Hal Holbrook
Acting
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
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movieAn American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
movieBlackway
2015
Whizzer
moviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Mayday (voice)
movieSavannah
2013
Judge Harden
tvRectify
2013
Rutherford Gaines
tvMonday Mornings
2013
Dr. Arvin Wayne
movieLincoln
2012
Preston Blair
moviePromised Land
2012
Frank Yates
movieWater for Elephants
2011
Old Jacob
tvThe Event
2010
James Dempsey (voice) / James Dempsey
tvHawaii Five-0
2010
Leonard Patterson
movieFlying Lessons
2010
Harry Pleasant
movieThat Evening Sun
2009
Abner Meecham
tvSons of Anarchy
2008
Nate Madock
movieInto the Wild
2007
Ronald "Ron" Franz
movieOut of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieWoodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvBones
2005
Red Hudmore
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Lewis Clatch
tvHope & Faith
2003
Edward Shanowski
tvNCIS
2003
Mickey Stokes
movieShade
2003
The Professor
The Street Lawyer
2003
Arthur Jacobs
tvGood Morning, Miami
2002
Jim Templeton
movieEastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002
Narrator (voice)
moviePurpose
2002
Tom Walker
movieMark Twain
2002
Self (uncredited)
tvMark Twain
2002
self
movieThe Majestic
2001
Congressman Doyle
movieDirty Harry: The Original
2001
Self - Actor
movieHaven
2001
Harold L. Ickes
tvHaven
2001
Harold L. Ickes
tvFounding Fathers
2000
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
movieThe Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2000
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
movieMen of Honor
2000
'Mr. Pappy' / John Adrian
movieWaking the Dead
2000
Isaac Green
movieBattleships
1999
Narrator
movieThe Bachelor
1999
O'Dell
tvThe West Wing
1999
Albie Duncan
tvFamily Law
1999
Judge Richard Lloyd
movieThe Florentine
1999
Smitty
tvThe Sopranos
1999
John Schwinn
tvBecker
1998
Mr. Humphries
movieRusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
Boyd Callahan
movieJudas Kiss
1998
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
movieMy Own Country
1998
Lloyd Flanders
movieWalking to the Waterline
1998
Man on the Beach
movieHush
1998
Dr. Franklin Hill
movieBeauty
1998
Alexander Miller
tvLewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997
Narrator (voice)
movieEye of God
1997
Sheriff Rogers
movieAll the Winters that Have Been
1997
Uncle Ren Corvin
movieTrail of Hope
1997
Narrator
movieHercules
1997
Amphitryon (voice)
movieCats Don't Dance
1997
Cranston (voice)
movieOperation Delta Force
1997
Admiral Henshaw
movieCarried Away
1996
Doctor Evans
movieInnocent Victims
1996
Bob Hennis
movieStormchasers
1995
Narrator
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
Wild Bill McKenzie
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Justice Oliver Harbison
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
Wild Bill McKenzie
tvER
1994
Walter Perkins
moviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
William McKenzie
movieThe Firm
1993
Oliver Lambert
movieBonds of Love
1993
Jim Smith
movieEastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
Narrator (voice)
tvEvening Shade
1990
Evan Evans
movieA Killing in a Small Town
1990
Dr. Beardsley
movieSorry, Wrong Number
1989
Jim Coltrane
movieDay One
1989
Gen. George Marshall
movieFletch Lives
1989
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
movieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
Joseph Bundy
tvEmma: Queen of the South Seas
1988
Jonas Coe
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Unholy
1988
Archbishop Mosely
tvThe Fortunate Pilgrim
1988
Dr. Andrew McKay
movieWall Street
1987
Lou Mannheim
moviePlaza Suite
1987
Sam Nash
tvDesigning Women
1986
Reese Watson
tvDress Gray
1986
Gen. Charles Hedges
movieUnder Siege
1986
President Maxwell Monroe
tvNorth and South
1985
Abraham Lincoln
movieThe Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
Grandpa Grier
tvGeorge Washington
1984
John Adams
tvCelebrity
1984
Calvin Sledge
movieThe Star Chamber
1983
Benjamin Caulfield
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
1983
Narrator (voice)
movieCreepshow
1982
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
movieGirls Nite Out
1982
Jim MacVey
movieThe Killing of Randy Webster
1981
John Webster
movieThe Kidnapping of the President
1980
President Adam Scott
movieOff the Minnesota Strip
1980
Bud Johansen
movieThe Fog
1980
Father Malone
movieNatural Enemies
1979
Paul Steward
movieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
movieThe Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
J.R. Swackhammer
movieMurder by Natural Causes
1979
Arthur Sinclair
movieTartuffe
1978
Self - Host
tvThe Awakening Land
1978
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
movieCapricorn One
1977
Dr. James Kelloway
movieJulia
1977
Alan
movieRituals
1977
Harry
movieOur Town
1977
Stage manager
movieMidway
1976
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
movieAll the President's Men
1976
Deep Throat
movieThe Time of Your Life
1976
Self - Host
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self (uncredited)
tvDinah!
1974
Self
tvLincoln
1974
Abraham Lincoln
movieMagnum Force
1973
Lieutenant Briggs
movieJonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
Elder (voice)
moviePueblo
1973
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
movieThey Only Kill Their Masters
1972
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
movieThat Certain Summer
1972
Doug Salter
movieGoodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971
Harlan Webb
movieSuddenly Single
1971
Larry Hackett
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
Matthew Sand
tvGreat Performances
1971
Self - Host
movieThe Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
Mitch Collins
tvThe Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
Senator Hays Stowe
movieThe People Next Door
1970
David Hoffman
movieA Clear and Present Danger
1970
Hays Stowe
movieThe Whole World Is Watching
1969
Chancellor Graham
movieThe Brotherhood
1968
Man at the Table (uncredited)
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieWild in the Streets
1968
Senator Fergus
movieMark Twain Tonight!
1967
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
movieThe Glass Menagerie
1966
her son
CBS Playhouse
1966
Tom Wingfield
movieThe Group
1966
Gus Leroy
tvThe F.B.I.
1965
Christopher Simes
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Mitch Collins
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Crew1
Directing1
tvDesigning Women
1986
Director