Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1925

Place of Birth:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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:

When Hell Was in Session When Hell Was in Session

1979

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984

Under Siege Under Siege

1986

I'll Be Home for Christmas I'll Be Home for Christmas

1988

Blackway Blackway

2015

The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie

1966

Tartuffe Tartuffe

1978

A Killing in a Small Town A Killing in a Small Town

1990

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

1988

Shade Shade

2003

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

1999

Bonds of Love Bonds of Love

1993

The Legend of the Golden Gun The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

The Legend of the Three Trees The Legend of the Three Trees

2001

They Only Kill Their Masters They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

Pueblo Pueblo

1973

Murder by Natural Causes Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

2014

The Time of Your Life The Time of Your Life

1976

The Group The Group

1966

The Great White Hope The Great White Hope

1970

Operation Delta Force Operation Delta Force

1997

Planes: Fire & Rescue Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Men of Honor Men of Honor

2000

All the Winters that Have Been All the Winters that Have Been

1997

Travis Logan, D.A. Travis Logan, D.A.

1971

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

1973

Walking to the Waterline Walking to the Waterline

1998

America Remembers John F. Kennedy America Remembers John F. Kennedy

1983

A Clear and Present Danger A Clear and Present Danger

1970

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

The Brotherhood The Brotherhood

1968

The Whole World Is Watching The Whole World Is Watching

1969

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006

Sorry, Wrong Number Sorry, Wrong Number

1989

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

1976

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

The Street Lawyer The Street Lawyer

2003

Beauty Beauty

1998

Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973

Plaza Suite Plaza Suite

1987

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

2017

92 Grosvenor Street 92 Grosvenor Street

1985

Cats Don't Dance Cats Don't Dance

1997

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

Dirty Harry: The Original Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002

Battleships Battleships

1999

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

1995

The Firm The Firm

1993

Judas Kiss Judas Kiss

1998

Wild in the Streets Wild in the Streets

1968

Fletch Lives Fletch Lives

1989

Julia Julia

1977

Good Day for It Good Day for It

2011

Waking the Dead Waking the Dead

2000

Day One Day One

1989

Killshot Killshot

2008

Trail of Hope Trail of Hope

1997

The Girl from Petrovka The Girl from Petrovka

1974

Eye of God Eye of God

1997

Carried Away Carried Away

1996

That Evening Sun That Evening Sun

2009

Magnum Force Magnum Force

1973

Wall Street Wall Street

1987

The Battle of The Alamo The Battle of The Alamo

1996

The Bachelor The Bachelor

1999

All the President's Men All the President's Men

1976

The Majestic The Majestic

2001

Stormchasers Stormchasers

1995

Hercules Hercules

1997

The Star Chamber The Star Chamber

1983

Capricorn One Capricorn One

1977

Midway Midway

1976

Into the Wild Into the Wild

2007

Creepshow Creepshow

1982

Hush Hush

1998

Haven Haven

2001

Mark Twain Mark Twain

2002

My Own Country My Own Country

1998

That Certain Summer That Certain Summer

1972

Rusty: A Dog's Tale Rusty: A Dog's Tale

1998

Promised Land Promised Land

2012

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013

Suddenly Single Suddenly Single

1971

Savannah Savannah

2013

Off the Minnesota Strip Off the Minnesota Strip

1980

Our Town Our Town

1977

The People Next Door The People Next Door

1970

The Florentine The Florentine

1999

Mark Twain Tonight! Mark Twain Tonight!

1967

Lincoln Lincoln

2012

Purpose Purpose

2002

Flying Lessons Flying Lessons

2010

Rituals Rituals

1977

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants

2011

The Unholy The Unholy

1988

The Kidnapping of the President The Kidnapping of the President

1980

Natural Enemies Natural Enemies

1979

The Killing of Randy Webster The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

Girls Nite Out Girls Nite Out

1982

The Fog The Fog

1980

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