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.

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (9)

• 2006Life After Tomorrow — Self
• The Julie Andrews Hour — Self
• 1964The Story of a Dress — Self
• The Danny Kaye Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour — Self
• The Oscars — Self