Harve Presnell

Known for ActingBorn 1933-09-14Died 2009-06-30Modesto, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harve Presnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

George & Leo

The Lyon's Den

The Story of a Dress

Saving Private Ryan

Charmed

From the Earth to the Moon

Monk

Fargo

Cold Case

ER

Star Trek: Voyager

The Great Man's Whiskers

The Julie Andrews Hour

The Outer Limits

The Practice

Frasier

The Bell Telephone Hour

Strong Medicine

Andy Barker, P.I.

The Pretender

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Pretender 2001

Patch Adams

Dawson's Creek

Two Guys and a Girl

Duckman

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

American Dad!

Face/Off

The Client

Flags of Our Fathers

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

The Family Man

The Pretender: Island of the Haunted

That's Dancing!

Old School

The Danny Kaye Show

The Whole Wide World

Life After Tomorrow

Nash Bridges

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Oscars

Julian Po

General Electric Theater

The Merv Griffin Show

The Glory Guys

Escanaba in da Moonlight