Cause of death Heart attack Role Actor Name Will Hare | Years active 1944–1997 Occupation Actor TV shows The Greatest Gift | |
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Born March 30, 1919 ( 1919-03-30 ) Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. Died August 31, 1997, New York City, New York, United States Parents George Thomas Hare, Frances Laetitia Hare Movies Back to the Future, Silent Night - Deadly Ni, Grim Prairie Tales, The Aviator, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Similar People Charles Sellier, Dean Cundey, Robert Zemeckis, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy | ||
Will Hare (March 30, 1919 – August 31, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on television and films, often playing old crusty figures and father/grandpa roles. Hare was born in Elkins, West Virginia, the son of Frances Laetitia (née Satterfield) and George Thomas Hare.
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Career
He had appeared on stage, screen, and television since he was 15. Becoming a veteran of stage for over a half of a century, Hare's film debut was Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956) and his final theatrical appearance was Me and Veronica in 1992. Hare's other distinctive film credits include roles in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), The Rose (1979), The Electric Horseman (1979), Enter the Ninja (1981), Eyes of Fire (1983), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), The Aviator (1985), Back to the Future (1985, as Old Man Peabody), Vendetta (1986) and Grim Prairie Tales (1990). Hare was also an active member of the Screen Actor's Guild for several years and also of the Actors Studio, where he died of a heart attack on August 31, 1997 during a rehearsal.
Filmography
Actor
1998
Mob Queen as
Father Doyle
1997
SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV Movie) as
Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
1992
Me and Veronica as
Red
1990
All My Children (TV Series) as
Sydney O'Day
- Episode #1.5315 (1990) - Sydney O'Day (credit only)
1990
Grim Prairie Tales as
Lee
1987
One Life to Live (TV Series) as
Captain
- Episode #1.4800 (1987) - Captain
1986
Vendetta as
Judge Waters
1986
Dream West (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. McClain
- Part II (1986) - Dr. McClain
- Dream West (1986) - Dr. McClain
1986
Child's Cry (TV Movie) as
Mr. Edelman
1985
Santa Barbara (TV Series) as
Hiram Clagett
- Episode #1.348 (1985) - Hiram Clagett
- Episode #1.347 (1985) - Hiram Clagett
1985
Back to the Future as
Pa Peabody
1985
The Aviator as
Old Man
1984
Silent Night, Deadly Night as
Grandpa
1984
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series) as
The Yard Manager
- Happy Birthday, General Lee (1984) - The Yard Manager
1984
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) as
Old Man
- Number Eight (1984) - Old Man
1983
Eyes of Fire as
Calvin
1983
Dallas (TV Series) as
Mark
- Ray's Trial (1983) - Mark
1983
The Powers of Matthew Star (TV Series) as
Security Guard
- Swords and Quests (1983) - Security Guard
1982
The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) as
Drunk
- The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1982) - Drunk
1982
Lou Grant (TV Series) as
Driver
- Cameras (1982) - Driver
1981
Pennies from Heaven as
Father Everson
1981
Fire on the Mountain (TV Movie) as
Hayduke
1981
Enter the Ninja as
Dollars
1980
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) as
Dr. George Larkin
- Van Ranseleer's Operation (1980) - Dr. George Larkin
1979
The Electric Horseman as
Gus
1979
The Rose as
Mr. Leonard
1979
Bender (TV Movie) as
Zack
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (uncredited)
1978
The Critical List (TV Movie) as
Emmonds
1978
Heaven Can Wait as
Team Doctor
1977
The Bionic Woman (TV Series) as
Harley
- The Bionic Dog: Part 2 (1977) - Harley
1977
Kingston: Confidential (TV Series) as
Shorty
- Dateline: Fear City (1977) - Shorty
1977
Black Oak Conspiracy as
Doc Roades
1977
The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) as
Dr. Meyers
- 'Who Killed Helen French?' (1977) - Dr. Meyers
1976
Delvecchio (TV Series) as
Dr. Heitzman
- Good Cop (1976) - Dr. Heitzman
1976
Special Delivery as
Bartender (uncredited)
1976
Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) as
Ames
- The Hostages (1976) - Ames
1975
Medical Story (TV Series) as
Robert Diller
- The God Syndrome (1975) - Robert Diller
1975
Baretta (TV Series) as
Haskins
- Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (1975) - Haskins
1974
Give Me Liberty (TV Movie) as
Gannett
1974
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV Movie) as
Cluveau
1972
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds as
Junk Man
1972
Banacek (TV Series) as
Grayson
- To Steal a King (1972) - Grayson
1972
Great Performances (TV Series) as
Skelly Mannor
- The Rimers of Eldritch (1972) - Skelly Mannor
1972
Appointment with Destiny (TV Series documentary) as
Gen. Richard Ewall
- The Surrender at Appomattox (1972) - Gen. Richard Ewall
1962
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Army Officer / Mr. Mason
- Stowaway (1964) - Army Officer
- The Benefactor (1962) - Mr. Mason
1963
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
Dr. Arnold Barnes
- The Thunder of Ernie Bass (1963) - Dr. Arnold Barnes
1962
Without Each Other as
Fitz
1956
The Big Story (TV Series) as
Reece
- The Long Dark Night (1957) - Reece
- Jane Wood, Reporter: Miami(Fla) Daily News (1956)
- George Thompson: Philadelphia Daily News (1956)
1956
The Wrong Man as
Raymond McKaba - O'Connor's Associate (uncredited)
1955
The Greatest Gift (TV Series) as
Harold Matthews
- Episode dated 28 January 1955 (1955) - Harold Matthews
- Episode dated 27 January 1955 (1955) - Harold Matthews
- Episode dated 26 January 1955 (1955) - Harold Matthews
- Episode dated 25 January 1955 (1955) - Harold Matthews
- Episode dated 24 January 1955 (1955) - Harold Matthews
1953
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Houston Ticket Agent
- Statute of Limitations (1954)
- The Sixth Year (1953)
- The Trip to Bountiful (1953) - Houston Ticket Agent
1951
Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
Mike Walters / Warren
- One of Those Things (1953) - Mike Walters
- Inside Story (1951) - Warren
1953
The Trip to Bountiful (TV Movie) as
Ticket Man (Bus Station)
1951
Martin Kane (TV Series) as
John Blake
- Murder in the Court (1952) - John Blake
- The District Attorney Killer (1951) - John Blake
1951
The Plainclothesman (TV Series)
- Fun House Tragedy (1951)
1951
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series)
- The Black Spots (1951)
1951
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- The Moment of Decision (1951)
1951
Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (TV Series) as
Knobby Clarke
- The Back of Beyond (1951) - Knobby Clarke
1951
The Web (TV Series)
- For Laura (1951)
1950
Detective's Wife (TV Series)
- The Case of the Passionate Politicians (1950)
- Our First Murder (1950)
1950
The Clock (TV Series)
- Rain in the Night (1950)
1949
Suspense (TV Series) as
Tony Grisalla / Ernest Bowers
- My Old Man's Badge (1950) - Tony Grisalla
- Dead Ernest (1949) - Ernest Bowers
1949
Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- New Brooms (1949)
- The Man in Half Moon Street (1949)
1949
The Ford Theatre Hour (TV Series) as
Theodore Lawrence
- Little Women (1949) - Theodore Lawrence
- The Silver Cord (1949)
1948
Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- Esther (1948)
Self
1998
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self (Memorial Tribute)
References
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