Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell

Birthday: 1933-09-14

Deathday: 2009-06-30

Place of birth: Modesto, California, USA

Also known as: George Harvey Presnell

imdb_id: nm0696193

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.

Played in movies:

Saving Private Ryan

Score: 8.2

Fargo

Score: 7.9

Patch Adams

Score: 7.3

The Pretender 2001

Score: 7.1

Face/Off

Score: 7.0

That's Dancing!

Score: 7.0

Flags of Our Fathers

Score: 6.9

The Family Man

Score: 6.8

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

Score: 6.8

Old School

Score: 6.6

The Whole Wide World

Score: 6.6

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Score: 6.6

Julian Po

Score: 6.5

The Glory Guys

Score: 6.5

Life After Tomorrow

Score: 6.4

Paint Your Wagon

Score: 6.4

The Chamber

Score: 6.0

Mr. Deeds

Score: 5.9

Escanaba in da Moonlight

Score: 5.9

Evan Almighty

Score: 5.6

A Bright Shining Lie

Score: 5.5

Larger Than Life

Score: 5.5

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Score: 5.5

Love Ranch

Score: 5.4

Super Sucker

Score: 5.3

Walking Across Egypt

Score: 4.9

Bait Shop

Score: 4.9

Tidal Wave: No Escape

Score: 4.9

Everything That Rises

Score: 4.7

Blood Bath

Score: 3.2

When the Boys Meet the Girls

Score: 3.0

The Great Man's Whiskers

Score: 0.0

The Story of a Dress

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Lyon's Den

Score: 9.3

Charmed

Score: 8.2

From the Earth to the Moon

Score: 8.1

Monk

Score: 8.0

ER

Score: 7.8

Cold Case

Score: 7.8

Star Trek: Voyager

Score: 7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Score: 7.7

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

The Practice

Score: 7.7

Frasier

Score: 7.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Score: 7.5

The Pretender

Score: 7.4

Dawson's Creek

Score: 7.3

The Bell Telephone Hour

Score: 7.3

Duckman

Score: 7.2

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

Score: 7.2

Andy Barker, P.I.

Score: 7.2

Two Guys and a Girl

Score: 7.2

Strong Medicine

Score: 7.1

American Dad!

Score: 7.0

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Score: 6.9

The Client

Score: 6.8

Nash Bridges

Score: 6.7

EZ Streets

Score: 6.4

The Danny Kaye Show

Score: 6.3

General Electric Theater

Score: 6.3

The Julie Andrews Hour

Score: 6.0

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot

Score: 4.7

The Lionhearts

Score: 2.0

George & Leo

Score: 0.0