1998-04-17
The bond between cousins is tested when one wins a fortune with the other's money at Atlantic City.
Duck
2005-03-11
An aging widower and a duck encounter helpful and hostile characters as they search for a place and
Cradle Will Rock
1999-12-10
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attem
Person to Person
2017-07-28
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected prob
The Last Word
2017-03-03
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obit
Air Force One
1997-07-25
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircra
People Like Us
2012-06-29
After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man
Love-In '72
1970-03-21
A man must decide whether to flee the U.S. draft and go to Canada or stay or go fight for his countr
Psycho Path
2000-02-10
Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."
Goddess of Love
1988-11-20
The god Zeus sends Venus, the goddess of love, to Earth to find her own true love.
A House on a Hill
2003-11-14
A once-successful architect (Philip Baker Hall) has become a grumpy loner, but a young couple plead
Roswell
1994-07-31
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the att
Who Is Julia?
1986-10-26
A strikingly beautiful and wealthy woman is hit by a truck and is all smashed up and nearly killed.
Live Wire
1992-09-03
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invis
Incident at Dark River
1989-12-04
When Tim McFall's young daughter dies as the result of toxic waste dumped in the local river, he tri
The Truman Show
1998-06-04
An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show
The Last Survivors
1975-03-04
When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboa
Zabriskie Point
1970-03-26
Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles de
Islander
2006-01-01
After a tragic accident at sea, Eben Cole loses his family, friends and stature in his island fishin
Samurai
1979-04-30
Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
2000-01-01
A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through
Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
1992-02-24
Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an em
Tempting Fate
1998-04-05
A man who is still mourning the death of the woman he loves, meets a man who says he created a machi
Dear Chickens
2018-07-27
When a stubborn old man and a fretful teenaged girl are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpect
The Zodiac
2005-07-31
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, whi
A Buck's Worth
2005-01-21
Gun in hand, a homeless man requests a dollar.
Buddy
1997-06-06
An eccentric socialite raises a gorilla as her son.
Wonderful World
2009-01-08
Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weeke
The Rock
1996-06-07
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch mi
An Innocent Man
1989-10-06
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wr
Enemy of the State
1998-11-20
The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977-04-29
The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onb
Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. T