Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1925-02-17
Deathday: 2021-01-23 (95 years old)

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Biography

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

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Movies 114

TV Shows 50

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Narrator 10

Voice 6

Director 1

Self
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Reinhold Niebuhr
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (2017)

Movie
Whizzer
Blackway

Blackway (2015)

Movie
10
Mayday (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Movie
7.5
Himself
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014)

Movie
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)

Movie
Judge Harden
Savannah

Savannah (2013)

Movie
Rutherford Gaines
Rectify

Rectify (2013)

TV
5.4
Dr. Arvin Wayne
Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings (2013)

TV
Preston Blair
Lincoln

Lincoln (2012)

Movie
5.2
Frank Yates
Promised Land

Promised Land (2012)

Movie
6
Old Jacob
Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants (2011)

Movie
7
Hec
Good Day for It

Good Day for It (2011)

Movie
Leonard Patterson
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

TV
6.09
James Dempsey / James Dempsey (voice)
The Event

The Event (2010)

TV
7.67
Harry Pleasant
Flying Lessons

Flying Lessons (2010)

Movie
Abner Meecham
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun (2009)

Movie
Papa
Killshot

Killshot (2008)

Movie
Nate Madock
Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

TV
7.18
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008)

Movie
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)

Movie
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)

Movie
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)

Movie
Ronald 'Ron' Franz
Into the Wild

Into the Wild (2007)

Movie
8.25
Narrator
Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II (2007)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of  "All the President's Men"

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (2006)

Movie
Red Hudmore
Bones

Bones (2005)

TV
5.95
Host
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day (2005)

TV
Dr. Lewis Clatch
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy (2005)

TV
7.18
Mickey Stokes
NCIS

NCIS (2003)

TV
6.18
Edward Shanowski
Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith (2003)

TV
3.5
The Professor
Shade

Shade (2003)

Movie
8
Arthur Jacobs
The Street Lawyer

The Street Lawyer (2003)

Movie
Narrator
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)

Movie
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Brothers

Founding Brothers (2002)

TV
Tom Walker
Purpose

Purpose (2002)

Movie
Self (uncredited)
Mark Twain

Mark Twain (2002)

Movie
self
Mark Twain

Mark Twain (2002)

TV
Congressman Doyle
The Majestic

The Majestic (2001)

Movie
Self - Actor
Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original (2001)

Movie
Narrator
The Legend of the Three Trees

The Legend of the Three Trees (2001)

Movie
Harold L. Ickes
Haven

Haven (2001)

Movie
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers (2000)

TV
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)

Movie
'Mr. Pappy'
Men of Honor

Men of Honor (2000)

Movie
4
Isaac Green
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead (2000)

Movie
Narrator
Battleships

Battleships (1999)

Movie
O'Dell
The Bachelor

The Bachelor (1999)

Movie
Asst. Sec. of State Albie Duncan
The West Wing

The West Wing (1999)

TV
5.66
Family Law

Family Law (1999)

TV
Smitty
The Florentine

The Florentine (1999)

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

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) (1999)

Movie
John Schwinn
The Sopranos

The Sopranos (1999)

TV
6.33
Mr. Humphries
Becker

Becker (1998)

TV
Boyd Callahan
Rusty: A Dog's Tale

Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)

Movie
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss (1998)

Movie
Lloyd Flanders
My Own Country

My Own Country (1998)

Movie
Man on the Beach
Walking to the Waterline

Walking to the Waterline (1998)

Movie
Dr. Franklin Hill
Hush

Hush (1998)

Movie
Alexander Miller
Beauty

Beauty (1998)

Movie
Pete
The Third Twin

The Third Twin (1997)

TV
Narrator
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)

Movie
Narrator
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)

TV
5.5
Sheriff Rogers
Eye of God

Eye of God (1997)

Movie
Uncle Ren Corvin
All the Winters that Have Been

All the Winters that Have Been (1997)

Movie
Narrator
Trail of Hope

Trail of Hope (1997)

Movie
Amphitryon (voice)
Hercules

Hercules (1997)

Movie
6.82
Cranston (voice)
Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Movie
8.5
Admiral Henshaw
Operation Delta Force

Operation Delta Force (1997)

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Battle of The Alamo

The Battle of The Alamo (1996)

Movie
Doctor Evans
Carried Away

Carried Away (1996)

Movie
Narrator
Stormchasers

Stormchasers (1995)

Movie
Adm. Kelso
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995)

Movie
Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)

Movie
Justice Oliver Harbison
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995)

TV
6
Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)

Movie
Walter Perkins
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
William McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)

Movie
Oliver Lambert
The Firm

The Firm (1993)

Movie
5.18
Jim Smith
Bonds of Love

Bonds of Love (1993)

Movie
Evan Evans
Evening Shade

Evening Shade (1990)

TV
Dr. Beardsley
A Killing in a Small Town

A Killing in a Small Town (1990)

Movie
Jim Coltrane
Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number (1989)

Movie
Gen. George Marshall
Day One

Day One (1989)

Movie
Hamilton 'Ham' Johnson
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives (1989)

Movie
6.18
Joseph Bundy
I'll Be Home for Christmas

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988)

Movie
Jonas Coe
Emma: Queen of the South Seas

Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988)

TV
Narrator (voice)
American Experience

American Experience (1988)

TV
3.5
Archbishop Mosely
The Unholy

The Unholy (1988)

Movie
Dr. Andrew McKaig
The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)

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

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)

Movie
Lou Mannheim
Wall Street

Wall Street (1987)

Movie
5.25
Sam Nash
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1987)

Movie
Reese Watson / Director
Designing Women

Designing Women (1986)

TV
6
Gen. Charles Hedges
Dress Gray

Dress Gray (1986)

TV
President Maxwell Monroe
Under Siege

Under Siege (1986)

Movie
Col. Calvin Turner
92 Grosvenor Street

92 Grosvenor Street (1985)

Movie
Abraham Lincoln
North and South

North and South (1985)

TV
3.5
Grandpa Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)

Movie
John Adams
George Washington

George Washington (1984)

TV
Calvin Sledge
Celebrity

Celebrity (1984)

TV
Self - Host / Narrator
America Remembers John F. Kennedy

America Remembers John F. Kennedy (1983)

Movie
Benjamin Caulfield
The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber (1983)

Movie
4.67
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Creepshow

Creepshow (1982)

Movie
4.89
Jim MacVey
Girls Nite Out

Girls Nite Out (1982)

Movie
John Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster

The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)

Movie
President Adam Scott
The Kidnapping of the President

The Kidnapping of the President (1980)

Movie
Bud Johansen
Off the Minnesota Strip

Off the Minnesota Strip (1980)

Movie
Father Malone
The Fog

The Fog (1980)

Movie
5.54
Paul Steward
Natural Enemies

Natural Enemies (1979)

Movie
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
When Hell Was in Session

When Hell Was in Session (1979)

Movie
J.R. Swackhammer
The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)

Movie
Arthur Sinclair
Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes (1979)

Movie
Self - Host
Tartuffe

Tartuffe (1978)

Movie
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land (1978)

TV
Dr. James Kelloway
Capricorn One

Capricorn One (1977)

Movie
4.72
Alan
Julia

Julia (1977)

Movie
6
Harry
Rituals

Rituals (1977)

Movie
Stage Manager
Our Town

Our Town (1977)

Movie
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Midway

Midway (1976)

Movie
1
Deep Throat
All the President's Men

All the President's Men (1976)

Movie
3.1
Himself - Host
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life (1976)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
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)

Movie
Joe
The Girl from Petrovka

The Girl from Petrovka (1974)

Movie
Self
Dinah!

Dinah! (1974)

TV
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln

Lincoln (1974)

TV
Lieutenant Briggs
Magnum Force

Magnum Force (1973)

Movie
5.55
Self
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today (1973)

Movie
The Elder (voice)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

Movie
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Pueblo

Pueblo (1973)

Movie
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)

Movie
Doug Salter
That Certain Summer

That Certain Summer (1972)

Movie
Narrator
Appointment With Destiny

Appointment With Destiny (1971)

TV
Harlan Webb
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)

Movie
Larry Hackett
Suddenly Single

Suddenly Single (1971)

Movie
Matthew Sand
Travis Logan, D.A.

Travis Logan, D.A. (1971)

Movie
Self - Host
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Mitch Collins
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970)

Movie
Cameron
The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope (1970)

Movie
David Hoffman
The People Next Door

The People Next Door (1970)

Movie
Senator Hays Stowe
A Clear and Present Danger

A Clear and Present Danger (1970)

Movie
Senator Hays Stowe
The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)

TV
Chancellor Leonard Graham
The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching (1969)

Movie
Man at the Table (uncredited)
The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood (1968)

Movie
Mayor John Adrian
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Senator Johnny Fergus
Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets (1968)

Movie
Carey Thomas
Coronet Blue

Coronet Blue (1967)

TV
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Mark Twain Tonight!

Mark Twain Tonight! (1967)

Movie
Her Son
The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie (1966)

Movie
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Gus Leroy
The Group

The Group (1966)

Movie
Christopher Simes
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Self
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)

TV
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Mitch Collins
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)

TV
5.98
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959) / Grayling Dennis
The Brighter Day

The Brighter Day

TV
Actor
Discovery

Discovery

TV

Ratings

Average 5.97
Based on 4.3 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-02-17

Deathday
2021-01-23 (95 years old)

Birth Name
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.

Birth Place
Cleveland, United States of America

Relationships
Carol Eve Rossen (1966-12-28 - 1983-01-01), Dixie Carter (1984-05-27 - 2010-04-10)

Father
Harold Rowe Holbrook

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Beverly Hills, United States of America

Also Known As
Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Harold Rowe Holbrook

Awards
National Humanities Medal, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


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