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.
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Hal Holbrook
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Filmography of
Hal Holbrook
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
... 2017
Whizzer
... 2015
Mayday (voice)
... 2014
... 2014
... 2013
Judge Harden
... 2013
Preston Blair
... 2012
Frank Yates
... 2012
Old Jacob
... 2011
Hec
... 2011
... 2010
Abner Meecham
... 2009
Papa
... 2008
... 2008
... 2008
... 2008
... 2008
Ronald "Ron" Franz
... 2007
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2006
The Professor
... 2003
Arthur Jacobs
... 2003
Narrator (voice)
... 2002
Tom Walker
... 2002
Self (uncredited)
... 2002
Congressman Doyle
... 2001
Self - Actor
... 2001
Narrator
... 2001
Harold L. Ickes
... 2001
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
... 2000
'Mr. Pappy'
... 2000
Isaac Green
... 2000
Narrator
... 1999
O'Dell
... 1999
Smitty
... 1999
... 1999
Boyd Callahan
... 1998
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
... 1998
Lloyd Flanders
... 1998
Man on the Beach
... 1998
Dr. Franklin Hill
... 1998
Alexander Miller
... 1998
Sheriff Rogers
... 1997
Uncle Ren Corvin
... 1997
Narrator
... 1997
Amphitryon (voice)
... 1997
Cranston (voice)
... 1997
Admiral Henshaw
... 1997
Voice
... 1996
Doctor Evans
... 1996
Narrator
... 1995
Adm. Kelso
... 1995
Wild Bill McKenzie
... 1995
Wild Bill McKenzie
... 1994
William McKenzie
... 1994
Oliver Lambert
... 1993
Jim Smith
... 1993
Dr. Beardsley
... 1990
Jim Coltrane
... 1989
Gen. George Marshall
... 1989
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
... 1989
Joseph Bundy
... 1988
Archbishop Mosely
... 1988
Lou Mannheim
... 1987
Sam Nash
... 1987
President Maxwell Monroe
... 1986
... 1985
Grandpa Grier
... 1984
... 1983
Benjamin Caulfield
... 1983
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
... 1982
Jim MacVey
... 1982
John Webster
... 1981
President Adam Scott
... 1980
Bud Johansen
... 1980
Father Malone
... 1980
Paul Steward
... 1979
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
... 1979
J.R. Swackhammer
... 1979
Arthur Sinclair
... 1979
Self - Host
... 1978
Dr. James Kelloway
... 1977
Alan
... 1977
Harry
... 1977
Stage manager
... 1977
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
... 1976
Deep Throat
... 1976
Himself - Host
... 1976
Self (archive footage)
... 1976
... 1974
Lieutenant Briggs
... 1973
... 1973
The Elder (voice)
... 1973
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
... 1973
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
... 1972
Doug Salter
... 1972
Harlan Webb
... 1971
Larry Hackett
... 1971
Matthew Sand
... 1971
Mitch Collins
... 1970
Cameron
... 1970
David Hoffman
... 1970
Hays Stowe
... 1970
Chancellor Graham
... 1969
Man at the Table (uncredited)
... 1968
Sen. Johnny Fergus
... 1968
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
... 1967
Tom Wingfield
... 1966
Gus Leroy
... 1966