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Will Hare(1919-1997)

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Will Hare
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Character actor Will Hare has been appearing on stage, screen and television since he was 17 up to his death at age 80. 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 Black Oak Conspiracy (1977), The Electric Horseman (1979) with Robert Redford, Eyes of Fire (1983), The Aviator (1985) with Christopher Reeve and Steven Spielberg's Back to the Future (1985). Hare was also an active member of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) for several years and also of the Actor's Studio, where he passed away of a heart attack in 1997 during a rehearsal.
BornMarch 30, 1919
DiedAugust 31, 1997(78)
BornMarch 30, 1919
DiedAugust 31, 1997(78)
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Known for

Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future
8.5
  • Pa Peabody
  • 1985
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Silent Night, Deadly Night
5.8
  • Grandpa
  • 1984
Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Heaven Can Wait
6.9
  • Team Doctor
  • 1978
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Tales of the Unexpected
7.6
TV Series
  • Old Man

Credits

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  • Candis Cayne, Dan Moran, and David Proval in Mob Queen (1998)
    Mob Queen
    6.2
    • Father Doyle
    • 1998
  • SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997)
    SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Homeless Man (segment "Sax Cantor Riff")
    • 1997
  • Elizabeth McGovern and Patricia Wettig in Me and Veronica (1992)
    Me and Veronica
    5.5
    • Red
    • 1992
  • Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)
    All My Children
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Sydney O'Day (credit only)
    • 1990
  • Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
    Grim Prairie Tales
    5.4
    • Lee
    • 1990
  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Captain
    • 1987
  • Vendetta (1986)
    Vendetta
    5.4
    • Judge Waters
    • 1986
  • Richard Chamberlain, Alice Krige, and F. Murray Abraham in Dream West (1986)
    Dream West
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Dr. McClain
    • 1986
  • Peter Coyote, Taliesin Jaffe, and Lindsay Wagner in Child's Cry (1986)
    Child's Cry
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Edelman
    • 1986
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Hiram Clagett
    • 1985
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
    Back to the Future
    8.5
    • Pa Peabody
    • 1985
  • The Aviator (1985)
    The Aviator
    5.6
    • Old Man
    • 1985
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
    Silent Night, Deadly Night
    5.8
    • Grandpa
    • 1984
  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • The Yard Manager
    • 1984
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1984

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Wiliam Hare
  • Born
    • March 30, 1919
    • Elkins, West Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • August 31, 1997
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: Boom Boom Room. Drama.

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  • Trivia
    Will has been the face of the "Chessmaster" since 1986. The Chessmaster series is the world's best-selling computer chess program.
  • Trademark
      Frequently played old, father/grandfather characters

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