Acting
Hal Holbrook
EN cinema · 119 credits
Born
17 February 1925
Died
23 January 2021 (aged 95)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook · Harold Rowe 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Holbrook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Blackway
as Whizzer
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Mayday (voice)
Savannah
as Judge Harden
Lincoln
as Preston Blair
Promised Land
as Frank Yates
Water for Elephants
as Old Jacob
Flying Lessons
as Harry Pleasant
That Evening Sun
as Abner Meecham
Killshot
as Papa
Into the Wild
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Street Lawyer
2003
The Street Lawyer
as Arthur Jacobs
Shade
as The Professor
Purpose
as Tom Walker
Mark Twain
as Self (uncredited)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Narrator (voice)
The Majestic
as Congressman Doyle
Haven
as Harold L. Ickes
The Legend of the Three Trees
as Narrator
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor
Waking the Dead
as Isaac Green
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Men of Honor
as 'Mr. Pappy'
The Bachelor
as O'Dell
The Florentine
as Smitty
Battleships
as Narrator
Judas Kiss
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Hush
as Dr. Franklin Hill
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
as Boyd Callahan
My Own Country
as Lloyd Flanders
Beauty
as Alexander Miller
Walking to the Waterline
as Man on the Beach
Hercules
as Amphitryon (voice)
Trail of Hope
as Narrator
Eye of God
as Sheriff Rogers
Operation Delta Force
as Admiral Henshaw
All the Winters that Have Been
as Uncle Ren Corvin
Cats Don't Dance
as Cranston (voice)
Carried Away
as Doctor Evans
Innocent Victims
as Bob Hennis
Stormchasers
as Narrator
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Wild Bill McKenzie
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
as Adm. Kelso
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as William McKenzie
The Firm
as Oliver Lambert
Bonds of Love
as Jim Smith
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Narrator (voice)
A Killing in a Small Town
as Dr. Beardsley
Fletch Lives
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Day One
as Gen. George Marshall
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Jim Coltrane
The Unholy
as Archbishop Mosely
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Joseph Bundy
Wall Street
as Lou Mannheim
Plaza Suite
as Sam Nash
Under Siege
as President Maxwell Monroe
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
as Grandpa Grier
The Star Chamber
as Benjamin Caulfield
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
1983
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
as Narrator (voice)
Creepshow
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Girls Nite Out
as Jim MacVey
The Killing of Randy Webster
as John Webster
The Fog
as Father Malone
The Kidnapping of the President
as President Adam Scott
Off the Minnesota Strip
as Bud Johansen
Natural Enemies
as Paul Steward
Murder by Natural Causes
as Arthur Sinclair
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as J.R. Swackhammer
When Hell Was in Session
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Tartuffe
as Self - Host
Capricorn One
as Dr. James Kelloway
Julia
as Alan
Rituals
as Harry
Our Town
as Stage manager
All the President's Men
as Deep Throat
Midway
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
The Time of Your Life
as Self - Host
Magnum Force
as Lieutenant Briggs
Pueblo
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Elder (voice)
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
That Certain Summer
as Doug Salter
Suddenly Single
as Larry Hackett
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
as Harlan Webb
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
Travis Logan, D.A.
as Matthew Sand
The People Next Door
as David Hoffman
The Great White Hope
as Cameron
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
as Mitch Collins
A Clear and Present Danger
as Hays Stowe
The Whole World Is Watching
as Chancellor Graham
The Brotherhood
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
Wild in the Streets
as Senator Fergus
Mark Twain Tonight!
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), Writer
The Group
as Gus Leroy
The Glass Menagerie
as her son