Philip Baker Hall is an American actor. In film, Hall is known as both a leading man and a character actor earning great critical acclaim in the lead roles of Richard Nixon in Robert Altman's Secret Honor (1984), and Sydney Brown in Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight (1996). Hall has received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s films Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999). Hall has also appeared in Martin Brest's Midnight Run (1988), Cameron Crowe's Say Anything (1989), Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998), Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Michael Mann's The Insider (1999), Lars Von Trier's Dogville (2005), David Fincher's Zodiac (2007), and Ben Affleck's Argo (2012).

Philip Baker Hall
Active - 1974 - 2017 |
Birth - Sep 10, 1931 |
Genres - Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Action-Adventure
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Black Comedy Film, Buddy Film
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Biographical Film, Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Black Comedy Film, Buddy Film, Neo-Noir, Buddy Cop Film, Disaster Film, Docudrama, LGBT-Related Film, Martial Arts Film, Political Drama, Political Thriller Film, Psychological Thriller Film, Teen Film, Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Courtroom, Detective Film, Ghost Film, High School, Prison Film, Serial Killer, Action Comedy Film, Buddy, Comedy Horror, Dystopian Film, Family Film, Film Noir, Girls with Guns, Historical Film, Legal Drama, Magic Realist Film, Monster Film, Political Satire, Psychological Horror Film, Rape And Revenge Film, Road Movie, Satire, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Comedy, Screwball Comedy Film, Slasher Film, Spy Film, Supernatural Horror Film, Techno-Thriller, Tragicomedy, Trial Film