Harve Presnell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 14, 1933
- Died
- June 30, 2009 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Modesto, California, USA
Biography
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
Photos
Filmography
Love Ranch
Movie · as Dr. Smathers
Bait Shop
Movie · as Jack
Evan Almighty
Movie · as Congressman Burrows
Andy Barker, P.I.
TV · as Lew Staziak · 6 eps
Flags of Our Fathers
Movie · as Dave Severance
Life After Tomorrow
Movie · as Self
American Dad!
TV · as Frank, the Judge (voice) · 2 eps
Old School
Movie · as Mr. Springbrook
Legally Blonde
Movie · as Henry Whitehouse
Cold Case
TV · as Harry Kemp Jr. (2009) · 1 ep
The Lyon's Den
TV · 1 ep
Mr. Deeds
Movie · as Preston Blake
Super Sucker
Movie · as Winslow Schnaebelt
Monk
TV · as Zach Ellinghouse · 1 ep
The Pretender 2001
Movie · as Mr. Parker
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Movie · as Mr. Parker
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Movie · as Albert Soady
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
TV · as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. · 2 eps
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Movie · as John Invergordon
The Family Man
Movie · as Big Ed
Strong Medicine
TV · as Andrew 'Andy' March · 1 ep
Walking Across Egypt
Movie · as Finner
Patch Adams
Movie · as Dean Anderson
Everything That Rises
Movie · as Garth
Saving Private Ryan
Movie · as General Marshall
A Bright Shining Lie
Movie · as MACV General
Two Guys and a Girl
TV · as Edgar J. Hagerty · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Captain Black Jack Cutting · 1 ep
From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as Harve · 1 ep
Dawson's Creek
TV · as Arthur Brooks · 9 eps
The Lionhearts
TV · as (voice) · 8 eps
Face/Off
Movie · as Victor Lazarro
Tidal Wave: No Escape
Movie · as Stanley Schiff
Julian Po
Movie · as Mayor Henry Leech
The Practice
TV · as Judge Dickem · 1 ep
George & Leo
TV · 1 ep
Fargo
Movie · as Wade Gustafson
The Chamber
Movie · as Attorney General Roxburgh
The Whole Wide World
Movie · as Dr. Howard
Larger Than Life
Movie · as Trowbridge Bowers
Nash Bridges
TV · as Corick McMillan · 1 ep
The Pretender
TV · as Mr. Parker · 5 eps
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV · as Doug (voice) · 1 ep
EZ Streets
TV · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Colonel Q · 1 ep
The Client
TV · as Buddy Hutchinson · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Greg Matheson · 1 ep
Duckman
TV · as Sir Declan McManus (voice) · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Mr. Venema · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Mike Shaw · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Dr. Sam Lane · 5 eps
That's Dancing!
Movie · as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Blood Bath
Movie · as Peter Brown
The Great Man's Whiskers
Movie · as Ballad Singer
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Paint Your Wagon
Movie · as "Rotten Luck Willie"
The Glory Guys
Movie · as Sol Rogers
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie · as Danny Churchill
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Movie · as Johnny Brown
The Story of a Dress
Movie · as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Mitch (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Dismas · 2 eps