Harve Presnell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-09-14 (76 years old)
Deathday
2009-06-30
Place of Birth
Modesto, California, USA
Also known As
George Harvey Presnell
Harve Presnell
Biography
Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid 1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States. His career reoriented away from classical music to musical theatre in 1960 after Meredith Willson cast him in the lead role of his new Broadway musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown. His portrayal of "Leadville Johnny" was a resounding success and he reprised the role in the 1964 film version of the musical, winning a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal. Presnell went on to star in a few more films during the 1960s, but by th...
Acting
1996
as Wade Gustafson
1997
as Victor Lazarro
1998
as Dean Anderson
2002
as Preston Blake
1969
as "Rotten Luck Willie"
1996
as Attorney General Roxburgh
1964
as Johnny Brown
1965
as Sol Rogers
1997
as Stanley Schiff
1996
as Dr. Howard
1997
as Mayor Henry Leech
1975
as Peter Brown
2006
as Dave Severance
2000
as John Invergordon
1965
as Danny Churchill
1996
as Trowbridge Bowers
1964
as Self
2008
as Jack
2001
as Joe Kennedy
1998
as Garth
2001
as Mr. Parker
2001
as Mr. Parker
2001
as Albert Soady
1998
as General Marshall
2007
as Congressman Burrows
2010
as Dr. Smathers
1999
as Finner
1985
as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
2002
as Winslow Schnaebelt
2000
as Big Ed
1972
as Ballad Singer
2003
as Mr. Springbrook
2006
as Self
1998
as MACV General
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