Hal Holbrook
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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.
Known for
Credits
Hercules (1997)
as Amphitryon (voice)
Into the Wild (2007)
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
as Mayday (voice)
The Firm (1993)
as Oliver Lambert
All the President's Men (1976)
as Deep Throat
Men of Honor (2000)
as 'Mr. Pappy'
Lincoln (2012)
as Preston Blair
Wall Street (1987)
as Lou Mannheim
Midway (1976)
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Magnum Force (1973)
as Lieutenant Briggs
The Fog (1980)
as Father Malone
Creepshow (1982)
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Shade (2003)
as The Professor
Water for Elephants (2011)
as Old Jacob
The Majestic (2001)
as Congressman Doyle
Capricorn One (1977)
as Dr. James Kelloway
Killshot (2008)
as Papa
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
as Cranston (voice)
Fletch Lives (1989)
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Promised Land (2012)
as Frank Yates
The Bachelor (1999)
as O'Dell
Blackway (2015)
as Whizzer
Hush (1998)
as Dr. Franklin Hill
Judas Kiss (1998)
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Julia (1977)
as Alan
The Star Chamber (1983)
as Benjamin Caulfield
Waking the Dead (2000)
as Isaac Green
The Unholy (1988)
as Archbishop Mosely
Operation Delta Force (1997)
as Admiral Henshaw
Tartuffe (1978)
as Self - Host
The Brotherhood (1968)
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Carried Away (1996)
as Doctor Evans
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
as Elder (voice)
The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
as Joe
The Florentine (1999)
as Smitty
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
as William McKenzie
The Great White Hope (1970)
as Cameron
Eye of God (1997)
as Sheriff Rogers
The Group (1966)
as Gus Leroy
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Plaza Suite (1987)
as Sam Nash
Under Siege (1986)
as President Maxwell Monroe
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Girls Nite Out (1982)
as Jim MacVey
Good Day for It (2011)
as Hec
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
as Self
That Evening Sun (2009)
as Abner Meecham
Rituals (1977)
as Harry
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Savannah (2013)
as Judge Harden
That Certain Summer (1972)
as Doug Salter
Mark Twain (2002)
as Self (uncredited)
The Street Lawyer (2003)
as Arthur Jacobs
Flying Lessons (2010)
as Harry Pleasant
The People Next Door (1970)
as David Hoffman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Wild in the Streets (1968)
as Senator Fergus
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
as Arthur Sinclair
Day One (1989)
as Gen. George Marshall
Stormchasers (1995)
as Narrator
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)
as Self
Beauty (1998)
as Alexander Miller
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
as Self
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
as John Webster
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
as Harlan Webb
A Clear and Present Danger (1970)
as Hays Stowe
The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)
as J.R. Swackhammer
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (2006)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
as Dr. Beardsley
The Designing Women Reunion (2003)
Actor
All the Winters that Have Been (1997)
as Uncle Ren Corvin
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)
as Self
The Whole World Is Watching (1969)
as Chancellor Graham
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008)
as Self
Bonds of Love (1993)
as Jim Smith
Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
as Boyd Callahan
Natural Enemies (1979)
as Paul Steward
The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
as Self
Innocent Victims (1996)
as Bob Hennis
My Own Country (1998)
as Lloyd Flanders
Sorry, Wrong Number (1989)
as Jim Coltrane
Suddenly Single (1971)
as Larry Hackett
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995)
as Adm. Kelso
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)
as Self (uncredited)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
as Self
Dirty Harry: The Original (2001)
as Self - Actor
Trail of Hope (1997)
as Narrator
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)
as Joseph Bundy
Haven (2001)
as Harold L. Ickes
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
as President Adam Scott
Travis Logan, D.A. (1971)
as Matthew Sand
Pueblo (1973)
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Our Town (1977)
as Stage manager
Walking to the Waterline (1998)
as Man on the Beach
Purpose (2002)
as Tom Walker
92 Grosvenor Street (1985)
Actor
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)
as Grandpa Grier
Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)
as Bud Johansen
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (2017)
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
The Glass Menagerie (1966)
as her son
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973)
as Narrator
The Battle of The Alamo (1996)
as Voice
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail (2003)
as Narrator
The Time of Your Life (1976)
as Self - Host
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970)
as Mitch Collins
Battleships (1999)
as Narrator
The Legend of the Three Trees (2001)
as Narrator
Interpreting Twain (2018)
as Self
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today (1973)
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
America Remembers John F. Kennedy (1983)
as Host
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) (1999)
as Narrator
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions (1983)
as Narrator (voice)
Mark Twain Tonight! (1967)
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)