Hal Landon Jr.
Hal Landon Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 23, 1941 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–2021 |
| Father | Hal Landon, Sr. (1918–2002) |
Hal Landon Jr. (born May 23, 1941) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ted's father Captain Logan 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. Landon also voiced Oswald Jacobs and provided his likeness via motion capture in the 2011 video game LA Noire.
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.[1][2] His father, Hal Landon Sr. played alongside him in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey as Thomas Edison.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Eraserhead | Pencil Machine Operator | |
| 1978 | Jokes My Folks Never Told Me | Various Roles | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Cornfield | |
| 1987 | Prison | Wallace | |
| 1989 | Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure | Captain Logan | |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | 2nd Deputy Sheriff | |
| 1990 | Almost an Angel | Paradise Bar local | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Man in Past Lives Pavilion | |
| 1991 | Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey | Captain Logan | |
| 1996 | The Little Death | Mr. Keats | |
| 1998 | Break Up | Nike | |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Actor 'Commissioner' | |
| 1992 | Trespass | Eugene DeLong | |
| 2002 | Speakeasy | Mr. Petersen | |
| 2005 | Greener Mountains | Len | |
| 2011 | The Artist | Napoleon | |
| 2012 | California Solo | Farmer | |
| 2013 | The Sleepy Man | Admiral | Short film |
| 2015 | Smosh: The Movie | Butler | |
| 2016 | Pee-Wee's Big Holiday | Farmer Brown | |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Captain Logan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Lou Grant | Frank Blankenship | Episode: "Hometown" |
| 1982 | Father Murphy | Ira Eaves | Episode: "The Dream Day" |
| 1983 | T.J. Hooker | Jason | Episode: "Payday Pirates" |
| 1983 | Sunset Limousine | Gardener | TV movie |
| 1984 | Oh Madeline | Unnamed Character | Episode: "Ah, Wilderness" |
| 1985 | Dallas | Oil Man #2 | Episode: "Mothers" |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | O'Dell | Segment: "The Little People of Killany Woods" |
| 1986 | Highway to Heaven | Repairman | Episode: "Close Encounters of the Heavenly Kind" |
| 1986 | Cheers | Floyd Panjeric | Episode: "Save the Last Dance for Me" |
| 1986 | Newhart | James Reeves | Episode: "Sweet and Sour Charity" |
| 1988 | Matlock | George | Episode: "The Fisherman" |
| 1988 | Winnie | Man with Car | TV movie |
| 1988 | Falcon Crest | Henderson | Episode: "Life with Father" (cut scene, uncredited) |
| 1990 | Get a Life | Ben Spangler | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Hull High | Bus Driver | Episode #1.5 |
| 1991 | Down Home | Priest | Episode: "Mail Order Tran" |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | Norm | Episode: "A Single Drop of Rain - September 7, 1953" |
| 1992 | Married... with Children | Janitor | Episode: "The Goodbye Girl" |
| 1992, 1994 | Love & War | Maitre D' | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Muddling Through | Gidney | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | Ellen | Bus driver | Episode: "These Successful Friends of Mine" |
| 1995 | Live Shot | Hobart | Episode: "The Forgotten Episode" |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridge | George Mill | TV movie |
| 1998 | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story | Episcopal Bishop | TV movie |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Neral | Episode: "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges" |
| 2002 | Frasier | Mr. Lasskopf | Episode: "Deathtrap" |
| 2008 | My Name is Earl | Mr. Hill | Episode: "Orphan Earl" |
| 2009 | Numb3rs | Professor Nelson Horowitz | Episode: "Animal Rites" |
| 2009 | Mad Men | Achilles | Episode: "The Color Blue" |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Henry Wainwright | Episode: "Uncertainty Rules" |
| 2011 | The Middle | Photographer | Episode: "Mother's Day II" |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Oswald Jacobs (voice) | Video game |
| 2011 | The Closer | Terry Weaver | Episode: "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" |
| 2013 | Bad Samaritans | Herbert | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | All the Way | Speaker John McCormack | TV movie |
| 2021 | Side Hustle | Prescott / Scott Dilger | Episode: "Extra Crunchy" |
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.
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