Philip Baker Hall, shown at his home in Glendale, Calif., has carved out a remarkable career as a go-to character actor. (Brinson+Banks for The Washington Post/FTWP) ...

Actor Philip Baker Hall is being remembered by Hollywood as one of the great character actors and a “lovely man” who was “never not good” whenever he appeared on screen. Baker Hall, who ...

“Boogie Nights” actor Philip Baker Hall has died. He was 90. The character actor — who is credited in more than 180 on-screen roles — passed away on Sunday. Hall’s death was reported by ...

Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's first movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in "Seinfeld," has ...

Veteran character actor Philip Baker Hall, who died Monday at age 90, made an indelible impression as Lt. Joe Bookman on "Seinfeld." ...

Philip Baker Hall has died. The actor, who was known for his work on films like Magnolia, Boogie Nights and Hard Eight, was 90.

Philip Baker Hall, the Library Cop Lt. Bookman on ‘Seinfeld,’ Dies at 90 The busy actor also appeared in three Paul Thomas Anderson dramas and played Nixon in an acclaimed one-man play and ...

Philip Baker Hall, who played library investigator Lt. Bookman on Seinfeld in 1991, passed away on Sunday night at the age of 90.

Philip Baker Hall put his stamp on Seinfeld, cementing his spot as arguably the greatest one-time guest to drop by the iconic sitcom.

Philip Baker Hall was a prolific character actor, although few roles impacted his career like the library investigator Bookman on Seinfeld.

Veteran actor Philip Baker Hall, who lent his gravitas to everything from “Seinfeld” to numerous Paul Thomas Anderson films including “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights,” has died at age 90 ...

Sometimes the truly accomplished troubled older man knows when to yield the spotlight.