His other credits include Saving Private Ryan, Dawson's Creek, and Flags of Our Fathers. He spent much of his younger years on a family ranch near Yosemite Valley. He played character roles in films like Fargo (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). He passed away on June 30, 2009, after struggling with pancreatic cancer. His earliest recordings were as a soloist with the Roger Wagner Chorale (Capitol) in the 1950s with the Chorale in the background particularly in the LP Joy to the World where he sang in "O Holy Night" and the LPs Folk Songs of the New World [Capitol P8324 (1955)] and Folk Songs of the Frontier [Capitol P8332 (1956)], where he sang, among other songs, "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" and "Streets of Laredo". Brooks on Dawson's Creek. He even played Rhett Butler in a 1972 musical version of "Gone With the Wind" at London's Drury Lane Theatre, but the production did not generate much of a stir. Harve Presnell was born George Harvey Presnell, on September 14, 1933, in Modesto, California, into a Christian family. The musical film, ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown,’ was released in 1964 and had Debbie Reynolds playing the titular role. Official Sites.

In attendance at the concert was musical theater composer Meredith Willson who was at that time in the midst of creating his musical on the life of Molly Brown, Titanic survivor. The couple got divorced in April 1966. Presnell was once a soloist with the Roger Wagner Chorale. [1], Presnell died on June 30, 2009, aged 75, from pancreatic cancer at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. By the time handsome, brawny baritone Harve Presnell arrived on the film scene, the "Golden Age" of musicals had long dissipated. Musical theater composer Meredith Wilson was present during one of his shows. Within a month of getting divorced, he got married to Veeva Suzanne Hamblen. [citation needed]. The twice-married Presnell with six children (Stephanie, Taylor, Etoile, Tulley, Shannon and Raine) succumbed to his illness at the St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on June 30, 2009, at age 75. Deeds (2002), Super Sucker (2003), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), and Evan Almighty (2007).

At age 70+, he was unsinkable, vigorously steamrolling on TV (The Pretender (1996), Monk (2002) and ER (1994)) and in the films Mr. In 1956, Presnell co-starred with Herva Nelli in the American premiere of Darius Milhaud's opera David at the Hollywood Bowl. George Harvey Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. There, he joined a local school, and in his free time, he also worked on a field. In 1960, he was a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in another concert at the Bowl. His parents got a hint of his abilities when he was 7 years old, when he began singing as a soloist in the local church choir. All tolled, it is estimated that Harve played the tycoon role over 2,000 times.More than 25 years had passed by the time Presnell returned to the movies as a brash and balding character actor. He ended up doing 532 performances until 1962. After attending Modesto High School he won a sports scholarship to the University of … Born in: Modesto, California, United States, Spouse/Ex-: Veeva Suzanne Hamblen (m. 1966), Sheryl M. Green (m. 1957–1966), siblings: Veeva Suzanne Hamblen (m. 1966), children: Etoile Presnell, Raine Presnell, Shannon Presnell, Stephanie Presnell, Taylor Presnell, Tulley Presnell, place of death: Santa Monica, California, USA, education: University Of Southern California, See the events in life of Harve Presnell in Chronological Order. By the time he was 21 years old, he had already started his singing career. He then appeared in successful plays such as ‘Scarlett,’ ‘Annie,’ and ‘Annie Warbucks.’, In the mid-1990s, he made his film “comeback” with the movie ‘The Whole Wide World’ and then starred in the cult classic film titled ‘Fargo.’ He also appeared in other well-known films such as ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘The Family Man.’, On TV, he mostly played small roles in series such as ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents,’ ‘ER,’ and ‘Frasier.’ He also played lengthy roles in series such as ‘The Pretender,’ ‘The Lionhearts,’ ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ and ‘Andy Barker, P.I.’, In the 2000s, as his health deteriorated, he became extremely selective about the films he did. He soloed on the Christmas classic "O Holy Night" in their 1956 "Joy To The World" LP.