Know Your “That Guy”: Phillip Baker Hall
Phillip Baker Hall
Born: September 10, 1931
Number of Roles: 155
Best Known for Playing: Gruff government/military officials
First Appearance: Father Reis in Cowards (1970)
Most Recent Appearance: Malvern Bump in All Good Things (2010)
Notable Roles
- Doctor Morrison on Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Russ on The Loop
- Father Callaway in The Amityville Horor
- Eugene Kalb in In Good Company
- Captain Diel in Rush Hour 1-3
- George Greeley on Pasadena
- Lt. Bookman on Seinfeld
- Sheriff Al Chambers in Psycho
- Attorney General Ward in Air Force One
- Floyd Gondolli in Boogie Nights
- Chief Justice in The Rock
- Jimmy Gator in Magnolia
- Jack Baylor in Bruce Almighty
- Don Hewitt in The Insider
Fun Facts
- Frequently cast in Paul Thomas Anderson movies
- Appeared in both Zodiac and The Zodiac, two movies about the Zodiac killer
- Starred alone in Robert Altman’s Secret Honor