Harve Presnell
Acting • Born 1933-09-14 – Died 2009-06-30
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.
Filmography
68 credits
Fargo
Movie • 1996
Wade Gustafson
Face/Off
Movie • 1997
Victor Lazarro
Patch Adams
Movie • 1998
Dean Anderson
Mr. Deeds
Movie • 2002
Preston Blake
Paint Your Wagon
Movie • 1969
"Rotten Luck Willie"
The Chamber
Movie • 1996
Attorney General Roxburgh
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Movie • 1964
Johnny Brown
The Glory Guys
Movie • 1965
Sol Rogers
Tidal Wave: No Escape
Movie • 1997
Stanley Schiff
The Whole Wide World
Movie • 1996
Dr. Howard
Julian Po
Movie • 1997
Mayor Henry Leech
Blood Bath
Movie • 1975
Peter Brown
Flags of Our Fathers
Movie • 2006
Dave Severance
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Movie • 2000
John Invergordon
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie • 1965
Danny Churchill
Larger Than Life
Movie • 1996
Trowbridge Bowers
The Story of a Dress
Movie • 1964
Self
Bait Shop
Movie • 2008
Jack
Everything That Rises
Movie • 1998
Garth
The Pretender 2001
Movie • 2001
Mr. Parker
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Movie • 2001
Mr. Parker
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Movie • 2001
Albert Soady
Saving Private Ryan
Movie • 1998
General Marshall
Evan Almighty
Movie • 2007
Congressman Burrows
Love Ranch
Movie • 2010
Dr. Smathers
Walking Across Egypt
Movie • 1999
Finner
That's Dancing!
Movie • 1985
From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Super Sucker
Movie • 2002
Winslow Schnaebelt
The Family Man
Movie • 2000
Big Ed
The Great Man's Whiskers
Movie • 1972
Ballad Singer
Old School
Movie • 2003
Mr. Springbrook
Life After Tomorrow
Movie • 2006
Self
A Bright Shining Lie
Movie • 1998
MACV General
Legally Blonde
Movie • 2003
Henry Whitehouse
Two Guys and a Girl
TV • 1998
Edgar J. Hagerty
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Corick McMillan
Duckman
TV • 1994
Sir Declan McManus (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Frank, the Judge (voice)
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Colonel Q
Monk
TV • 2002
Zach Ellinghouse
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
Charmed
TV • 1998
Captain Black Jack Cutting
The Practice
TV • 1997
Judge Dickem
Andy Barker, P.I.
TV • 2007
Lew Staziak
The Lyon's Den
TV • 2003
ER
TV • 1994
Mr. Venema
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Mr. Parker
The Client
TV • 1995
Buddy Hutchinson
From the Earth to the Moon
TV • 1998
Harve
Dawson's Creek
TV • 1998
Arthur Brooks
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Frasier
TV • 1993
Mike Shaw
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Greg Matheson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Julie Andrews Hour
TV • 1972
Self
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
TV • 1996
Doug (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Mitch (uncredited)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993
Dr. Sam Lane
The Lionhearts
TV • 1998
(voice)
EZ Streets
TV • 1996
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV • 1959
Self
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Andrew 'Andy' March
George & Leo
TV • 1997
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Dismas
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
TV • 2001
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self