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Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Born February 17, 1925 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Holbrook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Hercules

Hercules

Hercules

7.51997
The Fog

The Fog

The Fog

6.71980
Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

7.82007
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

7.71976
The Firm

The Firm

The Firm

6.71993
Lincoln

Lincoln

Lincoln

6.82012
Wall Street

Wall Street

Wall Street

7.21987
Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

6.22014
Men of Honor

Men of Honor

Men of Honor

7.52000
Midway

Midway

Midway

6.61976
Creepshow

Creepshow

Creepshow

6.91982
Magnum Force

Magnum Force

Magnum Force

7.11973
Capricorn One

Capricorn One

Capricorn One

6.81977
Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

6.92011
Shade

Shade

Shade

6.22003
The Majestic

The Majestic

The Majestic

6.82001
Killshot

Killshot

Killshot

5.82008
Promised Land

Promised Land

Promised Land

6.32012
The Bachelor

The Bachelor

The Bachelor

5.21999
The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

6.01983
The Unholy

The Unholy

The Unholy

5.41988
Hush

Hush

Hush

5.71998
Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

7.21997
Blackway

Blackway

Blackway

5.32015
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

6.11973
Julia

Julia

Julia

6.51977
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

6.12000
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

6.01989
Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

5.71998
Carried Away

Carried Away

Carried Away

5.81996
Good Day for It

Good Day for It

Good Day for It

5.52011
Girls Nite Out

Girls Nite Out

Girls Nite Out

4.71982
A Clear and Present Danger

A Clear and Present Danger

A Clear and Present Danger

7.01970
Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

7.01978
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

6.12013
The Group

The Group

The Group

5.71966
A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town

5.11990
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

0.01971
The Girl from Petrovka

The Girl from Petrovka

The Girl from Petrovka

5.31974
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

6.31970
The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

6.11968
Rituals

Rituals

Rituals

6.01977

TV Shows

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

0.01956
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

7.72010
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

8.71999
The West Wing

The West Wing

The West Wing

8.31999
ER

ER

ER

7.81994
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.81961
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.91975
Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

8.42008
Great Performances

Great Performances

Great Performances

6.11971
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.61962
American Experience

American Experience

American Experience

6.51988
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

6.81968
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.71995
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.61965
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.81948
Dinah!

Dinah!

Dinah!

7.01974
The Oscars

The Oscars

The Oscars

7.01953
Becker

Becker

Becker

7.21998
North and South

North and South

North and South

7.51985
Family Law

Family Law

Family Law

8.11999
Designing Women

Designing Women

Designing Women

6.81986
Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

5.42003
Evening Shade

Evening Shade

Evening Shade

5.81990
Rectify

Rectify

Rectify

7.62013
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.91954
Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami

6.92002
The Event

The Event

The Event

6.42010
Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings

6.92013
Dress Gray

Dress Gray

Dress Gray

5.11986
The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

4.71970
Lincoln

Lincoln

Lincoln

8.01974
The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

6.21988
The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land

7.51978
The Third Twin

The Third Twin

The Third Twin

5.51997
Haven

Haven

Haven

0.02001
Celebrity

Celebrity

Celebrity

6.71984
George Washington

George Washington

George Washington

7.71984
Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

8.02000
Emma: Queen of the South Seas

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

3.81988
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

7.61997
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

0.02002
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

0.02005

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The Legend of the Golden Gun

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Savannah

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The People Next Door

5.91970
The Florentine

The Florentine

The Florentine

5.71999
When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session

7.01979
Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

5.81998
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas

7.01988
Haven

Haven

Haven

6.82001
That Certain Summer

That Certain Summer

That Certain Summer

6.61972
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

6.72009
All the Winters that Have Been

All the Winters that Have Been

All the Winters that Have Been

6.81997
The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster

6.01981
They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

5.11972
Off the Minnesota Strip

Off the Minnesota Strip

Off the Minnesota Strip

5.51980
The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching

9.01969
Operation Delta Force

Operation Delta Force

Operation Delta Force

3.81997
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

7.12000
Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

7.12002
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President

4.61980
Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets

5.81968
Stormchasers

Stormchasers

Stormchasers

6.51995
Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

7.32001
Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

6.91979
Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

4.92002
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

5.82008
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

8.01987
Under Siege

Under Siege

Under Siege

7.51986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

7.51994
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

5.01984
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

6.51970
Day One

Day One

Day One

6.21989
Walking to the Waterline

Walking to the Waterline

Walking to the Waterline

6.31998
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

10.01976
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

7.41995
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

7.02008
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

7.42002
The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

0.02003
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

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

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

8.01988
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

7.02014
Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons

5.62010
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

6.41994
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

0.01992
92 Grosvenor Street

92 Grosvenor Street

92 Grosvenor Street

9.01985
The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

8.02008
Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies

6.01979
Eye of God

Eye of God

Eye of God

5.81997
My Own Country

My Own Country

My Own Country

4.51998
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

6.71966
Beauty

Beauty

Beauty

5.31998
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

4.52008
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

5.01995
Mark Twain Tonight!

Mark Twain Tonight!

Mark Twain Tonight!

7.51967
Pueblo

Pueblo

Pueblo

6.51973
Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

Innocent Victims

7.01996
Trail of Hope

Trail of Hope

Trail of Hope

9.01997
Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

5.31989
Bonds of Love

Bonds of Love

Bonds of Love

5.81993
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

6.02006
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

0.02003
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

0.02006
Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single

4.51971
Our Town

Our Town

Our Town

9.51977
The Legend of the Three Trees

The Legend of the Three Trees

The Legend of the Three Trees

6.72001
Battleships

Battleships

Battleships

0.01999
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

7.01973
Interpreting Twain

Interpreting Twain

Interpreting Twain

0.02018
The Battle of The Alamo

The Battle of The Alamo

The Battle of The Alamo

8.01996
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

0.02017
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

0.01999