Comments on: ‘Fargo’ actor Harve Presnell dead at 75

By: George A. Klein

George A. Klein — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:41 +0000

I actually had the honor of working with Mr. Presnell in the mid 90’s. He did some voice-over for a show I was producing. He was such a nice guy and a real professional.
Harve, you were a pleasure to work with!
You will be missed!!!

By: Pam Hunt

Pam Hunt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:13:28 +0000

Along with Howard Keel & John Raitt, Harve Presnell was one of the GREAT voices of Broadway and musicals in general. It really is the end of an era. I always enjoyed his work and, like others, couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t a huge star. His tremendous voice still brings tears to my eyes. Check out “Andy Barker, P.I.” to see Harve’s great comedy chops, too. He was a huge star in my book.

By: Janet Thornton

Janet Thornton — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:31 +0000

Beth, that was also Howard Keel in Showboat.

By: Anita Paoli

Anita Paoli — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:08 +0000

I bet Harve has 100 + film and stage performances. He was so accomplished in Film, Stage, Opera …in everything he did. He was a good person and touched so many with is honest good will. He will be dearly missed.

By: Ron3853

Ron3853 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:23 +0000

I got to see him live with Debbie Reynolds in 1989 when both of them toured the country in a stage version of “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”
Beth, that was Howard Keel in “Dallas,” not Presnell. Both of them tend to be mistaken for each other, since they both did musicals and had similar voices and personalities.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:44:38 +0000

I’m terribly saddened over the lost of this great actor. I fell in love with him the first time I saw “Showboat” and the “Unsinkable Molly Brown” “Paint Your Wagon” and then he was also in the Dallas TV series which seems to be omitted from all the news announcements. What a booming beautiful voice and handsome leading man, even in his later years of life. There is not anyone out there today that can compare to the quality of a person and actor he was. My heart goes out to his family and friends. He will be deeply missed. The lights should go out on Broadway for him.

By: T.Haarsgaard

T.Haarsgaard — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:09:47 +0000

Goodbye Rotten LucK Willie

By: lisseut

lisseut — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:58:46 +0000

Olivia,
Exactly! I loved the Pretender. Unfortunately, when i mentioned Harve Presnell’s passing to a friend all she had was “wasn’t he the guy who willed Dawson all that money?”
Yeesh.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:14:38 +0000

Harve was in a production of South Pacific I did in Kansas City at Starlight Theater. He played de Beque–the French guy that falls for Nellie Forbush. He was a bit of a womanizer, but very nice and extremely professional and gifted. I am surprised he wasn’t more famous. God bless him and his family…

By: eyesjamesq

eyesjamesq — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:50:27 +0000

Thinning of the herd.