Hal Landon Jr. (born May 23, 1941) is an American actor most notable for portraying Ted's Dad in the Bill & Ted franchise.
The majority of his acting has been on television, appearing in episodes of Highway to Heaven, Lou Grant, T.J. Hooker, Dallas, Cheers, Remington Steele, Matlock, Newhart, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frasier, Married... with Children, My Name is Earl, Mad Men, and The Middle.
He has also appeared in films including David Lynch's Eraserhead, Defending Your Life, Trespass, and The Artist.
Life
He was a member of the South Coast Repertory in Orange County, California, most notably playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge on stage from 1979 to 2019. Landon also voiced Oswald Jacobs and provided his likeness via motion capture in the 2011 video game LA Noire.
References
- "Hal Landon Jr.'s final bow as Scrooge brings tears and an end to a 40-year tradition". Los Angeles Times. December 27, 2019.
- "Hal Landon Jr., Keeping Christmas in His Way for 40 Years". American Theatre. December 19, 2019.
External links
- Hal Landon Jr. at AllMovie
- Hal Landon Jr. at IMDb
- Hal Landon Jr. at Rotten Tomatoes
- Hal Landon Jr. at the TCM Movie Database
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