Philip Baker Hall

Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Alice Birdene (née McDonald) and William Alexander Hall, a factory worker in Montgomery, Alabama.[2][3] He attended the University of Toledo.[4] Hall served in the military and as a high school English teacher.[5] In 1960, he became an actor.[1] He moved to New York, enjoying success in Off Broadway and Broadway productions. He married Holly Wolfle, and has two daughters, Adella and Anna.[1]

Hall played a priest in his film debut Cowards.[6] He joined the Los Angeles Theatre Center in 1975.[1][6] His first television appearance came in an episode of the sitcom Good Times.[6] The following year, Hall guest starred in episodes of M*A*S*H and Man from Atlantis.[7][8] Since 1977, he had over 200 guest roles. He played Richard Nixon in the biopic president film Secret Honor.[9] Hall starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman in 4 films.[10] He played Captain Diel in the Rush Hour trilogy (though his scenes were cut from the theatrical release of Rush Hour 2 and he was uncredited for his scenes in Rush Hour 3).[6] Other films included Midnight Run, Say Anything...,[6] The Rock, The Truman Show, The Talented Mr. Ripley,[10] Bruce Almighty,[11] You Kill Me, In Good Company, Ghostbusters II, The Insider, Dogville,[6] The Amityville Horror, The Matador, The Sum of All Fears, The Zodiac,[6] 50/50, and Zodiac.[6] Hall starred in the sitcom The Loop.[6] He guest starred in the animated series The Life & Times of Tim and in All Good Things. Hall starred in the Seinfeld episode "The Library".[6] He reprised the role in the final episode for the series.[6] He played Dr. Morrison, Larry David's physician, on Curb Your Enthusiasm[6] and an equally crotchety neighbor of the Dunphy family on Modern Family.[6] In 2012, he appeared in an episode of Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom.[6] Hall appeared in a series of humorous Holiday Inn commercials.

• Philip Baker Hall at IMDb
• Philip Baker Hall at the Internet Off-Broadway Database