Harve Presnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-09-14

Deathday

2009-06-30 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Modesto, California, USA

Also Known As

  • George Harvey Presnell

Harve Presnell

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.

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Known For

Saving Private Ryan
8.2%

Saving Private Ryan

Jul 24, 1998

Fargo
7.9%

Fargo

Mar 8, 1996

Face/Off
7.0%

Face/Off

Jun 27, 1997

Evan Almighty
5.6%

Evan Almighty

Jun 9, 2007

Patch Adams
7.3%

Patch Adams

Dec 25, 1998

Charmed
8.2%

Charmed

Oct 7, 1998

Mr. Deeds
5.9%

Mr. Deeds

Jun 28, 2002

American Dad!
6.9%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

The Family Man
6.8%

The Family Man

Dec 12, 2000

Flags of Our Fathers
6.8%

Flags of Our Fathers

Oct 18, 2006

Old School
6.6%

Old School

Feb 21, 2003

Monk
7.9%

Monk

Jul 12, 2002

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Acting

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