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.
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American Dad!
2005 · Frank, the Judge (voic...
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Frasier
1993 · Mike Shaw
Charmed
1998 · Captain Black Jack Cut...
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Monk
2002 · Zach Ellinghouse
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Colonel Q
ER
1994 · Mr. Venema
Cold Case
2003 · Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
Dawson's Creek
1998 · Arthur Brooks
Strong Medicine
2000 · Andrew 'Andy' March
The Practice
1997 · Judge Dickem
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
Saving Private Ryan
1998 · General Marshall
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Dr. Sam Lane
Nash Bridges
1996 · Corick McMillan
The Pretender
1996 · Mr. Parker
The Outer Limits
1995 · Greg Matheson
Duckman
1994 · Sir Declan McManus (vo...
Fargo
1996 · Wade Gustafson
Two Guys and a Girl
1998 · Edgar J. Hagerty
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Mitch (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Face/Off
1997 · Victor Lazarro
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Harve
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996 · Doug (voice)
Old School
2003 · Mr. Springbrook
Evan Almighty
2007 · Congressman Burrows
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
Flags of Our Fathers
2006 · Dave Severance
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959 · Self
Mr. Deeds
2002 · Preston Blake
The Family Man
2000 · Big Ed
Patch Adams
1998 · Dean Anderson
The Lyon's Den
2003
George & Leo
1997
The Client
1995 · Buddy Hutchinson
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000 · John Invergordon
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972 · Self
Paint Your Wagon
1969 · "Rotten Luck Willie"
EZ Streets
1996
The Chamber
1996 · Attorney General Roxbu...
Andy Barker, P.I.
2007 · Lew Staziak
Larger Than Life
1996 · Trowbridge Bowers
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
2001 · Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
The Lionhearts
1998 · (voice)
General Electric Theater
1953 · Dismas
Bait Shop
2008 · Jack
Love Ranch
2010 · Dr. Smathers
The Glory Guys
1965 · Sol Rogers
A Bright Shining Lie
1998 · MACV General
Tidal Wave: No Escape
1997 · Stanley Schiff
The Pretender 2001
2001 · Mr. Parker
Super Sucker
2002 · Winslow Schnaebelt
That's Dancing!
1985 · From 'The Unsinkable M...
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964 · Johnny Brown
Julian Po
1997 · Mayor Henry Leech
Walking Across Egypt
1999 · Finner
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · Mr. Parker
The Whole Wide World
1996 · Dr. Howard
Legally Blonde
2003 · Henry Whitehouse
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Danny Churchill
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001 · Albert Soady
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972 · Ballad Singer
The Story of a Dress
1964 · Self
Life After Tomorrow
2006 · Self
Everything That Rises
1998 · Garth
Blood Bath
1975 · Peter Brown