Hard Eight and Seinfeld actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90 ‘surrounded by loved ones’
- Philip Baker Hall has died at the age of 90, ‘surrounded by loved ones’ according to his friend and author Sam Farmer
- The death of the Boogie Nights actor on Saturday evening was announced by the player on Twitter the next day.
- Farmer described his friend and neighbor as ‘one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people’ he had ever met
- ‘He was surrounded by loved ones. There is an empty place in the world,’ he tweeted
- Hall’s acting career spanned more than four decades and appeared in over 200 guest roles on television
Seinfeld star Philip Baker Hall has died at the age of 90, ‘surrounded by loved ones’, according to his friend and author Sam Farmer.
The Boogie Nights actor’s death was announced on Saturday evening by a sportswriter Twitter next day.
“My neighbor, friend, and one of the smartest, most talented and kind people I have ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night,” Farmer shared on Twitter.
Rest in Peace: Seinfeld star Philip Baker Hall dies at 90, ‘surrounded by loved ones’, according to friend and author Sam Farmer; seen in 2014
She continued: ‘He was surrounded by loved ones. There is an empty space in the world.’
The cause of death was not announced, but he suffered from emphysema, a lung condition that causes shortness of breath, and was seen using a portable oxygen at the premiere of his film The Last Word Back in 2017 went.
Hall’s acting career spanned more than four decades and appeared in over 200 guest roles on television.
The cause of death was not announced, but he suffered from emphysema, a lung condition that causes shortness of breath, and the use of a portable oxygen while arriving for the premiere of his film The Last Word Back in 2017 was seen doing.
Big Role: Hall featured as prostitute Clementine in the 1996 crime thriller Hard Eight alongside John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Hall starred in the 1996 crime thriller Hard Eight as John C. Reilly, Samuel L. Jackson and Gwyneth Paltrow as prostitute Clementine.
Hall then took on roles in Anderson’s later films Boogie Nights and Magnolia.
The Ohio native also portrayed ‘Library Cop’ Lieutenant Joe Buchman on Seinfeld.
Stage star: Kim Cattrall and Philip are shown rehearsing for a play in Los Angeles in 1985
His other film credits include Midnight Run, The Truman Show, Bruce Almighty and Dogville.
Hall was also featured as Joe Buchman in two episodes of Seinfeld in 1991.
Speaking about the role in 2012, he said that it was he for which he was most recognized and was stopped at the supermarket after more than 21 years.
‘People will forever say, at the supermarket or wherever, no matter what, ‘Oh, you’re the bookman, right? I really loved that Bookman,’ he told The AV Club. ‘Now, I know you’ve done more, but I loved that character of Bookman.’
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