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==