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Philip Baker Hall
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Miami Vice Character
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Federal Judge Delaporte ("Contempt of Court")
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Born
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September 10, 1931, Toledo, Ohio
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Died
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June 12, 2022, Los Angeles, California (age 90, undisclosed causes)
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Active
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1950-2020
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Philip Baker Hall (September 10, 1931 - June 12, 2022) was an American actor who appeared as Federal Judge Delaporte, who presided over the trial of mob boss Frank Mosca in the episode "Contempt of Court" of the series Miami Vice.
Career[]
Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, and began acting on the Off-Broadway and Broadway stage, then moved on to the screen, debuting in the 1970 film Cowards, later appearing in Three O'Clock High (with John P. Ryan), Midnight Run (with Dennis Farina), Jack Kehoe, and John Toles-Bey), Ghostbusters II, Live Wire (with Tony Plana and Brent Jennings), Hard Eight, Air Force One (with Paul Guilfoyle, Xander Berkeley, and Dean Stockwell), Boogie Nights (with Luis Guzman), Rush Hour and its' sequels Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, The Insider (with Bruce McGill), Bruce Almighty, The Amityville Horror, The Shaggy Dog (with Annabelle Gurwitch), Magnolia (with Guzman and Alfred Molina), and his final film, The Last Word.
His TV appearances include his debut in Good Times, followed by Man From Atlantis (with Belinda Montgomery), The Waltons, Quincy, M.E. (with Val Bisoglio), Family Ties, Falcon Crest (with Norman Parker), L.A. Law (with Jimmy Smits), Nurses (with David Rasche), 3rd Rock From The Sun, Millennium (with Terry O'Quinn), Seinfeld (with Michael Richards), The Fugitive (with Mykelti Williamson), The Life and Times of Tim, and his final TV appearance, in Messiah.
Death[]
Hall passed away on June 12, 2022 from undisclosed causes in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 90.