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Hal Holbrook

Actor, Director, Writer
Born February 17, 1925Died January 23, 2021 (95 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Capricorn One
  • Killshot
  • Shade
  • Go with Me
  • Rituals
  • The Kidnapping of the President
  • Flying Lessons
  • Trailer War

Known For

  • Into the Wild
  • Creepshow
  • Lincoln
  • The Fog
  • The Firm
  • Magnum Force
  • Wall Street
  • All the President's Men
  • Men of Honor
  • Water for Elephants
  • Fletch Lives
  • Promised Land
  • The Majestic
  • Midway
  • Capricorn One
  • That Evening Sun
  • The Star Chamber
  • The Bachelor
  • Planes: Fire & Rescue
  • Rituals
  • Julia
  • Killshot
  • Waking the Dead
  • Hush

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2017
    2015
    Go with Me · as Whizzer
    2014
    Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Mayday (voice)
    2013
    Savannah · as Judge Harden
    2013
    Rectify (TV Series) · as Rutherford Gaines
    2013
    Monday Mornings (TV Series) · as Dr. Arvin Wayne
    2012
    2012
    Lincoln · as Preston Blair
    2012
    Promised Land · as Frank Yates
    2011
    Water for Elephants · as Old Jacob
    2011
    Good Day for It · as Hec
    2010
    The Event (TV Series) · as James Dempsey
    2010
    Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as Leonard Patterson
    2010
    2009
    That Evening Sun · as Abner Meecham
    2009
    2008
    2008
    Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) · as Nate Madock
    2007
    Into the Wild · as Ronald "ron" Franz
    2007
    2005
    2005
    Bones (TV Series) · as Red Hudmore
    2005
    Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Lewis Clatch
    2003
    Hope & Faith (TV Series) · as Edward Shanowski
    2003
    NCIS (TV Series) · as Mickey Stokes
    2003
    2003
    Shade · as The Professor
    2003
    The Street Lawyer · as Arthur Jacobs
    2002
    Purpose · as Tom Walker
    2002
    Good Morning, Miami (TV Series) · as Jim Templeton
    2002
    Founding Brothers · as Benjamin Franklin
    2001
    The Majestic · as Congressman Doyle
    2001
    Haven · as Harold L. Ickes
    2000
    Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
    2000
    Men of Honor · as 'mr. Pappy'
    2000
    The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus · as Ak - Master Woodsman Of The World (voice)
    2000
    Waking the Dead · as Isaac Green
    1999
    The Bachelor · as O'dell
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Albie Duncan
    1999
    Family Law (TV Series) · as Judge Richard Lloyd
    1999
    The Florentine · as Smitty
    1999
    The Sopranos (TV Series) · as John Schwinn
    1998
    Becker (TV Series) · as Mr. Humphries
    1998
    Beauty · as Alexander Miller
    1998
    Rusty: A Dog's Tale · as Boyd Callahan
    1998
    Judas Kiss · as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
    1998
    My Own Country · as Lloyd Flanders
    1998
    Walking to the Waterline · as Man On The Beach
    1998
    Hush · as Dr. Franklin Hill
    1997
    Der dritte Zwilling (TV Series) · as Pete
    1997
    The Third Twin · as Pete
    1997
    1997
    1997
    Eye of God · as Sheriff Rogers
    1997
    All the Winters That Have Been · as Uncle Ren Corvin
    1997
    1997
    Hercules · as Amphitryon (voice)
    1997
    Cats Don't Dance · as Cranston (voice)
    1997
    Operation Delta Force · as Admiral Henshaw
    1996
    America on Wheels · as Narrator
    1996
    Carried Away · as Doctor Evans
    1996
    1996
    Innocent Victims · as Bob Hennis
    1995
    Stormchasers · as Narrator
    1995
    1995
    1995
    The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Justice Oliver Harbison
    1994
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Walter Perkins
    1994
    1993
    The Firm · as Oliver Lambert
    1993
    Bonds of Love · as Jim Smith
    1992
    1992
    1990
    Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Evan Evans
    1990
    A Killing in a Small Town · as Dr. Beardsley
    1989
    Sorry, Wrong Number · as Jim Coltrane
    1989
    Fletch Lives · as Hamilton "ham" Johnson
    1989
    Day One · as Gen. George Marshall
    1988
    I'll Be Home for Christmas · as Joseph Bundy
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    1988
    Emma: Queen of the South Seas (TV Series) · as Jonas Coe
    1988
    The Unholy · as Archbishop Mosely
    1988
    The Fortunate Pilgrim (TV Series) · as Dr. Andrew Mckay
    1987
    Wall Street · as Lou Mannheim
    1987
    Plaza Suite · as Sam Nash
    1986
    Designing Women (TV Series) · as Reese Watson
    1986
    Dress Gray (TV Series) · as Gen. Charles Hedges
    1986
    Under Siege · as President Maxwell Monroe
    1985
    1985
    North and South (TV Series) · as Abraham Lincoln
    1984
    1984
    George Washington (1984) (TV Series) · as John Adams
    1984
    Celebrity (1984) (TV Series) · as Calvin Sledge
    1983
    The Star Chamber · as Benjamin Caulfield
    1982
    Girls Nite Out · as Jim Macvey
    1982
    Creepshow · as Henry Northrup (segment "the Crate")
    1981
    The Killing of Randy Webster · as John Webster
    1980
    The Kidnapping of the President · as President Adam Scott
    1980
    Off the Minnesota Strip · as Bud Johansen
    1980
    The Fog · as Father Malone
    1979
    Natural Enemies · as Paul Steward
    1979
    When Hell Was in Session · as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
    1979
    The Legend of the Golden Gun · as J.r. Swackhammer
    1979
    Murder by Natural Causes · as Arthur Sinclair
    1978
    Capricorn One · as Dr. James Kelloway
    1978
    The Awakening Land (TV Series) · as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
    1977
    Julia · as Alan
    1977
    Rituals · as Harry
    1977
    Our Town · as Stage Manager
    1976
    Midway · as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
    1976
    All the President's Men · as Deep Throat
    1974
    1974
    Sandburg's Lincoln (TV Series) · as Abraham Lincoln
    1973
    Magnum Force · as Lieutenant Briggs
    1973
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull · as Elder (voice)
    1973
    Pueblo · as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
    1972
    They Only Kill Their Masters · as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
    1972
    That Certain Summer · as Doug Salter
    1971
    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann · as Harlan Webb
    1971
    Suddenly Single · as Larry Hackett
    1971
    Travis Logan, D.A. · as Matthew Sand
    1970
    The Great White Hope · as Cameron
    1970
    The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV Series) · as Senator Hays Stowe
    1970
    The People Next Door · as David Hoffman
    1970
    1968
    The Brotherhood · as Man At The Table (uncredited)
    1968
    The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as John Adrian
    1968
    Wild in the Streets · as Senator Fergus
    1967
    Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as Narrator
    1967
    Coronet Blue (TV Series) · as Carey Thomas
    1967
    Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! · as Mark Twain (samuel Langhorne Clemens)
    1967
    CBS Playhouse (TV Series)
    1966
    1966
    The Group · as Gus Leroy
    1965
    The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Christopher Simes
    1959
    1954
    Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mitch Collins
    1950
    Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast

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