Hal Holbrook
Born
February 17, 1925
Died
January 23, 2021 (95 years old)
Known For
Acting
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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Interpreting Twain
Self
2018
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
2017
Blackway
Whizzer
2015
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Mayday (voice)
2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
2014
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013
Savannah
Judge Harden
2013
Rectify
Rutherford Gaines · (1 episode)
2013
Monday Mornings
Dr. Arvin Wayne · (1 episode)
2013
Lincoln
Preston Blair
2012
Promised Land
Frank Yates
2012
Water for Elephants
Old Jacob
2011
Good Day for It
Hec
2011
The Event
James Dempsey (voice) · (1 episode)
2010
The Event
James Dempsey · (9 episodes)
2010
Hawaii Five-0
Leonard Patterson · (1 episode)
2010
Flying Lessons
2010
That Evening Sun
Abner Meecham
2009
Killshot
Papa
2008
Sons of Anarchy
Nate Madock · (5 episodes)
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
Into the Wild
Ronald "Ron" Franz
2007
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Bones
Red Hudmore · (1 episode)
2005
The Seventh Day
Host · (11 episodes)
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Lewis Clatch · (1 episode)
2005
Hope & Faith
Edward Shanowski · (1 episode)
2003
NCIS
Mickey Stokes · (1 episode)
2003
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Shade
The Professor
2003
The Street Lawyer
Arthur Jacobs
2003
Good Morning, Miami
Jim Templeton · (2 episodes)
2002
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
2002
Purpose
Tom Walker
2002
Mark Twain
Self (uncredited)
2002
Mark Twain
self · (2 episodes)
2002
The Majestic
Congressman Doyle
2001
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
2001
The Legend of the Three Trees
Narrator
2001
Haven
Harold L. Ickes
2001
Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin (voice) · (4 episodes)
2000
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
2000
Men of Honor
'Mr. Pappy'
2000
Waking the Dead
Isaac Green
2000
Battleships
Narrator
1999
The Bachelor
O'Dell
1999
The West Wing
Albie Duncan · (2 episodes)
1999
Family Law
Judge Richard Lloyd · (1 episode)
1999
The Florentine
Smitty
1999
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Narrator
1999
The Sopranos
John Schwinn · (1 episode)
1999
Becker
Mr. Humphries · (1 episode)
1998
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Boyd Callahan
1998
Judas Kiss
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
1998
My Own Country
Lloyd Flanders
1998
Walking to the Waterline
Man on the Beach
1998
Hush
Dr. Franklin Hill
1998
Beauty
Alexander Miller
1998
The Third Twin
Pete · (2 episodes)
1997
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
Eye of God
Sheriff Rogers
1997
All the Winters that Have Been
Uncle Ren Corvin
1997
Trail of Hope
Narrator
1997
Hercules
Amphitryon (voice)
1997
Cats Don't Dance
Cranston (voice)
1997
Operation Delta Force
Admiral Henshaw
1997
The Battle of The Alamo
Voice
1996
Carried Away
Doctor Evans
1996
Innocent Victims
Bob Hennis
1996
Stormchasers
Narrator
1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Kelso
1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Wild Bill McKenzie
1995
The Outer Limits
Justice Oliver Harbison · (2 episodes)
1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Wild Bill McKenzie
1994
ER
Walter Perkins · (2 episodes)
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
William McKenzie
1994
The Firm
Oliver Lambert
1993
Bonds of Love
Jim Smith
1993
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
1992
Evening Shade
Evan Evans · (100 episodes)
1990
A Killing in a Small Town
Dr. Beardsley
1990
Sorry, Wrong Number
Jim Coltrane
1989
Day One
Gen. George Marshall
1989
Fletch Lives
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
1989
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Joseph Bundy
1988
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Jonas Coe · (4 episodes)
1988
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1988
The Unholy
Archbishop Mosely
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Dr. Andrew McKay · (2 episodes)
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
1988
Wall Street
Lou Mannheim
1987
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash
1987
Designing Women
Reese Watson · (7 episodes)
1986
Dress Gray
Gen. Charles Hedges · (2 episodes)
1986
Under Siege
President Maxwell Monroe
1986
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
North and South
Abraham Lincoln · (7 episodes)
1985
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Grandpa Grier
1984
George Washington
John Adams · (3 episodes)
1984
Celebrity
Calvin Sledge · (3 episodes)
1984
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
Host
1983
The Star Chamber
Benjamin Caulfield
1983
Creepshow
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982
Girls Nite Out
Jim MacVey
1982
The Killing of Randy Webster
John Webster
1981
The Kidnapping of the President
President Adam Scott
1980
Off the Minnesota Strip
Bud Johansen
1980
The Fog
Father Malone
1980
Natural Enemies
Paul Steward
1979
When Hell Was in Session
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
J.R. Swackhammer
1979
Murder by Natural Causes
Arthur Sinclair
1979
Tartuffe
Self - Host
1978
The Awakening Land
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary · (3 episodes)
1978
Capricorn One
Dr. James Kelloway
1977
Julia
Alan
1977
Rituals
Harry
1977
Our Town
Stage manager
1977
Midway
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
1976
All the President's Men
Deep Throat
1976
The Time of Your Life
Himself - Host
1976
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Self (archive footage)
1976
The Girl from Petrovka
Joe
1974
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln · (6 episodes)
1974
Magnum Force
Lieutenant Briggs
1973
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Self
1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Elder (voice)
1973
Pueblo
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
1973
They Only Kill Their Masters
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1972
That Certain Summer
Doug Salter
1972
Appointment With Destiny
Narrator · (1 episode)
1971
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Harlan Webb
1971
Suddenly Single
Larry Hackett
1971
Travis Logan, D.A.
Matthew Sand
1971
Great Performances
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1971
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Mitch Collins
1970
The Great White Hope
Cameron
1970
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Senator Hays Stowe · (9 episodes)
1970
The People Next Door
David Hoffman
1970
A Clear and Present Danger
Hays Stowe
1970
The Whole World Is Watching
Chancellor Graham
1969
The Brotherhood
Man at the Table (uncredited)
1968
The Name of the Game
John Adrian · (1 episode)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Wild in the Streets
Senator Fergus
1968
Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
1967
The Glass Menagerie
Tom Wingfield
1966
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
1966
The Group
Gus Leroy
1966
The F.B.I.
Christopher Simes · (1 episode)
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (5 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mitch Collins · (2 episodes)
1954
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948