Hal Holbrook

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 (166 Appearances)

Interpreting Twain

2018

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

2017

Blackway

2015

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

2014

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013

Savannah

2013

Rectify

2013

Monday Mornings

2013

Lincoln

2012

Promised Land

2012

Water for Elephants

2011

Good Day for It

2011

The Event

2010

Hawaii Five-0

2010

Flying Lessons

2010

That Evening Sun

2009

Killshot

2008

Sons of Anarchy

2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

Into the Wild

2007

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006

Bones

2005

The Seventh Day

2005

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

2003

NCIS

2003

Hope & Faith

2003

The Designing Women Reunion

2003

Shade

2003

The Street Lawyer

2003

Good Morning, Miami

2002

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002

Purpose

2002

Mark Twain

2002

Mark Twain

2002

The Majestic

2001

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

The Legend of the Three Trees

2001

Haven

2001

Founding Fathers

2000

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000

Men of Honor

2000

Waking the Dead

2000

Battleships

1999

The Bachelor

1999

The West Wing

1999

Family Law

1999

The Florentine

1999

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

1999

The Sopranos

1999

Becker

1998

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

1998

Judas Kiss

1998

My Own Country

1998

Walking to the Waterline

1998

Hush

1998

Beauty

1998

The Third Twin

1997

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997

Eye of God

1997

All the Winters that Have Been

1997

Trail of Hope

1997

Hercules

1997

Cats Don't Dance

1997

Operation Delta Force

1997

The Battle of The Alamo

1996

Carried Away

1996

Innocent Victims

1996

Stormchasers

1995

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

1995

The Outer Limits

1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

ER

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994

The Firm

1993

Bonds of Love

1993

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

1992

Evening Shade

1990

A Killing in a Small Town

1990

Sorry, Wrong Number

1989

Day One

1989

Fletch Lives

1989

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1988

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

1988

American Experience

1988

The Unholy

1988

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

1988

Wall Street

1987

Plaza Suite

1987

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

Designing Women

1986

Dress Gray

1986

Under Siege

1986

92 Grosvenor Street

1985

North and South

1985

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984

George Washington

1984

Celebrity

1984

America Remembers John F. Kennedy

1983

The Star Chamber

1983

Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

1983

Creepshow

1982

Girls Nite Out

1982

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

The Kidnapping of the President

1980

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980

The Fog

1980

Natural Enemies

1979

When Hell Was in Session

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Tartuffe

1978

The Awakening Land

1978

Capricorn One

1977

Julia

1977

Rituals

1977

Our Town

1977

Midway

1976

All the President's Men

1976

The Time of Your Life

1976

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Girl from Petrovka

1974

Dinah!

1974

Lincoln

1974

Magnum Force

1973

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

1973

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973

Pueblo

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

Appointment With Destiny

1971

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971

Suddenly Single

1971

Travis Logan, D.A.

1971

Great Performances

1971

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

The Great White Hope

1970

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970

The People Next Door

1970

A Clear and Present Danger

1970

The Whole World Is Watching

1969

The Brotherhood

1968

The Name of the Game

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Wild in the Streets

1968

Mark Twain Tonight!

1967

The Glass Menagerie

1966

CBS Playhouse

1966

The Group

1966 Debut

The F.B.I.

1965

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

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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