‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Magnolia’ actor Philip Baker Hall has died aged 90
nme.comMagnolia and Boogie Nights, has died aged 90.As confirmed by the actor’s daughter Anna Ruth Hall (via The Washington Post), Hall died in his home in Glendale, California on Sunday night (June 12).
The cause of death is said to have been complications from emphysema, which he suffered with in recent years.His death was first reported by Los Angeles Times sports writer Sam Farmer on Twitter, who wrote: “My neighbour, friend, and one of the wisest, most talented people I’ve ever met, Philip Baker Hall, died peacefully last night.
He was surrounded by loved ones. The world has an empty space in it.”Hall played the leading role in 1984 historical drama Secret Honor directed by Robert Altman, where he played Richard Nixon.The actor began his frequent collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson in 1996 crime film Hard Eight, alongside John C.
Reilly and Gwyneth Paltrow. He went onto star in two more films by the director, 1997’s Boogie Nights and 1999’s Magnolia.For many, he’s perhaps best known for his small role as library investigator Lt.
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