Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-17

Day of Death

2021-01-23 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook

Harold Rowe Holbrook

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

Acting

All the President's Men

1976

All the President's Men

as

Deep Throat

The Battle of The Alamo

1996

The Battle of The Alamo

as

Voice

The Fog

1980

The Fog

as

Father Malone

Magnum Force

1973

Magnum Force

as

Lieutenant Briggs

Wall Street

1987

Wall Street

as

Lou Mannheim

The Bachelor

1999

The Bachelor

as

O'Dell

The Majestic

2001

The Majestic

as

Congressman Doyle

Into the Wild

2007

Into the Wild

as

Ronald "Ron" Franz

Midway

1976

Midway

as

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Stormchasers

1995

Stormchasers

as

Narrator

The Brotherhood

1968

The Brotherhood

as

Man at the Table (uncredited)

Capricorn One

1977

Capricorn One

as

Dr. James Kelloway

Hercules

1997

Hercules

as

Amphitryon (voice)

The Star Chamber

1983

The Star Chamber

as

Benjamin Caulfield

That Evening Sun

2009

That Evening Sun

as

Abner Meecham

Julia

1977

Julia

as

Alan

Carried Away

1996

Carried Away

as

Doctor Evans

Fletch Lives

1989

Fletch Lives

as

Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

Wild in the Streets

1968

Wild in the Streets

as

Sen. Johnny Fergus

The Firm

1993

The Firm

as

Oliver Lambert

Judas Kiss

1998

Judas Kiss

as

Senator Rupert Hornbeck

Waking the Dead

2000

Waking the Dead

as

Isaac Green

Good Day for It

2011

Good Day for It

as

Hec

Trail of Hope

1997

Trail of Hope

as

Narrator

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

They Only Kill Their Masters

as

Dr. Warren G. Watkins

Day One

1989

Day One

as

Gen. George Marshall

Eye of God

1997

Eye of God

as

Sheriff Rogers

Killshot

2008

Killshot

as

Papa

The Girl from Petrovka

1974

The Girl from Petrovka

as

Joe

Creepshow

1982

Creepshow

as

Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

The Whole World Is Watching

1969

The Whole World Is Watching

as

Chancellor Graham

Rituals

1977

Rituals

as

Harry

Hush

1998

Hush

as

Dr. Franklin Hill

Flying Lessons

2010

Flying Lessons

as

Mark Twain Tonight!

1967

Mark Twain Tonight!

as

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Purpose

2002

Purpose

as

Tom Walker

Lincoln

2012

Lincoln

as

Preston Blair

The Street Lawyer

2003

The Street Lawyer

as

Arthur Jacobs

Water for Elephants

2011

Water for Elephants

as

Old Jacob

The Unholy

1988

The Unholy

as

Archbishop Mosely

Girls Nite Out

1982

Girls Nite Out

as

Jim MacVey

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster

as

John Webster

Natural Enemies

1979

Natural Enemies

as

Paul Steward

The People Next Door

1970

The People Next Door

as

David Hoffman

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

1998

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

as

Boyd Callahan

The Kidnapping of the President

1980

The Kidnapping of the President

as

President Adam Scott

The Florentine

1999

The Florentine

as

Smitty

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

1976

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

as

Self (archive footage)

That Certain Summer

1972

That Certain Summer

as

Doug Salter

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Haven

2001

Haven

as

Harold L. Ickes

Mark Twain

2002

Mark Twain

as

Self (uncredited)

My Own Country

1998

My Own Country

as

Lloyd Flanders

Promised Land

2012

Promised Land

as

Frank Yates

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

as

Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

Our Town

1977

Our Town

as

Stage manager

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980

Off the Minnesota Strip

as

Bud Johansen

Savannah

2013

Savannah

as

Judge Harden

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

as

Self

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

as

Wild Bill McKenzie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

as

Wild Bill McKenzie

Suddenly Single

1971

Suddenly Single

as

Larry Hackett

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

as

William McKenzie

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Murder by Natural Causes

as

Arthur Sinclair

Pueblo

1973

Pueblo

as

Capt. Lloyd Bucher

The Legend of the Three Trees

2001

The Legend of the Three Trees

as

Narrator

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

2014

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

as

Self

Sorry, Wrong Number

1989

Sorry, Wrong Number

as

Jim Coltrane

The Time of Your Life

1976

The Time of Your Life

as

Himself - Host

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as

Mayday (voice)

Men of Honor

2000

Men of Honor

as

'Mr. Pappy'

Operation Delta Force

1997

Operation Delta Force

as

Admiral Henshaw

The Group

1966

The Group

as

Gus Leroy

The Great White Hope

1970

The Great White Hope

as

Cameron

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

as

J.R. Swackhammer

Bonds of Love

1993

Bonds of Love

as

Jim Smith

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1988

I'll Be Home for Christmas

as

Joseph Bundy

Under Siege

1986

Under Siege

as

President Maxwell Monroe

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

as

Grandpa Grier

Blackway

2015

Blackway

as

Whizzer

When Hell Was in Session

1979

When Hell Was in Session

as

Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

as

Harlan Webb

Interpreting Twain

2018

Interpreting Twain

as

Self

The Glass Menagerie

1966

The Glass Menagerie

as

Tom Wingfield

The Designing Women Reunion

2003

The Designing Women Reunion

as

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

1999

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

as

Narrator

Shade

2003

Shade

as

The Professor

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

1988

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

as

Self

Tartuffe

1978

Tartuffe

as

Self - Host

A Killing in a Small Town

1990

A Killing in a Small Town

as

Dr. Beardsley

All the Winters that Have Been

1997

All the Winters that Have Been

as

Uncle Ren Corvin

Travis Logan, D.A.

1971

Travis Logan, D.A.

as

Matthew Sand

Cats Don't Dance

1997

Cats Don't Dance

as

Cranston (voice)

92 Grosvenor Street

1985

92 Grosvenor Street

as

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

2017

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

as

Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

Plaza Suite

1987

Plaza Suite

as

Sam Nash

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

as

Self

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

as

Mitch Collins

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

as

Self

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

Dirty Harry: The Original

as

Self - Actor

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

as

Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

as

Self

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as

Narrator (voice)

Battleships

1999

Battleships

as

Narrator

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

as

Elder (voice)

Beauty

1998

Beauty

as

Alexander Miller

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

as

Adm. Kelso

A Clear and Present Danger

1970

A Clear and Present Danger

as

Hays Stowe

America Remembers John F. Kennedy

1983

America Remembers John F. Kennedy

as

Host

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

1973

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

as

Self

Walking to the Waterline

1998

Walking to the Waterline

as

Man on the Beach

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

1992

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as

Narrator (voice)

Innocent Victims

1996

Innocent Victims

as

Bob Hennis

Evening Shade

Evening Shade

as

Evan Evans

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Albie Duncan

Designing Women

Designing Women

as

Reese Watson

Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

as

Edward Shanowski

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Christopher Simes

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

NCIS

NCIS

as

Mickey Stokes

ER

as

Walter Perkins

Family Law

Family Law

as

Judge Richard Lloyd

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

as

The Bold Ones: The Senator

The Bold Ones: The Senator

as

Senator Hays Stowe

George Washington

George Washington

as

John Adams

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Justice Oliver Harbison

North and South

North and South

as

Abraham Lincoln

Appointment With Destiny

Appointment With Destiny

as

Narrator

Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy

as

Nate Madock

Lincoln

Lincoln

as

Abraham Lincoln

The Awakening Land

The Awakening Land

as

Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

as

self

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as

Narrator (voice)

Rectify

Rectify

as

Rutherford Gaines

The Third Twin

The Third Twin

as

Pete

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

American Experience

American Experience

as

Narrator (voice)

Celebrity

Celebrity

as

Calvin Sledge

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

John Adrian

Dress Gray

Dress Gray

as

Gen. Charles Hedges

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

John Schwinn

Becker

Becker

as

Mr. Humphries

The Event

The Event

as

James Dempsey (voice)

The Event

The Event

as

James Dempsey

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mitch Collins

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Leonard Patterson

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Lewis Clatch

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

as

Jonas Coe

Monday Mornings

Monday Mornings

as

Dr. Arvin Wayne

Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

as

Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Bones

Bones

as

Red Hudmore

The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

as

Host

Good Morning, Miami

Good Morning, Miami

as

Jim Templeton

The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as

Dr. Andrew McKay

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self - Host

Production

Crew

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

2006

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

as

Directing

Designing Women

Designing Women

as