Hal Holbrook
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 17, 1925
- Died
- Jan 23, 2021 (aged 95)
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 167
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.
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Known for
Filmography
Interpreting Twain
2018Movie
Self
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017Movie
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Blackway
2015Movie
Whizzer
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014Movie
Mayday (voice)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014Movie
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013Movie
Self
Savannah
2013Movie
Judge Harden
Rectify
2013TV
Rutherford Gaines
Monday Mornings
2013TV
Dr. Arvin Wayne
Lincoln
2012Movie
Preston Blair
Promised Land
2012Movie
Frank Yates
Water for Elephants
2011Movie
Old Jacob
Good Day for It
2011Movie
Hec
The Event
2010TV
James Dempsey, James Dempsey (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
2010TV
Leonard Patterson
Flying Lessons
2010Movie
Harry Pleasant
That Evening Sun
2009Movie
Abner Meecham
Killshot
2008Movie
Papa
Sons of Anarchy
2008TV
Nate Madock
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008Movie
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008Movie
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008Movie
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008Movie
Self
Into the Wild
2007Movie
Ronald "Ron" Franz
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bones
2005TV
Red Hudmore
The Seventh Day
2005TV
Host
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Lewis Clatch
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
2003Movie
Narrator
Hope & Faith
2003TV
Edward Shanowski
NCIS
2003TV
Mickey Stokes
The Designing Women Reunion
2003Movie
Shade
2003Movie
The Professor
The Street Lawyer
2003Movie
Arthur Jacobs
Good Morning, Miami
2002TV
Jim Templeton
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002Movie
Narrator (voice)
Purpose
2002Movie
Tom Walker
Mark Twain
2002Movie
Self (uncredited)
Mark Twain
2002TV
self
The Majestic
2001Movie
Congressman Doyle
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001Movie
Self - Actor
The Legend of the Three Trees
2001Movie
Narrator
Haven
2001Movie
Harold L. Ickes
Haven
2001TV
Harold L. Ickes
Founding Fathers
2000TV
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2000Movie
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Men of Honor
2000Movie
'Mr. Pappy'
Waking the Dead
2000Movie
Isaac Green
Battleships
1999Movie
Narrator
The Bachelor
1999Movie
O'Dell
The West Wing
1999TV
Albie Duncan
Family Law
1999TV
Judge Richard Lloyd
The Florentine
1999Movie
Smitty
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
1999Movie
Narrator
The Sopranos
1999TV
John Schwinn
Becker
1998TV
Mr. Humphries
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998Movie
Boyd Callahan
Judas Kiss
1998Movie
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
My Own Country
1998Movie
Lloyd Flanders
Walking to the Waterline
1998Movie
Man on the Beach
Hush
1998Movie
Dr. Franklin Hill
Beauty
1998Movie
Alexander Miller
The Third Twin
1997TV
Pete
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997TV
Narrator (voice)
Eye of God
1997Movie
Sheriff Rogers
All the Winters that Have Been
1997Movie
Uncle Ren Corvin
Trail of Hope
1997Movie
Narrator
Hercules
1997Movie
Amphitryon (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997Movie
Cranston (voice)
Operation Delta Force
1997Movie
Admiral Henshaw
The Battle of The Alamo
1996Movie
Voice
Carried Away
1996Movie
Doctor Evans
Innocent Victims
1996Movie
Bob Hennis
Stormchasers
1995Movie
Narrator
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995Movie
Adm. Kelso
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995Movie
Wild Bill McKenzie
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Justice Oliver Harbison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994Movie
Wild Bill McKenzie
ER
1994TV
Walter Perkins
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994Movie
William McKenzie
The Firm
1993Movie
Oliver Lambert
Bonds of Love
1993Movie
Jim Smith
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992Movie
Narrator (voice)
Evening Shade
1990TV
Evan Evans
A Killing in a Small Town
1990Movie
Dr. Beardsley
Sorry, Wrong Number
1989Movie
Jim Coltrane
Day One
1989Movie
Gen. George Marshall
Fletch Lives
1989Movie
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988Movie
Joseph Bundy
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
1988TV
Jonas Coe
American Experience
1988TV
Narrator (voice)
The Unholy
1988Movie
Archbishop Mosely
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988TV
Dr. Andrew McKay
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988Movie
Self
Wall Street
1987Movie
Lou Mannheim
Plaza Suite
1987Movie
Sam Nash
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986Movie
Self (uncredited)
Designing Women
1986TV
Reese Watson
Dress Gray
1986TV
Gen. Charles Hedges
Under Siege
1986Movie
President Maxwell Monroe
92 Grosvenor Street
1985Movie
North and South
1985TV
Abraham Lincoln
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984Movie
Grandpa Grier
George Washington
1984TV
John Adams
Celebrity
1984TV
Calvin Sledge
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
1983Movie
Host
The Star Chamber
1983Movie
Benjamin Caulfield
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
1983Movie
Narrator (voice)
Creepshow
1982Movie
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Girls Nite Out
1982Movie
Jim MacVey
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981Movie
John Webster
The Kidnapping of the President
1980Movie
President Adam Scott
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980Movie
Bud Johansen
The Fog
1980Movie
Father Malone
Natural Enemies
1979Movie
Paul Steward
When Hell Was in Session
1979Movie
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979Movie
J.R. Swackhammer
Murder by Natural Causes
1979Movie
Arthur Sinclair
Tartuffe
1978Movie
Self - Host
The Awakening Land
1978TV
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Capricorn One
1977Movie
Dr. James Kelloway
Julia
1977Movie
Alan
Rituals
1977Movie
Harry
Our Town
1977Movie
Stage manager
Midway
1976Movie
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
All the President's Men
1976Movie
Deep Throat
The Time of Your Life
1976Movie
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self (uncredited)
The Girl from Petrovka
1974Movie
Joe
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Lincoln
1974TV
Abraham Lincoln
Magnum Force
1973Movie
Lieutenant Briggs
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
1973Movie
Self
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973Movie
Elder (voice)
Pueblo
1973Movie
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
1973Movie
Narrator
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972Movie
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
That Certain Summer
1972Movie
Doug Salter
Appointment With Destiny
1971TV
Narrator
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971Movie
Harlan Webb
Suddenly Single
1971Movie
Larry Hackett
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971Movie
Matthew Sand
Great Performances
1971TV
Self - Host
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970Movie
Mitch Collins
The Great White Hope
1970Movie
Cameron
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970TV
Senator Hays Stowe
The People Next Door
1970Movie
David Hoffman
A Clear and Present Danger
1970Movie
Hays Stowe
The Whole World Is Watching
1969Movie
Chancellor Graham
The Brotherhood
1968Movie
Man at the Table (uncredited)
The Name of the Game
1968TV
John Adrian
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Wild in the Streets
1968Movie
Senator Fergus
Mark Twain Tonight!
1967Movie
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
The Glass Menagerie
1966Movie
her son
CBS Playhouse
1966TV
Tom Wingfield
The Group
1966Movie
Gus Leroy
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Christopher Simes
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957TV
Self
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Presenter
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Mitch Collins
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self