Golden Globe-winning actor Harve Presnell has died. The 75-year-old star of 'Fargo' succumbed to pancreatic cancer on Tuesday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif, EW.com and the Associated Press are reporting.
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Presnell is best known to movie audiences for his role in the Coen Brothers drama as Wade Gustafson, the overbearing father-in-law of William H. Macy's character (Video Below). His other movie credits include 'Flags of Our Fathers,' 'The Legend of Bagger Vance,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Paint Your Wagon' and 'Legally Blonde.'
He won a Golden Globe in 1965 for being the industry's Most Promising Newcomer.
Presnell's talents weren't relegated to the big screen. In fact, he will likely be best remembered for his work in the theater. His booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' and 'Gone With the Wind,' but his biggest role on Broadway came in 'Annie,' which he played Daddy Warbucks in numerous productions.
Television was also kind to the actor, with memorable roles in recent years on 'Dawson's Creek' and the short-lived series 'Andy Barker P.I.'
The actor was born George Harvey Presnell on Sept. 14, 1933, in Modesto, Calif. He went to the University of Southern California on a sports scholarship. After three weeks, the head of the music school heard him sing and offered him the same scholarship for music.
He soon quit school and spent three seasons singing in Europe. And it was in Berlin that Willson, the composer of "Molly Brown," first heard him sing.
