Philip Baker Hall, prolific character actor from 'Seinfeld' and 'Hard Eight,' dead at 90

Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in “Seinfeld,” died on Sunday. He was 90.

Tracy Wright is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. 

"His voice at the end was still just as powerful," said Wolfle Hall. Her husband, she added, never retired from acting.

In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful, weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. His range was wide, but Hall, who had a natural gravitas, often played men in suits, trench coats and lab coats.