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Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Acting February 17, 1925 (95 years old) January 23, 2021 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and writer. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, Mark Twain Tonight!, performing as Mark Twain, while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. He would continue to perform his signature role for over 60 years, only retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health. Throughout his career, he also won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on television and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in film. Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966). He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film All the President's Men. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 miniseries Lincoln and 1985 miniseries North and South. He also appeared in such films as Julia (1977), The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993), Hercules (1997), and Men of Honor (2000). Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007) earned him both Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, Holbrook received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film That Evening Sun. He also portrayed Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012). In 2003, Holbrook was honored with the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Holbrook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 118

Hercules 7.5

Hercules

as Amphitryon (voice)

1997
Into the Wild 7.8

Into the Wild

as Ronald "Ron" Franz

2007
The Fog 6.7

The Fog

as Father Malone

1980
All the President's Men 7.7

All the President's Men

as Deep Throat

1976
Midway 6.6

Midway

as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

1976
The Firm 6.8

The Firm

as Oliver Lambert

1993
Lincoln 6.8

Lincoln

as Preston Blair

2012
Planes: Fire & Rescue 6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Mayday (voice)

2014
Men of Honor 7.5

Men of Honor

as 'Mr. Pappy'

2000
Wall Street 7.2

Wall Street

as Lou Mannheim

1987
Magnum Force 7.1

Magnum Force

as Lieutenant Briggs

1973
Creepshow 6.9

Creepshow

as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

1982
The Bachelor 5.1

The Bachelor

as O'Dell

1999
The Majestic 6.8

The Majestic

as Congressman Doyle

2001
Capricorn One 6.8

Capricorn One

as Dr. James Kelloway

1977
Water for Elephants 6.9

Water for Elephants

as Old Jacob

2011
Cats Don't Dance 7.2

Cats Don't Dance

as Cranston (voice)

1997
Shade 6.2

Shade

as The Professor

2003
Julia 6.5

Julia

as Alan

1977
Hush 5.7

Hush

as Dr. Franklin Hill

1998
Fletch Lives 6.0

Fletch Lives

as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

1989
Promised Land 6.3

Promised Land

as Frank Yates

2012
Killshot 5.8

Killshot

as Papa

2008
The Unholy 5.4

The Unholy

as Archbishop Mosely

1988
They Only Kill Their Masters 5.1

They Only Kill Their Masters

as Dr. Warren G. Watkins

1972
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus 7.1

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

2000
The Star Chamber 6.0

The Star Chamber

as Benjamin Caulfield

1983
Blackway 5.3

Blackway

as Whizzer

2015
Judas Kiss 5.7

Judas Kiss

as Senator Rupert Hornbeck

1998
The Group 5.7

The Group

as Gus Leroy

1966
Waking the Dead 6.0

Waking the Dead

as Isaac Green

2000
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 6.1

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

as Self

2013
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 6.1

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

as Elder (voice)

1973
A Killing in a Small Town 4.8

A Killing in a Small Town

as Dr. Beardsley

1990
The People Next Door 5.9

The People Next Door

as David Hoffman

1970
The Great White Hope 6.3

The Great White Hope

as Cameron

1970
Wild in the Streets 5.7

Wild in the Streets

as Senator Fergus

1968
Eye of God 5.9

Eye of God

as Sheriff Rogers

1997
Operation Delta Force 3.8

Operation Delta Force

as Admiral Henshaw

1997
A Clear and Present Danger 7.0

A Clear and Present Danger

as Hays Stowe

1970
The Girl from Petrovka 5.3

The Girl from Petrovka

as Joe

1974
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 7.4

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as Narrator (voice)

2002
The Business End: Violence in Cinema 8.0

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as Self

2008
That Evening Sun 6.8

That Evening Sun

as Abner Meecham

2009
Savannah 6.0

Savannah

as Judge Harden

2013
Murder by Natural Causes 7.0

Murder by Natural Causes

as Arthur Sinclair

1979
Rituals 6.0

Rituals

as Harry

1977
Carried Away 5.8

Carried Away

as Doctor Evans

1996
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 6.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

as Wild Bill McKenzie

1994
The Brotherhood 6.0

The Brotherhood

as Man at the Table (uncredited)

1968
Day One 6.5

Day One

as Gen. George Marshall

1989
All the Winters that Have Been 6.8

All the Winters that Have Been

as Uncle Ren Corvin

1997
Tartuffe 7.0

Tartuffe

as Self - Host

1978
The Street Lawyer 7.0

The Street Lawyer

as Arthur Jacobs

2003
The Kidnapping of the President 4.6

The Kidnapping of the President

as President Adam Scott

1980
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

as William McKenzie

1994
Good Day for It 5.5

Good Day for It

as Hec

2011
That Certain Summer 6.6

That Certain Summer

as Doug Salter

1972
The Legend of the Golden Gun 7.0

The Legend of the Golden Gun

as J.R. Swackhammer

1979
Girls Nite Out 4.7

Girls Nite Out

as Jim MacVey

1982
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester 7.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

as Wild Bill McKenzie

1995
The Florentine 5.7

The Florentine

as Smitty

1999
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel 8.0

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

as Self

1988
The Killing of Randy Webster 6.0

The Killing of Randy Webster

as John Webster

1981
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

as Harlan Webb

1971
When Hell Was in Session 7.5

When Hell Was in Session

as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

1979
Rusty: A Dog's Tale 5.8

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

as Boyd Callahan

1998
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 6.0

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

as Self (uncredited)

1986
Beauty 5.3

Beauty

as Alexander Miller

1998
My Own Country 4.5

My Own Country

as Lloyd Flanders

1998
Mark Twain 7.1

Mark Twain

as Self (uncredited)

2002
Plaza Suite 8.0

Plaza Suite

as Sam Nash

1987
Dirty Harry: The Original 7.3

Dirty Harry: The Original

as Self - Actor

2001
Bonds of Love 5.8

Bonds of Love

as Jim Smith

1993
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 7.0

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

as Self

2014
Stormchasers 6.5

Stormchasers

as Narrator

1995
Our Town 9.5

Our Town

as Stage manager

1977
Under Siege 7.5

Under Siege

as President Maxwell Monroe

1986
Flying Lessons 5.6

Flying Lessons

as Harry Pleasant

2010
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry 5.8

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as Self

2008
Haven 6.8

Haven

as Harold L. Ickes

2001
Natural Enemies 6.0

Natural Enemies

as Paul Steward

1979
Pueblo 6.5

Pueblo

as Capt. Lloyd Bucher

1973
The Time of Your Life 10.0

The Time of Your Life

as Self - Host

1976
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat 6.0

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
I'll Be Home for Christmas 7.0

I'll Be Home for Christmas

as Joseph Bundy

1988
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 7.0

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as Self

2008
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

2017
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 4.5

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as Self

2008
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City 6.5

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

as Mitch Collins

1970
Mark Twain Tonight! 7.5

Mark Twain Tonight!

as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

1967
Off the Minnesota Strip 5.5

Off the Minnesota Strip

as Bud Johansen

1980
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2006
The Whole World Is Watching 9.0

The Whole World Is Watching

as Chancellor Graham

1969
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 4.8

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

as Grandpa Grier

1984
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

as Narrator

2003
Suddenly Single 4.5

Suddenly Single

as Larry Hackett

1971
Purpose 4.9

Purpose

as Tom Walker

2002
92 Grosvenor Street 9.0

92 Grosvenor Street

1985
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today 7.0

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

as Self

1973
Walking to the Waterline 6.3

Walking to the Waterline

as Man on the Beach

1998
Innocent Victims 7.0

Innocent Victims

as Bob Hennis

1996
America Remembers John F. Kennedy 6.0

America Remembers John F. Kennedy

as Host

1983
The Battle of The Alamo 8.0

The Battle of The Alamo

as Voice

1996
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as Narrator (voice)

1992
Travis Logan, D.A. 7.3

Travis Logan, D.A.

as Matthew Sand

1971
Sorry, Wrong Number 5.2

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Jim Coltrane

1989
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal 4.2

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

as Adm. Kelso

1995
The Legend of the Three Trees 6.7

The Legend of the Three Trees

as Narrator

2001
The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

2003
Interpreting Twain

Interpreting Twain

as Self

2018
Trail of Hope 9.0

Trail of Hope

as Narrator

1997
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa

Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa

as Narrator

1973
The Glass Menagerie 6.7

The Glass Menagerie

as her son

1966
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

as Narrator

1999
Battleships

Battleships

as Narrator

1999
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

as Narrator (voice)

1983
Presenting Geraldine Page

Presenting Geraldine Page

TV Shows 51

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Lewis Clatch

2005
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Mickey Stokes

2003
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Red Hudmore

2005
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self (uncredited)

1975
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Hawaii Five-0 7.7

Hawaii Five-0

as Leonard Patterson

2010
The Sopranos 8.7

The Sopranos

as John Schwinn

1999
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as Albie Duncan

1999
Sons of Anarchy 8.4

Sons of Anarchy

as Nate Madock

2008
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
ER 7.8

ER

as Walter Perkins

1994
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self - Host

1971
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Justice Oliver Harbison

1995
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
The F.B.I. 5.6

The F.B.I.

as Christopher Simes

1965
Becker 7.3

Becker

as Mr. Humphries

1998
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Name of the Game 7.0

The Name of the Game

as John Adrian

1968
Hope & Faith 5.4

Hope & Faith

as Edward Shanowski

2003
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Judge Richard Lloyd

1999
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Rectify 7.6

Rectify

as Rutherford Gaines

2013
Evening Shade 5.8

Evening Shade

as Evan Evans

1990
North and South 7.5

North and South

as Abraham Lincoln

1985
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mitch Collins

1954
The Event 6.4

The Event

as James Dempsey (voice)

2010
The Event 6.4

The Event

as James Dempsey

2010
Good Morning, Miami 6.9

Good Morning, Miami

as Jim Templeton

2002
Designing Women 6.8

Designing Women

as Reese Watson

1986
CBS Playhouse 7.0

CBS Playhouse

as Tom Wingfield

1966
Monday Mornings 6.9

Monday Mornings

as Dr. Arvin Wayne

2013
The Bold Ones: The Senator 4.7

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as Senator Hays Stowe

1970
Lincoln 8.0

Lincoln

as Abraham Lincoln

1974
The Third Twin 5.5

The Third Twin

as Pete

1997
The Awakening Land 7.5

The Awakening Land

as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

1978
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery 7.8

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as Narrator (voice)

1997
George Washington 7.7

George Washington

as John Adams

1984
The Fortunate Pilgrim 6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as Dr. Andrew McKay

1988
Celebrity 6.7

Celebrity

as Calvin Sledge

1984
Founding Fathers 8.0

Founding Fathers

as Benjamin Franklin (voice)

2000
Dress Gray 5.1

Dress Gray

as Gen. Charles Hedges

1986
Mark Twain 9.0

Mark Twain

as self

2002
Emma: Queen of the South Seas 5.2

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

as Jonas Coe

1988
Appointment With Destiny 10.0

Appointment With Destiny

as Narrator

1971
Haven 7.0

Haven

as Harold L. Ickes

2001
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

as Host

2005

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