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