Hal Holbrook
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-02-17
- Died:
- 2021-01-23
- Place of birth:
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Interpreting Twain
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Blackway
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Savannah
Rectify
Monday Mornings
Lincoln
Promised Land
Water for Elephants
Good Day for It
The Event
Hawaii Five-0
Flying Lessons
That Evening Sun
Killshot
Sons of Anarchy
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Into the Wild
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Bones
The Seventh Day
Grey's Anatomy
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
Hope & Faith
NCIS
The Designing Women Reunion
Shade
The Street Lawyer
Good Morning, Miami
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Purpose
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
The Majestic
Dirty Harry: The Original
The Legend of the Three Trees
Haven
Haven
Founding Fathers
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Men of Honor
Waking the Dead
Battleships
The Bachelor
The West Wing
Family Law
The Florentine
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
The Sopranos
Becker
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Judas Kiss
My Own Country
Walking to the Waterline
Hush
Beauty
The Third Twin
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Eye of God
All the Winters that Have Been
Trail of Hope
Hercules
Cats Don't Dance
Operation Delta Force
The Battle of The Alamo
Carried Away
Innocent Victims
Stormchasers
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
The Outer Limits
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
ER
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
The Firm
Bonds of Love
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Evening Shade
A Killing in a Small Town
Sorry, Wrong Number
Day One
Fletch Lives
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
American Experience
The Unholy
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Wall Street
Plaza Suite
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Designing Women
Dress Gray
Under Siege
92 Grosvenor Street
North and South
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
George Washington
Celebrity
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
The Star Chamber
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
Creepshow
Girls Nite Out
The Killing of Randy Webster
The Kidnapping of the President
Off the Minnesota Strip
The Fog
Natural Enemies
When Hell Was in Session
The Legend of the Golden Gun
Murder by Natural Causes
Tartuffe
The Awakening Land
Capricorn One
Julia
Rituals
Our Town
Midway
All the President's Men
The Time of Your Life
Saturday Night Live
The Girl from Petrovka
Dinah!
Lincoln
Magnum Force
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Pueblo
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
They Only Kill Their Masters
That Certain Summer
Appointment With Destiny
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Suddenly Single
Travis Logan, D.A.
Great Performances
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
The Great White Hope
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The People Next Door
A Clear and Present Danger
The Whole World Is Watching
The Brotherhood
The Name of the Game
The Dick Cavett Show
Wild in the Streets
Mark Twain Tonight!
The Glass Menagerie
CBS Playhouse
The Group
The F.B.I.
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tony Awards
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
Presenting Geraldine Page