On June 12, the film and TV world said goodbye to one of its all-time dependable actors, Philip Baker Hall, who passed away at the age of 90. His career spanned half a century, but Hall is most ...

Philip Baker Hall, who is known to Seinfeld fans as Lt. Bookman, the library detective, to Curb Your Enthusiasm fans as the ultra-serious Dr. Morrison and to movie fans as any in a long list of ...

Philip Baker Hall, the journeyman character actor who was a favorite of director Paul Thomas Anderson but surely is best remembered for bringing library investigator Lt. Bookman to a 1991 episode of ...

Philip Baker Hall, the veteran character actor who typically played crusty, no-nonsense parts and was best known for a minor role on “Seinfeld,” has died at age 90. His hundreds of film and TV credits ...

Philip Baker Hall was a great actor — a theater god who didn’t do his first movie until he was almost 40, who didn’t get his first big role until he was over 50, and who only became a big name when he ...

Philip Baker Hall, left, and Larry David arrive at the 2013 Hollywood premiere of HBO's “Clear History.” David once said, “Philip has made me laugh harder than any actor I’ve worked with.” (Alberto E.

The film and television actor whose career spanned decades died Sunday. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Philip Baker Hall put his stamp (yes, pun intended) on Seinfeld in 1991, cementing his ...

Philip Baker Hall, one of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors, has died at the age of 90. He was best known today for his roles on “Seinfeld” and in the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. The ...

This is FRESH AIR. Philip Baker Hall, the character actor known for his gruff voice and doleful demeanor, died Sunday at the age of 90. After decades of acting on stage, TV and film, his career took ...

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Few actors, if any, have marched onto a sitcom juggernaut and in a few minutes of sublime, dyspeptic, no-nonsense nonsense made such an enduring impression as Philip Baker Hall did. As “Seinfeld’s” ...