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Hal Holbrook
Actor

Hal Holbrook

4 Movies
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Known For Acting
Known Credits 4
Birthday February 17, 1925 (101 years old)
Place of Birth Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Harold Rowe 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.

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Filmography (165)

Interpreting Twain 2018
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story 2017
Blackway 2015
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue 2014
Savannah 2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
Rectify 2013
Monday Mornings 2013
Lincoln 2012
Promised Land 2012
Good Day for It 2011
Water for Elephants 2011
Flying Lessons 2010
The Event 2010
Hawaii Five-0 2010
That Evening Sun 2009
Killshot 2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry 2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 2008
Sons of Anarchy 2008
Into the Wild 2007
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat 2006
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire 2006
Grey's Anatomy 2005
Bones 2005
The Seventh Day 2005
The Street Lawyer 2003
The Designing Women Reunion 2003
Shade 2003
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail 2003
Hope & Faith 2003
NCIS 2003
Purpose 2002
Mark Twain 2002
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 2002
Mark Twain 2002
Good Morning, Miami 2002
The Majestic 2001
Haven 2001
The Legend of the Three Trees 2001
Dirty Harry: The Original 2001
Waking the Dead 2000
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus 2000
Men of Honor 2000
Founding Fathers 2000
The Bachelor 1999
The Florentine 1999
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) 1999
Battleships 1999
The West Wing 1999
Family Law 1999
The Sopranos 1999
Judas Kiss 1998
Hush 1998
Rusty: A Dog's Tale 1998
My Own Country 1998
Beauty 1998
Walking to the Waterline 1998
Becker 1998
Hercules 1997
Trail of Hope 1997
Eye of God 1997
Operation Delta Force 1997
All the Winters that Have Been 1997
Cats Don't Dance 1997
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery 1997
The Third Twin 1997
The Battle of The Alamo 1996
Carried Away 1996
Innocent Victims 1996
Stormchasers 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester 1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal 1995
The Outer Limits 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994
ER 1994
The Firm 1993
Bonds of Love 1993
A Killing in a Small Town 1990
Evening Shade 1990
Fletch Lives 1989
Day One 1989
Sorry, Wrong Number 1989
The Unholy 1988
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel 1988
American Experience 1988
Emma: Queen of the South Seas 1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim 1988
Wall Street 1987
Plaza Suite 1987
Under Siege 1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 1986
Designing Women 1986
Dress Gray 1986
92 Grosvenor Street 1985
North and South 1985
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 1984
George Washington 1984
Celebrity 1984
The Star Chamber 1983
America Remembers John F. Kennedy 1983
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions 1983
Creepshow 1982
Girls Nite Out 1982
The Killing of Randy Webster 1981
The Fog 1980
The Kidnapping of the President 1980
Off the Minnesota Strip 1980
Natural Enemies 1979
Murder by Natural Causes 1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun 1979
When Hell Was in Session 1979
Tartuffe 1978
The Awakening Land 1978
Capricorn One 1977
Julia 1977
Rituals 1977
Our Town 1977
All the President's Men 1976
Midway 1976
The Time of Your Life 1976
Saturday Night Live 1975
The Girl from Petrovka 1974
Dinah! 1974
Lincoln 1974
Magnum Force 1973
Pueblo 1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1973
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today 1973
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa 1973
They Only Kill Their Masters 1972
That Certain Summer 1972
Suddenly Single 1971
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann 1971
Travis Logan, D.A. 1971
Appointment With Destiny 1971
Great Performances 1971
The People Next Door 1970
The Great White Hope 1970
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City 1970
A Clear and Present Danger 1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator 1970
The Whole World Is Watching 1969
The Brotherhood 1968
Wild in the Streets 1968
The Name of the Game 1968
The Dick Cavett Show 1968
Mark Twain Tonight! 1967
The Group 1966
The Glass Menagerie 1966
CBS Playhouse 1966
The F.B.I. 1965
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 1957
Tony Awards 1956
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
The Oscars 1953
The Ed Sullivan Show 1948
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