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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Love Ranch
Character:Dr. Smathers
Release Date:30/06/2010
Bait Shop
Character:Jack
Release Date:02/09/2008
Evan Almighty
Character:Congressman Burrows
Release Date:09/06/2007
Life After Tomorrow
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2006
Flags of Our Fathers
Character:Dave Severance
Release Date:19/10/2006
Old School
Character:Mr. Springbrook
Release Date:21/02/2003
Mr. Deeds
Character:Preston Blake
Release Date:28/06/2002
Super Sucker
Character:Winslow Schnaebelt
Release Date:24/02/2002
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
Character:Mr. Parker
Release Date:10/12/2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Character:Albert Soady
Release Date:26/01/2001
The Pretender 2001
Character:Mr. Parker
Release Date:22/01/2001
The Family Man
Character:Big Ed
Release Date:12/12/2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Character:John Invergordon
Release Date:02/11/2000
Walking Across Egypt
Character:Finner
Release Date:01/01/1999
Patch Adams
Character:Dean Anderson
Release Date:25/12/1998
Saving Private Ryan
Character:General Marshall
Release Date:24/07/1998
Everything That Rises
Character:Garth
Release Date:12/07/1998
A Bright Shining Lie
Character:MACV General
Release Date:30/05/1998
Julian Po
Character:Mayor Henry Leech
Release Date:05/09/1997
Face/Off
Character:Victor Lazarro
Release Date:27/06/1997
Tidal Wave: No Escape
Character:Stanley Schiff
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Chamber
Character:Attorney General Roxburgh
Release Date:11/10/1996
The Whole Wide World
Character:Dr. Howard
Release Date:08/09/1996
Larger Than Life
Character:Trowbridge Bowers
Release Date:26/07/1996
Fargo
Character:Wade Gustafson
Release Date:08/03/1996
That's Dancing!
Character:From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
Blood Bath
Character:Peter Brown
Release Date:17/10/1975
The Great Man's Whiskers
Character:Ballad Singer
Release Date:02/05/1972
Paint Your Wagon
Character:"Rotten Luck Willie"
Release Date:15/10/1969
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Character:Danny Churchill
Release Date:10/10/1965
The Glory Guys
Character:Sol Rogers
Release Date:07/07/1965
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Character:Johnny Brown
Release Date:11/06/1964
The Story of a Dress
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1964
Television Appearances
Andy Barker, P.I.
Character:Lew Staziak
American Dad!
Character:Frank, the Judge (voice)
Cold Case
Character:Harry Kemp Jr. (2009)
The Lyon's Den
Character:
Monk
Character:Zach Ellinghouse
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
Character:Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Strong Medicine
Character:Andrew 'Andy' March
Charmed
Character:Captain Black Jack Cutting
The Lionhearts
Character:(voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Harve
Two Guys and a Girl
Character:Edgar J. Hagerty
Dawson's Creek
Character:Arthur Brooks
George & Leo
Character:
The Practice
Character:Judge Dickem
EZ Streets
Character:
The Pretender
Character:Mr. Parker
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Character:Doug (voice)
Nash Bridges
Character:Corick McMillan
The Client
Character:Buddy Hutchinson
The Outer Limits
Character:Greg Matheson
Star Trek: Voyager
Character:Colonel Q
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Character:Mr. Venema
Duckman
Character:Sir Declan McManus (voice)
Frasier
Character:Mike Shaw
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Character:Dr. Sam Lane
The Julie Andrews Hour
Character:Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Character:Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mitch (uncredited)
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Dismas
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