Harve Presnell
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harve Presnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2010 · Love Ranch as Dr. Smathers
- 2008 · Bait Shop as
- 2007 · Evan Almighty as Congressman Burrows
- 2007 · Andy Barker, P.I. as Lew Staziak
- 2006 · Life After Tomorrow as Self
- 2006 · Flags of Our Fathers as Dave Severance
- 2005 · American Dad! as Frank, the Judge (voice)
- 2003 · Cold Case as Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
- 2003 · The Lyon's Den as
- 2003 · Old School as Mr. Springbrook
- 2002 · Monk as Zach Ellinghouse
- 2002 · Mr. Deeds as Preston Blake
- 2002 · Super Sucker as Winslow Schnaebelt
- 2001 · The Pretender: Island of the Haunted as Mr. Parker
- 2001 · Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot as Joe Kennedy
- 2001 · Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
- 2001 · Escanaba in da Moonlight as Albert Soady
- 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 as Andrew 'Andy' March
- 1999 · Walking Across Egypt as Finner
- 1998 · Patch Adams as Dean Anderson
- 1998 · Charmed as Captain Black Jack Cutting
- 1998 · The Lionhearts as (voice)
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as General Marshall
- 1998 · Everything That Rises as Garth
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Harve
- 1998 · Two Guys and a Girl as Edgar J. Hagerty
- 1998 · Dawson's Creek as Arthur Brooks
- 1997 · George & Leo as
- 1997 · Julian Po as Mayor Henry Leech
- 1997 · Face/Off as Victor Lazarro
- 1997 · The Practice as Judge Dickem
- 1997 · Tidal Wave: No Escape as Stanley Schiff
- 1996 · EZ Streets as
- 1996 · The Chamber as Attorney General Roxburgh
- 1996 · The Pretender as Mr. Parker
- 1996 · The Whole Wide World as Dr. Howard
- 1996 · The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest as Doug (voice)
- 1996 · Larger Than Life as Trowbridge Bowers
- 1996 · Nash Bridges as Corick McMillan
- 1996 · Fargo as Wade Gustafson
- 1995 · The Client as Buddy Hutchinson
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Greg Matheson
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Colonel Q
- 1994 · ER as Mr. Venema
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1993 · Frasier as Mike Shaw
- 1993 · Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Dr. Sam Lane
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
- 1975 · Blood Bath as Peter Brown
- 1972 · The Julie Andrews Hour as Self
- 1972 · The Great Man's Whiskers as Ballad Singer
- 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
- 1964 · The Story of a Dress as Self
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Mitch (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Dismas