Philip Hall Highlights

  • 2007: Co-starred with Ben Kingsley in the mafia comedy thriller, "You Kill Me" directed by John Dahl
  • 2006: Appeared in the David Fincher directed, "Zodiac" based on the real life serial killer
  • 2005: Starred in "The Amityville Horror," a remake of the 1979 film about a family that is terrorized after moving into a home that was the site of a mass-murder
  • 2005: Cast opposite Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear in "The Matador"
  • 2004: Cast opposite Topher Grace and Dennis Quaid in the comedy "In Good Company" directed by Paul Weitz
  • 2004: Appeared in "Dogville," directed by Lars von Trier
  • 2003: Cast in the comedy "Bruce Almighty"
  • 2002: Portrayed Sen. Everett Dirksen in the made-for-tv feature "Path To War"
  • 2000: Acted the part of General Lawrence H Hodges in William Friedkin's "Rules of Engagement", about the trial of an army officer accused of inciting a riot killing many people in a third world country
  • 2000: Played Joan Allen's father in "The Contender"
  • 2000: Co-starred in Off-Broadway revival of "American Buffalo" with William H Macy
  • 2000: Portrayed a Catholic priest with a secret in "Lost Souls", starring Wynona Ryder and Ben Chaplin; feature directing debut for cinematographer Janusz Kaminski
  • 1999: Reteamed with Paul Thomas Anderson to play a game show host in "Magnolia"
  • 1999: Had supporting roles as a Fascist industrialist in Tim Robbins' "Cradle Will Rock" and as a detective in "The Talented Mr Ripley"
  • 1999: Cast as "60 Minutes" producer Don Hewitt in Michael Mann's highly-praised look at tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigard in "The Insider"
  • 1998: Played the sheriff in Gus Van Sant's remake of "Psycho"
  • 1998: Appeared as a network executive in Peter Weir's "The Truman Show"
  • 1997: Appeared in Anderson's "Boogie Nights" as a businessman who tries to warn producer Burt Reynolds about the impending video revolution
  • 1997: Had recurring role as Judge Joseph Vinocour in three episodes of "The Practice" and played Judge Canker in an episode the following season (but same year)
  • 1996: Garnered acclaim for his starring performance as Sydney, a paternalistic professional gambler, in "Hard Eight/Sydney", Paul Thomas Anderson's feature debut as writer-director
  • 1996: Returned to the boards as Chertikov, a leading follower of Tolstoy, opposite Julie Harris as Tolstoy's estranged wife in a State University of New York at Purchase production of Leon Katz's "Sonya"
  • 1995: Starred as Max, the tyrannical father of an oddball clan, in a Los Angeles stage production of Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming"
  • 1995: Had high-profile supporting role as Big Junior, the dying father of Nicolas Cage's ruthless Little Junior, in the remake of "Kiss of Death"
  • 1992: Starred as Sydney in neophyte writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's short film "Cigarettes and Coffee" in a part written specifically for him; short eventually expanded into the feature, "Sydney/Hard Eight"; had originally met Anderson (then a production assistant) while the two were working on a PBS special on political correctness ("Campus Culture Wars: Five Stories About PC", 1993)
  • 1991: Portrayed Lt Bookman, the library cop who confronts Jerry with the fact that he's had a copy of Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" since 1971, in NBC's "Seinfeld"
  • 1989: Played the recurring role of Ed Meyers during the final season of the long-running CBS primetime soap "Falcon Crest"
  • 1988: Had small role as Sydney in Martin Brest's "Midnight Run"
  • 1988: Appeared as Dr Harrison in three-part episode of "Family Ties" (NBC), centering around Steven's heart surgery
  • 1987: Debut as a TV series regular, playing Superintendent James Malone in the short-lived prison drama "Mariah" (ABC)
  • 1984: Gained critical acclaim portraying Nixon in Robert Altman's film version of "Secret Honor"; also designed costumes; first starring role in a feature
  • 1983: Starred on the NYC stage as President Richard Nixon in "Secret Honor", a one-man show which he had debuted at the L.A. Actors Theatre
  • 1978: TV miniseries acting debut, "The Bastard" (syndicated)
  • 1978: Co-wrote (with James Shepard) and co-directed (with Andrew Fye) "The Far Other Side of a Very Thin Line", performed at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum
  • 1977: Acted in the telefilm pilot for NBC's "Man From Atlantis", a sci-fi adventure series starring Patrick Duffy
  • 1976: TV-movie debut, "Mayday at 40,000 Feet!" (CBS)
  • 1975: Moved to Los Angeles, where he became involved soon after in the L.A. Actors Theatre
  • 1970: Feature film debut, "Cowards"
  • 1965: Acted in NYC stage production of "In White America"
  • 1961: Appeared as the Leader in "Donogo" at the Greenwich Mews Theatre, NYC
  • Raised in Ohio
  • Entered US Army after college

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