Will Hare

Will T Hare (March 30, 1916 – August 31, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on television and films, often playing elderly figures and father/grandpa roles. He is perhaps best known for his role as Otis "Old Man" Peabody in Back to the Future (1985).

Will T Hare (March 30, 1916 – August 31, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on television and films, often playing elderly figures and father/grandpa roles. He is perhaps best known for his role as Otis "Old Man" Peabody in Back to the Future (1985). ==Career== Hare had appeared on stage, screen, and television since he was 15. Becoming a veteran of stage for over a half of a century, Hare's film debut was Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956) and his final theatrical appearance was Me and Veronica in 1992. Hare's other distinctive film credits include roles in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972), The Rose (1979), The Electric Horseman (1979), Enter the Ninja (1981), Eyes of Fire (1983), Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), The Aviator (1985), Back to the Future (1985, as gun-toting farmer "Old Man Peabody"), Vendetta (1986) and Grim Prairie Tales (1990). Hare was also an active member of the Screen Actor's Guild for several years and also of the Actors Studio, where he died of a heart attack on August 31, 1997, during a rehearsal. Hare also appeared in the cover art for the Chessmaster franchise of videogames created by The Software Toolworks as the iconic title character. ==Partial filmography== The Greatest Gift (1954–1955) – Harold Matthews The Wrong Man (1956) – Raymond McKaba (uncredited) Without Each Other (1962) – Father The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) – Junk Man Black Oak Conspiracy (1977) – Doc Roades Heaven Can Wait (1978) – Team Doctor Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) – (uncredited) The Rose (1979) – Mr. Leonard The Electric Horseman (1979) – Gus Enter the Ninja (1981) – Dollars Pennies from Heaven (1981) – Father Everson Eyes of Fire (1983) – Calvin Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) – Grandpa The Aviator (1985) – Old Man Back to the Future (1985) – Pa Peabody Vendetta (1986) – Judge Waters Grim Prairie Tales (1990) – Lee Me and Veronica (1993) – Red Mob Queen (1998) – Father Doyle (final film role; posthumous release) ==References== ==External links== Will Hare at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection

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