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Hal Holbrook
Actor, Director
Died 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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Filmography
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (TV Series) · as actor |
| 2017 | An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story · as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice) |
| 2015 | Go with Me · as Whizzer |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Mayday (voice) |
| 2013 | Savannah · as Judge Harden |
| 2013 | Monday Mornings (TV Series) · as Dr. Arvin Wayne |
| 2013 | Rectify (TV Series) · as Rutherford Gaines |
| 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 | Flying Lessons · as Unknown |
| 2010 | The Event (TV Series) · as James Dempsey |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as Leonard Patterson |
| 2009 | That Evening Sun · as Abner Meecham |
| 2008 | Killshot · as Papa |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy (TV Series) · as Nate Madock |
| 2007 | Into the Wild · as Ronald "Ron" Franz |
| 2007 | Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II · as Narrator |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Dr. Lewis Clatch |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Red Hudmore |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith (TV Series) · as Edward Shanowski |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Mickey Stokes |
| 2003 | Shade · as The Professor |
| 2002 | Purpose · as Tom Walker |
| 2002 | Good Morning, Miami (TV Series) · as Jim Templeton |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Congressman Doyle |
| 2001 | Haven · as Harold L. Ickes |
| 2000 | Men of Honor · as 'Mr. Pappy' |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead · as Isaac Green |
| 2000 | The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus · as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) |
| 2000 | Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as Benjamin Franklin |
| 1999 | The Florentine · as Smitty |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Asst. Sec. of State Albie Duncan |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as John Schwinn |
| 1999 | The Bachelor · as Roy O'Dell |
| 1998 | Hush · as Dr. Franklin Hill |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss · as Senator Rupert Hornbeck |
| 1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale · as Boyd Callahan |
| 1998 | My Own Country · as Lloyd Flanders |
| 1998 | Beauty · as Alexander Miller |
| 1998 | Walking to the Waterline · as Man on the Beach |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Mr. Humphries |
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance · as Cranston (voice) |
| 1997 | Eye of God · as Sheriff Rogers |
| 1997 | Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail · as Narrator |
| 1997 | Operation Delta Force · as Admiral Henshaw |
| 1997 | All the Winters That Have Been · as Uncle Ren Corvin |
| 1997 | Hercules · as Amphitryon (voice) |
| 1997 | Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Der dritte Zwilling (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 1997 | The Third Twin · as Pete |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Carried Away · as Doctor Evans |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims · as Bob Hennis |
| 1996 | America on Wheels · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Stormchasers · as Narrator |
| 1995 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester · as Wild Bill McKenzie |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor · as Wild Bill McKenzie |
| 1994 | A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle · as William McKenzie |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Walter Perkins |
| 1993 | The Firm · as Oliver Lambert |
| 1990 | A Killing in a Small Town · as Dr. Beardsley |
| 1990 | Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Evan Evans |
| 1989 | Sorry, Wrong Number · as Jim Coltrane |
| 1989 | Fletch Lives · as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson |
| 1988 | The Unholy · as Archbishop Mosely |
| 1988 | Emma: Queen of the South Seas (TV Series) · as Jonas Coe |
| 1987 | Wall Street · as Lou Mannheim |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | Under Siege · as President Maxwell Monroe |
| 1986 | Designing Women (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1985 | North and South (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | George Washington (1984) (TV Series) · as John Adams |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber · as Benjamin Caulfield |
| 1982 | Creepshow · as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") |
| 1982 | Girls Nite Out · as Jim MacVey |
| 1980 | The Fog · as Father Malone |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President · as President Adam Scott |
| 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 |
| 1977 | Capricorn One · as Dr. James Kelloway |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Julia · as Alan |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Deep Throat |
| 1976 | Midway · as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort |
| 1974 | The Girl from Petrovka · as Joe |
| 1973 | Magnum Force · as Lieutenant Briggs |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull · as The Elder (voice) |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters · as Dr. Warren G. Watkins |
| 1971 | Travis Logan, D.A. · as Matthew Sand |
| 1970 | The People Next Door · as David Hoffman |
| 1968 | Wild in the Streets · as Sen. Johnny Fergus |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood · as Man at the Table (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Mayor John Adrian |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1966 | The Group · as Gus Leroy |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Christopher Simes |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mitch Collins |