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Departure of the legend: Famous actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

June 14, 2022
Philip Baker Hall died due to lung cancer (Photo: Agencies)

The icon of Hollywood and one of the longest-lived actors, with a decades-long career, has left us.

Philip Baker Hall, an actor who left behind numerous historical roles, died at the age of 90.

Hall died of lung disease at his home in Glendale, California.

In his career of more than five decades, he was part of famous films such as “The Heavy Eight” from 1996, then “Air Force One”, “Truman’s Show”, “Talented Mr. Ripley”, and “Bruce Almighty“, comedy “Rush Hour”. and “Ghostbusters”, but also horror movies like “The Amityville Horror” and “Zodiac”.

When it comes to series, he starred in “M*A*S*H”, then “Miami Vice”, “The West Wing”, “Modern Family” and many more.

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