The Latest Breaking News from Philip Baker Hall

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Cinemablend · Jul 28, 2025

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."

Los Angeles Times · Jun 15, 2022

Philip Baker Hall obituary

Actor who brought gravitas, daftness and darkness to character roles after being ‘discovered’ in his 60s

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

From ‘Seinfeld’ to ‘Magnolia,’ journeyman character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Acclaimed character actor Philip Baker Hall, whose prolific career ranged from collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson, including “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights,” to a scene-stealing turn as hard-bitten library cop Lt. Bookman on “Seinfeld,” died Sunday at age 90.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022

Hollywood legend Philip Baker Hall dies at age of 90

He had a long career which saw him star in movies including Bruce Almighty and hit TV shows like Modern Family and Seinfeld

Nottingham Post · Jun 13, 2022

Philip Baker Hall: a character actor of strength, gravitas and lugubrious good humour

The death of the 90-year-old actor leaves behind a career filled with indelible moments, from Seinfeld to Magnolia to Boogie Nights

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022

Seinfeld and Modern Family star Philip Baker Hall dies aged 90

Hall suffered from health conditions including emphysema

Liverpool Echo · Jun 13, 2022

Philip Baker Hall, actor from ‘Boogie Nights’ and ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 90

His roles included Nixon, a gambler and a hardboiled library detective.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 13, 2022

Philip Baker Hall, of 'Hard Eight,' 'Seinfeld,' dies at 90

Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s early movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in “Seinfeld,” has died

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Actor Philip Baker Hall, known for Magnolia and Seinfeld, dies at 90

The acclaimed character actor reportedly died peacefully ‘surrounded by loved ones’

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022