RIP Philip Baker Hall, aka Joe Bookman, the Book Detective...

[psuro]

Philip Baker Hall Dead at 90; Many TV Roles Included The Loop, Seinfeld

Veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall, whose TV credits includes The Loop, Modern Family and Falcon Crest, died on Sunday. He was 90. “My neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night. He was surrounded...

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Also played one of the neighbors in Modern Family.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

"I've gotta message for you joy boy!"

 

[rudedude]

 

[Tom_PSU]

"I've gotta message for you joy boy!"

I often wondered how many takes those scenes with him on Seinfeld took. In the ones that made the cut Jerry was struggling mightily to maintain a straight face. They must have been really cracking up.

 

[JWB389]

I have been re-watching the series on Netflix recently. Maybe a few episodes each week. Still makes me laugh.

 

[Tony 83]

"I like simple pleasures, like butter in my *** and lollipops in my mouth. That's just me."

 

[BrucePa]

For whatever little I know about acting, he nailed that role in Seinfeld.

 

[BobPSU92]

 

[Midnighter]

Philip Baker Hall Dead at 90; Many TV Roles Included The Loop, Seinfeld

Veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall, whose TV credits includes The Loop, Modern Family and Falcon Crest, died on Sunday. He was 90. “My neighbor, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented and kindest people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night. He was surrounded...

www.yahoo.com

Also played one of the neighbors in Modern Family.

Did really outstanding, iconic work with Paul Thomas Anderson in Magnolia, Hard Eight, and Boogie Nights. RIP.

 

[LionJim]

Very good as the IRS guy in Say Anything…

 

[A2nit]

I often wondered how many takes those scenes with him on Seinfeld took. In the ones that made the cut Jerry was struggling mightily to maintain a straight face. They must have been really cracking up.

15 at least, perfect comedy…

 

[BobPSU92]

“I have to get up three times a night to take a piss.”

— Hall in The Rock

 

[NittPicker]

That was one of the best scenes of the entire series. It was S3E5 which was before the show hit the top of the rankings. As a result many fans who came on board later don't remember it as well as other famous scenes. It was a rare scene in which Seinfeld didn't provide any of the comedy. Seinfeld the straight man. Who would have guessed??

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Kramer: “The Dewey Decimal System. What a scam that was!”

 

[mfb5053]

Kramer: “The Dewey Decimal System. What a scam that was!”

“Trying to save a quarter”

 

[PSU87]

That was one of the best scenes of the entire series. It was S3E5 which was before the show hit the top of the rankings. As a result many fans who came on board later don't remember it as well as other famous scenes. It was a rare scene in which Seinfeld didn't provide any of the comedy. Seinfeld the straight man. Who would have guessed??

Definitely one of the best episodes

 

[ODShowtime]

I've been using the quote "you and your good-time buddies" since the premier of that episode.

 

[OuiRPSU]

In the commentary on the DVD, Jerry says how everyone on set just loved him and how funny he was.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

35 years ago yesterday....Newman: "June 14th, 1987, we were enjoying a Mets win against the Phillies. When a key Hernandez error paved the way to a 4 run Phillies ninth, costing the Mets the game!"

 

[PSU87]

35 years ago yesterday....Newman: "June 14th, 1987, we were enjoying a Mets win against the Phillies. When a key Hernandez error paved the way to a 4 run Phillies ninth, costing the Mets the game!"

That was a great bit.... made even more amusing by the fact that Wayne Knight was also in the Magic Bullet scene in Oliver Stone's JFK.

 

[Woodpecker]

35 years ago yesterday....Newman: "June 14th, 1987, we were enjoying a Mets win against the Phillies. When a key Hernandez error paved the way to a 4 run Phillies ninth, costing the Mets the game!"

“Nice game, pretty boy”

 

[PSUSignore]

“Nice game, pretty boy”

That was one magic loogie.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

That was one magic loogie.

“Nice game, pretty boy”

“I’m hit!”

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

“There was a second spitter!”

 

[Nohow]

Apparently modeled after Joe Friday of Dragnet.