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)
Wall Street
Lou Mannheim
Magnum Force
Lieutenant Briggs
Hercules
Amphitryon (voice)
Lincoln
Preston Blair
Into the Wild
Ronald "Ron" Franz
All the President's Men
Deep Throat
Men of Honor
'Mr. Pappy'
The Fog
Father Malone
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Mayday (voice)
The Majestic
Congressman Doyle
Midway
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
The Firm
Oliver Lambert
Shade
The Professor
Water for Elephants
Old Jacob
Capricorn One
Dr. James Kelloway
Promised Land
Frank Yates
The Bachelor
O'Dell
The Star Chamber
Benjamin Caulfield
Cats Don't Dance
Cranston (voice)
Fletch Lives
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Creepshow
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
The Girl from Petrovka
Joe
Killshot
Papa
The Unholy
Archbishop Mosely
Blackway
Whizzer
Judas Kiss
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Julia
Alan
All the Winters that Have Been
Uncle Ren Corvin
The People Next Door
David Hoffman
That Evening Sun
Abner Meecham
Waking the Dead
Isaac Green
The Great White Hope
Cameron
Operation Delta Force
Admiral Henshaw
Flying Lessons
Harry Pleasant
Eye of God
Sheriff Rogers
Hush
Dr. Franklin Hill
The Whole World Is Watching
Chancellor Graham
They Only Kill Their Masters
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Rituals
Harry
Wild in the Streets
Senator Fergus
The Brotherhood
Man at the Table (uncredited)
The Florentine
Smitty
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Wild Bill McKenzie
That Certain Summer
Doug Salter
The Group
Gus Leroy
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Elder (voice)
A Killing in a Small Town
Dr. Beardsley
Savannah
Judge Harden
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Mitch Collins
The Legend of the Golden Gun
J.R. Swackhammer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
William McKenzie
Under Siege
President Maxwell Monroe
Girls Nite Out
Jim MacVey
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Boyd Callahan
Carried Away
Doctor Evans
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Wild Bill McKenzie
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Harlan Webb
A Clear and Present Danger
Hays Stowe
Stormchasers
Narrator
Suddenly Single
Larry Hackett
Murder by Natural Causes
Arthur Sinclair
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
Day One
Gen. George Marshall
Off the Minnesota Strip
Bud Johansen
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash
Sorry, Wrong Number
Jim Coltrane
The Kidnapping of the President
President Adam Scott
When Hell Was in Session
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Good Day for It
Hec
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Joseph Bundy
The Legend of the Three Trees
Narrator
Walking to the Waterline
Man on the Beach
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Grandpa Grier
Haven
Harold L. Ickes
Bonds of Love
Jim Smith
My Own Country
Lloyd Flanders
Beauty
Alexander Miller
The Killing of Randy Webster
John Webster
Trail of Hope
Narrator
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Innocent Victims
Bob Hennis
The Battle of The Alamo
Voice
Purpose
Tom Walker
Pueblo
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Our Town
Stage manager
Natural Enemies
Paul Steward
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Kelso
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
Narrator
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Narrator
Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
The Glass Menagerie
her son
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Battleships
Narrator
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
Sons of Anarchy
Nate Madock · 5 eps
The West Wing
Albie Duncan · 2 eps
ER
Walter Perkins · 2 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Christopher Simes · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Justice Oliver Harbison · 2 eps
Becker
Mr. Humphries · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
John Adrian · 1 eps
Family Law
Judge Richard Lloyd · 1 eps
Hope & Faith
Edward Shanowski · 1 eps
Rectify
Rutherford Gaines · 1 eps
North and South
Abraham Lincoln · 10 eps
Evening Shade
Evan Evans · 100 eps
Designing Women
Reese Watson · 7 eps
Good Morning, Miami
Jim Templeton · 2 eps
The Event
James Dempsey (voice) · 1 eps
The Event
James Dempsey · 9 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mitch Collins · 2 eps
Monday Mornings
Dr. Arvin Wayne · 1 eps
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Senator Hays Stowe · 8 eps
The Third Twin
Pete · 2 eps
Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin (voice) · 4 eps
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln · 6 eps
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Haven
Harold L. Ickes · 2 eps
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Dr. Andrew McKay · 2 eps
Celebrity
Calvin Sledge · 3 eps
George Washington
John Adams · 3 eps
The Awakening Land
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary · 3 eps
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Jonas Coe · 4 eps
Dress Gray
Gen. Charles Hedges · 2 eps
The Seventh Day
Host · 11 eps
Self / Appearances (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 5 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Great Performances
Self - Host · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Mark Twain
self · 2 eps
Mark Twain
Self (uncredited)
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
The Time of Your Life
Self - Host
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
Tartuffe
Self - Host
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self - Narrator (voice)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Self - Narrator (voice)
Interpreting Twain
Self
