Hal Holbrook

Known for ActingBorn 1925-02-17Died 2021-01-23Cleveland, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Time of Your Life

Appointment With Destiny

Our Town

Trail of Hope

92 Grosvenor Street

The Whole World Is Watching

The Sopranos

Sons of Anarchy

Grey's Anatomy

The West Wing

Bones

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

Family Law

Founding Fathers

The Battle of The Alamo

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

Plaza Suite

Into the Wild

Hawaii Five-0

ER

Lincoln

Rectify

NCIS

The Outer Limits

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

George Washington

Men of Honor

Hercules

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

The Wonderful World of Disney

All the President's Men

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Under Siege

Dirty Harry: The Original

North and South

The Awakening Land

Monday Mornings

Mark Twain Tonight!

Cats Don't Dance

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Becker

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

Mark Twain

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

Wall Street

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Water for Elephants