Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/14/1933
Place of Birth
Modesto, California, USA
Also Known As
George Harvey Presnell
Harve Presnell
Biography
Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid 1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in the lead role of his new Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. His portrayal of "Leadville Johnny" was a resounding success and he reprised the role in the 1964 film version of the musical, winning a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal.
Presnell went on to st...
Known For
Saving Private Ryan
as General Marshall
Old School
as Mr. Springbrook
Mr. Deeds
as Preston Blake
The Family Man
as Big Ed
Love Ranch
as Dr. Smathers
Fargo
as Wade Gustafson
Face/Off
as Victor Lazarro
The Chamber
as Attorney General Roxburgh
Patch Adams
as Dean Anderson
Flags of Our Fathers
as Dave Severance
Blood Bath
as Peter Brown
Julian Po
as Mayor Henry Leech
The Whole Wide World
as Dr. Howard
Bait Shop
as Jack
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Mr. Parker
The Pretender 2001
as Mr. Parker
Paint Your Wagon
as "Rotten Luck Willie"
Evan Almighty
as Congressman Burrows
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Johnny Brown
Tidal Wave: No Escape
as Stanley Schiff
Career Timeline
2003
2001
2000
1998
Patch Adams
as Dean Anderson
Charmed
as Captain Black Jack Cutting
The Lionhearts
as (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
as General Marshall
Everything That Rises
as Garth
A Bright Shining Lie
as MACV General
From the Earth to the Moon
as Harve
Two Guys and a Girl
as Edgar J. Hagerty
Dawson's Creek
as Arthur Brooks