This block contains the information about Philip Baker Hall and provides an insight into the life of the celebrity. From here you can also learn when, how and why the profession of an actor was chosen. Some interesting facts are waiting for you here.

Baker Hall shot to cult fame when he turned in an electrifying performance as Sydney, the veteran gambler, in Paul Thomas Anderson's debut feature, Hard Eight. However, it was his underrated work in the same director's star-studded Magnolia that really caught the mass film public's attention. His performance as the legendary quiz show presenter "Jimmy Gator" was an incredible performance.

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Here you can learn about the movies Philip Baker Hall acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Rush Hour 3 - Captain William Diel (uncredited)	$140M	2007	$49.1M	$140M
Rush Hour 2 - Captain William Diel (scenes deleted)	$90M	2001	$67.4M	$226M
Enemy of the State - Attorney Mark Silverberg (uncredited)	$90M	1998	$20M	$112M
The Insider - Don Hewitt	$90M	1999	$6.71M	$29M
Air Force One - U.S. Atty. General Andrew Ward	$85M	1997	$37.1M	$173M
Bruce Almighty - Jack Baylor	$81M	2003	$85.7M	$243M
The Rock - Chief Justice (uncredited)	$70M	1996	$2.6M	$134M
The Sum of All Fears - Defense Secretary David Becker	$68M	2002	$31.2M	$118M
Zodiac - Sherwood Morrill	$65M	2007	$13.4M	$33M
The Truman Show - Network Executive	$60M	1998	$31.5M	$126M
Rules of Engagement - Gen. H. Lawrence Hodges	$60M	2000	$15M	$61.3M
The Talented Mr. Ripley - Alvin MacCarron	$40M	1999	$12.7M	$81.3M
Ghostbusters II - Police Commissioner	$37M	1989		$112M
Magnolia - Jimmy Gator	$37M	1999	$194K	$22.5M
Rush Hour - Captain Diel	$33M	1998	$33M	$141M
Cradle Will Rock - Gray Mathers	$32M	1999	$94K	$2.9M
Midnight Run - Sidney	$30M	1988		$38.4M
Lost Souls - Father James	$28M	2000	$7.95M	$16.8M
Psycho - Sheriff Al Chambers	$25M	1998	$10M	$21.4M
The Contender - Oscar Billings	$20M	2000	$5.36M	$17.8M