Hal Holbrook
Acting
Born: February 17, 1925 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: January 23, 2021 (aged 95)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Into the Wild
2007
Hercules
1997
Lincoln
2012
The Sopranos
1999
Bones
2005
Sons of Anarchy
2008
Water for Elephants
2011
Men of Honor
2000
NCIS
2003
The Firm
1993
Wall Street
1987
Photos (6)
Movies (96)
Hercules
Amphitryon (voice)
The Firm
Oliver Lambert
Into the Wild
Ronald "Ron" Franz
Lincoln
Preston Blair
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Mayday (voice)
Men of Honor
'Mr. Pappy'
Wall Street
Lou Mannheim
All the President's Men
Deep Throat
Magnum Force
Lieutenant Briggs
The Fog
Father Malone
Creepshow
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Midway
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Shade
The Professor
Water for Elephants
Old Jacob
The Majestic
Congressman Doyle
Capricorn One
Dr. James Kelloway
The Bachelor
O'Dell
Killshot
Papa
The Unholy
Archbishop Mosely
Blackway
Whizzer
Cats Don't Dance
Cranston (voice)
Julia
Alan
Fletch Lives
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Promised Land
Frank Yates
Hush
Dr. Franklin Hill
Judas Kiss
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Carried Away
Doctor Evans
The Brotherhood
Man at the Table (uncredited)
The Star Chamber
Benjamin Caulfield
Waking the Dead
Isaac Green
Good Day for It
Hec
Operation Delta Force
Admiral Henshaw
They Only Kill Their Masters
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Elder (voice)
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash
The Florentine
Smitty
The Girl from Petrovka
Joe
That Evening Sun
Abner Meecham
Girls Nite Out
Jim MacVey
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Wild Bill McKenzie
Flying Lessons
Harry Pleasant
The Great White Hope
Cameron
Day One
Gen. George Marshall
The Legend of the Golden Gun
J.R. Swackhammer
Stormchasers
Narrator
Savannah
Judge Harden
The Group
Gus Leroy
Under Siege
President Maxwell Monroe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
William McKenzie
The People Next Door
David Hoffman
Eye of God
Sheriff Rogers
Rituals
Harry
A Killing in a Small Town
Dr. Beardsley
Murder by Natural Causes
Arthur Sinclair
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
The Killing of Randy Webster
John Webster
When Hell Was in Session
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
That Certain Summer
Doug Salter
A Clear and Present Danger
Hays Stowe
All the Winters that Have Been
Uncle Ren Corvin
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Harlan Webb
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Kelso
Beauty
Alexander Miller
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Boyd Callahan
Bonds of Love
Jim Smith
Sorry, Wrong Number
Jim Coltrane
Pueblo
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
My Own Country
Lloyd Flanders
The Whole World Is Watching
Chancellor Graham
Haven
Harold L. Ickes
Purpose
Tom Walker
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Wild Bill McKenzie
Innocent Victims
Bob Hennis
The Kidnapping of the President
President Adam Scott
Trail of Hope
Narrator
Off the Minnesota Strip
Bud Johansen
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Joseph Bundy
Natural Enemies
Paul Steward
Suddenly Single
Larry Hackett
Our Town
Stage manager
Walking to the Waterline
Man on the Beach
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
Wild in the Streets
Senator Fergus
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Grandpa Grier
The Legend of the Three Trees
Narrator
The Battle of The Alamo
Voice
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
Narrator
The Glass Menagerie
her son
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Mitch Collins
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Narrator
Battleships
Narrator
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (37)
NCIS
Mickey Stokes · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Lewis Clatch · 1 eps
Bones
Red Hudmore · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-0
Leonard Patterson · 1 eps
The Sopranos
John Schwinn · 1 eps
The West Wing
Albie Duncan · 2 eps
Sons of Anarchy
Nate Madock · 5 eps
ER
Walter Perkins · 2 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Justice Oliver Harbison · 2 eps
The Name of the Game
John Adrian · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Christopher Simes · 1 eps
Designing Women
Reese Watson · 7 eps
Family Law
Judge Richard Lloyd · 1 eps
Becker
Mr. Humphries · 1 eps
North and South
Abraham Lincoln · 7 eps
Hope & Faith
Edward Shanowski · 1 eps
Rectify
Rutherford Gaines · 1 eps
The Event
James Dempsey · 9 eps
The Event
James Dempsey (voice) · 1 eps
Evening Shade
Evan Evans · 100 eps
Good Morning, Miami
Jim Templeton · 2 eps
Monday Mornings
Dr. Arvin Wayne · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mitch Collins · 2 eps
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Senator Hays Stowe · 8 eps
George Washington
John Adams · 3 eps
Haven
Harold L. Ickes · 2 eps
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln · 6 eps
The Awakening Land
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary · 3 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Dr. Andrew McKay · 2 eps
The Third Twin
Pete · 2 eps
Celebrity
Calvin Sledge · 3 eps
Dress Gray
Gen. Charles Hedges · 2 eps
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin (voice) · 4 eps
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Jonas Coe · 4 eps
The Seventh Day
Host · 11 eps
Self / Appearances (26)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self - Host · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Tartuffe
Self - Host
Mark Twain
self · 2 eps
Mark Twain
Self (uncredited)
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self - Narrator (voice)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Self - Narrator (voice)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Self
The Time of Your Life
Self - Host
Interpreting Twain
Self
