Hal Holbrook

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-17

Day of death

2021-01-23 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Sons of Anarchy

    Sons of Anarchy

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • ER

    ER

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Becker

    Becker

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

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

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

  • Hercules

    Hercules

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Hope & Faith

    Hope & Faith

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

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

    Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

  • Into the Wild

    Into the Wild

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Rectify

    Rectify

  • Killshot

    Killshot

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Flying Lessons

    Flying Lessons

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • The Majestic

    The Majestic

  • Midway

    Midway

  • Men of Honor

    Men of Honor

  • Evening Shade

    Evening Shade

  • Purpose

    Purpose

  • A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

    A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • The Group

    The Group

  • Natural Enemies

    Natural Enemies

  • Blackway

    Blackway

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

  • All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

    All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

  • Shade

    Shade

  • Savannah

    Savannah

  • Our Town

    Our Town

  • Mark Twain

    Mark Twain

  • The Brotherhood

    The Brotherhood

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Tartuffe

    Tartuffe

  • Suddenly Single

    Suddenly Single

  • A Clear and Present Danger

    A Clear and Present Danger

  • Good Morning, Miami

    Good Morning, Miami

  • Innocent Victims

    Innocent Victims

  • Haven

    Haven

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

  • All the President's Men

    All the President's Men

  • The Unholy

    The Unholy

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • Cats Don't Dance

    Cats Don't Dance

  • The Event

    The Event

  • The Event

    The Event

  • Monday Mornings

    Monday Mornings

  • Day One

    Day One

  • Operation Delta Force

    Operation Delta Force

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Business End: Violence in Cinema

    The Business End: Violence in Cinema

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • The Killing of Randy Webster

    The Killing of Randy Webster

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

  • The Fog

    The Fog

  • Plaza Suite

    Plaza Suite

  • Stormchasers

    Stormchasers

  • Hush

    Hush

  • The Great White Hope

    The Great White Hope

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • The Florentine

    The Florentine

  • Fletch Lives

    Fletch Lives

  • Battleships

    Battleships

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

    The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

  • That Certain Summer

    That Certain Summer

  • A Killing in a Small Town

    A Killing in a Small Town

  • The Girl from Petrovka

    The Girl from Petrovka

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

    Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

  • Capricorn One

    Capricorn One

  • The Fortunate Pilgrim

    The Fortunate Pilgrim

  • They Only Kill Their Masters

    They Only Kill Their Masters

  • Rusty: A Dog's Tale

    Rusty: A Dog's Tale

  • All the Winters that Have Been

    All the Winters that Have Been

  • That Evening Sun

    That Evening Sun

  • Bonds of Love

    Bonds of Love

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

    Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

  • The People Next Door

    The People Next Door

  • Mark Twain

    Mark Twain

  • The Third Twin

    The Third Twin

  • The Star Chamber

    The Star Chamber

  • Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • Girls Nite Out

    Girls Nite Out

  • The Whole World Is Watching

    The Whole World Is Watching

  • The Legend of the Golden Gun

    The Legend of the Golden Gun

  • The Kidnapping of the President

    The Kidnapping of the President

  • Murder by Natural Causes

    Murder by Natural Causes

  • Good Day for It

    Good Day for It

  • Eye of God

    Eye of God

  • 92 Grosvenor Street

    92 Grosvenor Street

  • The Designing Women Reunion

    The Designing Women Reunion

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

    The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

  • Dirty Harry: The Original

    Dirty Harry: The Original

  • My Own Country

    My Own Country

  • An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

    An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • George Washington

    George Washington

  • Walking to the Waterline

    Walking to the Waterline

  • Off the Minnesota Strip

    Off the Minnesota Strip

  • Judas Kiss

    Judas Kiss

  • The Awakening Land

    The Awakening Land

  • She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

    She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

  • The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

    The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

  • The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

    The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • Travis Logan, D.A.

    Travis Logan, D.A.

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • When Hell Was in Session

    When Hell Was in Session

  • Carried Away

    Carried Away

  • The Street Lawyer

    The Street Lawyer

  • Celebrity

    Celebrity

  • The Bold Ones: The Senator

    The Bold Ones: The Senator

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • Mark Twain Tonight!

    Mark Twain Tonight!

  • Rituals

    Rituals

  • America Remembers John F. Kennedy

    America Remembers John F. Kennedy

  • Dress Gray

    Dress Gray

  • The Battle of The Alamo

    The Battle of The Alamo

  • Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

    Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

  • Trail of Hope

    Trail of Hope

  • Emma: Queen of the South Seas

    Emma: Queen of the South Seas

  • Appointment With Destiny

    Appointment With Destiny

  • Pueblo

    Pueblo

  • Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

    Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

  • Beauty

    Beauty

  • Founding Fathers

    Founding Fathers

  • The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

    The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

  • The Seventh Day

    The Seventh Day

  • The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

  • Interpreting Twain

    Interpreting Twain

  • The Legend of the Three Trees

    The Legend of the Three Trees

  • Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

    Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions