Hal Holbrook
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 17, 1925
- Died
- January 23, 2021
- Birthplace
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
- Presenting Geraldine Page
Presenting Geraldine Page TBA
Actor
Interpreting Twain 2018
as Self
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story 2017
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Blackway 2015
as Whizzer
Planes: Fire & Rescue 2014
as Mayday (voice)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 2014
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
as Self
Savannah 2013
as Judge Harden
Lincoln 2012
as Preston Blair
Promised Land 2012
as Frank Yates
Water for Elephants 2011
as Old Jacob
Good Day for It 2011
as Hec
Flying Lessons 2010
as Harry Pleasant
That Evening Sun 2009
as Abner Meecham
Killshot 2008
as Papa
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 2008
as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
as Self
Into the Wild 2007
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" 2006
Other
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire 2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat 2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail 2003
as Narrator
The Designing Women Reunion 2003
Actor
Shade 2003
as The Professor
- The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer 2003
as Arthur Jacobs
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 2002
as Narrator (voice)
Purpose 2002
as Tom Walker
Mark Twain 2002
as Self (uncredited)
The Majestic 2001
as Congressman Doyle
Dirty Harry: The Original 2001
as Self - Actor
The Legend of the Three Trees 2001
as Narrator
Haven 2001
as Harold L. Ickes
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus 2000
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Men of Honor 2000
as 'Mr. Pappy'
Waking the Dead 2000
as Isaac Green
Battleships 1999
as Narrator
The Bachelor 1999
as O'Dell
The Florentine 1999
as Smitty
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) 1999
as Narrator
Rusty: A Dog's Tale 1998
as Boyd Callahan
Judas Kiss 1998
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
My Own Country 1998
as Lloyd Flanders
Walking to the Waterline 1998
as Man on the Beach
Hush 1998
as Dr. Franklin Hill
Beauty 1998
as Alexander Miller
Eye of God 1997
as Sheriff Rogers
All the Winters that Have Been 1997
as Uncle Ren Corvin
Trail of Hope 1997
as Narrator
Hercules 1997
as Amphitryon (voice)
Cats Don't Dance 1997
as Cranston (voice)
Operation Delta Force 1997
as Admiral Henshaw
The Battle of The Alamo 1996
as Voice
Carried Away 1996
as Doctor Evans
Innocent Victims 1996
as Bob Hennis
Stormchasers 1995
as Narrator
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal 1995
as Adm. Kelso
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester 1995
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor 1994
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle 1994
as William McKenzie
The Firm 1993
as Oliver Lambert
Bonds of Love 1993
as Jim Smith
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 1992
as Narrator (voice)
Dixie Carter's Unworkout 1992
Thanks
A Killing in a Small Town 1990
as Dr. Beardsley
Sorry, Wrong Number 1989
as Jim Coltrane
Day One 1989
as Gen. George Marshall
Fletch Lives 1989
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1988
as Joseph Bundy
The Unholy 1988
as Archbishop Mosely
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel 1988
as Self
Wall Street 1987
as Lou Mannheim
Plaza Suite 1987
as Sam Nash
- All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood 1986
as Self (uncredited)
Under Siege 1986
as President Maxwell Monroe
92 Grosvenor Street 1985
Actor
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 1984
as Grandpa Grier
- America Remembers John F. Kennedy
America Remembers John F. Kennedy 1983
as Host
The Star Chamber 1983
as Benjamin Caulfield
- Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions 1983
as Narrator (voice)
Creepshow 1982
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Girls Nite Out 1982
as Jim MacVey
The Killing of Randy Webster 1981
as John Webster
The Kidnapping of the President 1980
as President Adam Scott
Off the Minnesota Strip 1980
as Bud Johansen
The Fog 1980
as Father Malone
Natural Enemies 1979
as Paul Steward
When Hell Was in Session 1979
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
The Legend of the Golden Gun 1979
as J.R. Swackhammer
Murder by Natural Causes 1979
as Arthur Sinclair
Tartuffe 1978
as Self - Host
Capricorn One 1977
as Dr. James Kelloway
Julia 1977
as Alan
Rituals 1977
as Harry
Our Town 1977
as Stage manager
Midway 1976
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
All the President's Men 1976
as Deep Throat
The Time of Your Life 1976
as Self - Host
The Girl from Petrovka 1974
as Joe
Magnum Force 1973
as Lieutenant Briggs
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today 1973
as Self
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1973
as Elder (voice)
Pueblo 1973
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
- Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa 1973
as Narrator
They Only Kill Their Masters 1972
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
That Certain Summer 1972
as Doug Salter
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann 1971
as Harlan Webb
Suddenly Single 1971
as Larry Hackett
- Travis Logan, D.A.
Travis Logan, D.A. 1971
as Matthew Sand
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City 1970
as Mitch Collins
The Great White Hope 1970
as Cameron
The People Next Door 1970
as David Hoffman
A Clear and Present Danger 1970
as Hays Stowe
The Whole World Is Watching 1969
as Chancellor Graham
The Brotherhood 1968
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
Wild in the Streets 1968
as Senator Fergus
Mark Twain Tonight! 1967
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), Writer
The Glass Menagerie 1966
as her son
The Group 1966
as Gus Leroy
Credits from TMDB.