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.”My favorite role? So I won’t forget getting that sad and fateful call Monday morning from his wife, Holly, telling me that Philip had died. Such a warm and fascinating guy, a brilliant actor with bloodhound eyes and a voice like coarse-grit sandpaper. Even in the fading sunset of his life, Philip got up early to cheer on Nadal in the French Open. He played a curmudgeon on “Modern Family” and wore oxygen tubes in that role, even though he didn’t yet use them.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 14, 2022 05:23 UTC