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Philip Baker Hall and Edie McClurg in Fired Up! (2009)

Philip Baker Hall in Rules of Engagement (2000)

Gwyneth Paltrow and Philip Baker Hall in Hard Eight (1996)

John C. Reilly and Philip Baker Hall in Hard Eight (1996)

Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly, and Philip Baker Hall in Hard Eight (1996)

Philip Baker Hall and Kerris Dorsey in Dear Chickens (2018)

Philip Baker Hall in Dear Chickens (2018)

Matt Damon and Philip Baker Hall in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

Mason Gamble and Philip Baker Hall in A Gentleman's Game (2002)

Al Pacino, Philip Baker Hall, and Christopher Plummer in The Insider (1999)

Jerry Seinfeld and Philip Baker Hall in Seinfeld (1989)

Philip Baker Hall and Ellen Geer in Room 104 (2017)

Philip Baker Hall in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Robert Downey Jr. and Philip Baker Hall in The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Philip Baker Hall in Cheers (1982)

Philip Baker Hall in Modern Family (2009)

Philip Baker Hall and Eileen Ryan in Magnolia (1999)

Philip Baker Hall and Greg Kinnear in Rake (2014)

Michael Keaton and Philip Baker Hall in Clear History (2013)

Philip Baker Hall in The Chicago 8 (2011)

Philip Baker Hall and Jamie Kennedy in Bending the Rules (2012)

Philip Baker Hall and Nolan Gould in Modern Family (2009)

Philip Baker Hall and Ty Burrell in Modern Family (2009)

Philip Baker Hall, Julie Bowen, and Ty Burrell in Modern Family (2009)

Philip Baker Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Berdene (McDonald) and William Alexander Hall, a factory worker who was originally from Montgomery, Alabama. He did not start acting until he was 30 years old. Known to film fans for his turn as Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's one-man show film Secret Honor (1984), he shot to cult fame when he turned in another electrifying performance, as Sydney, the veteran gambler, in Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, Hard Eight (1996). However, it was his work in the same director's star-studded Magnolia (1999) that really caught the mass film public's attention; his performance as the legendary quiz show presenter "Jimmy Gator" was highly acclaimed. These acclaimed smaller films led to Hall's casting in multiple blockbuster hits of the 1990s and 2000s, including The Sum of All Fears (2002) and Dogville (2003), directed by Lars von Trier.

Philip Baker Hall at an event for Wonderful World (2009)

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