2009 TV News Archives

Harve Presnell

July 3, 2009: Harve Presnell (Sam Lane on "Lois & Clark") Dies of Cancer

Harve Presnell, best known to Superman fans as Sam Lane on the TV series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman", has died at age 75.

    The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., said Gregg Klein, Presnell's agent.

    Although he was best known for his roles in musical theater, Presnell also is remembered as William H. Macy's father-in-law in the Coen brothers' 1996 film "Fargo."

    The actor was born George Harvey Presnell on Sept. 14, 1933, in Modesto, Calif. He went to the University of Southern California on a sports scholarship. After three weeks, the head of the music school heard him sing and offered him the same scholarship for music. He soon quit school and spent three seasons singing in Europe. And it was in Berlin that Willson, the composer of "Molly Brown," first heard him sing.

You can read the full obituary via the Associated Press.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.



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