Appreciation: Philip Baker Hall played gamblers, producers and presidents. His best role? Friend
LOS ANGELES — Philip Baker Hall had dozens upon dozens of roles, from gamblers to game-show hosts, presidents to producers to — perhaps most famously — a library-book cop on "Seinfeld." My favorite role? He was a friend and around-the-corner neighbor. So I won't forget getting that sad and fateful call Monday morning from his wife, Holly, telling me that Philip had died. He was at home and ...
by Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Jun 15, 2022
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Philip Baker Hall had dozens upon dozens of roles, from gamblers to game-show hosts, presidents to producers to — perhaps most famously — a library-book cop on "Seinfeld."
My favorite role?
He was a friend and around-the-corner neighbor.
So I won't forget getting that sad and fateful call Monday morning from his wife, Holly, telling me that Philip had died. He was at home
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