Longtime character actor Harve Presnell dies at 75

**Retrocool** · 07-02-2009, 05:39 PM

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Harve Presnell, the Golden Globe-winning actor best known for his role as William H. Macy's father-in-law in Fargo and who starred in Broadway musicals The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Annie, has died. He was 75.

The actor died Tuesday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., after a battle with pancreatic cancer, Presnell's agent told the Associated Press.

**AlohaStitch** · 07-02-2009, 05:47 PM

He also played Rotten Luck Willie in Paint Your Wagon where he sang an amazing rendition of "They Call The Wind Mariah." (And was drop dead gorgeous in the film as well). I had the good fortune to work with him when he was the guest performer in a number of our college musicals. He was a wonderful teddybear of a man.

It just seems like the deaths won't stop coming.

**I Heart Disneyland** · 07-02-2009, 06:20 PM

I remember him in Fargo, which I loved.

***Coheteboy*** · 07-02-2009, 11:41 PM

I met him once. He was a nice guy.

**OldSchoolMickey** · 07-03-2009, 06:14 AM

He was a great character actor!

I recall him being in Saving Private Ryan and The Family Man as well as dozens of TV shows such as Cold Case (recently) and Monk.

RIP...