Hal Holbrook
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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Acting (112 movies)
All the President's Men
1976
The Battle of The Alamo
1996
The Fog
1980
Magnum Force
1973
Wall Street
1987
The Bachelor
1999
The Majestic
2001
Into the Wild
2007
Stormchasers
1995
Midway
1976
The Brotherhood
1968
Capricorn One
1977
Hercules
1997
The Star Chamber
1983
That Evening Sun
2009
Julia
1977
Carried Away
1996
Fletch Lives
1989
Wild in the Streets
1968
The Firm
1993
Judas Kiss
1998
Waking the Dead
2000
Good Day for It
2011
Trail of Hope
1997
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
Day One
1989
Eye of God
1997
Killshot
2008
The Girl from Petrovka
1974
Creepshow
1982
The Whole World Is Watching
1969
Rituals
1977
Hush
1998
Flying Lessons
2010
Mark Twain Tonight!
1967
Purpose
2002
Lincoln
2012
The Street Lawyer
2003
Water for Elephants
2011
The Unholy
1988
Girls Nite Out
1982
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
Natural Enemies
1979
The People Next Door
1970
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
The Florentine
1999
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
That Certain Summer
1972
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
Haven
2001
Mark Twain
2002
My Own Country
1998
Promised Land
2012
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2000
Our Town
1977
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
Savannah
2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
Suddenly Single
1971
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
Murder by Natural Causes
1979
Pueblo
1973
The Legend of the Three Trees
2001
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
Sorry, Wrong Number
1989
The Time of Your Life
1976
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Men of Honor
2000
Operation Delta Force
1997
The Group
1966
The Great White Hope
1970
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
Bonds of Love
1993
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
Under Siege
1986
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
Blackway
2015
When Hell Was in Session
1979
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971
Interpreting Twain
2018
The Glass Menagerie
1966
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
1999
Shade
2003
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
Tartuffe
1978
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
All the Winters that Have Been
1997
Cats Don't Dance
1997
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017
Plaza Suite
1987
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain Tonight! | 1967 | Writer |