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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-02-17
Place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cast
All the President's Men
1976
7.65
The Battle of The Alamo
1996
0.00
The Fog
1980
6.70
Magnum Force
1973
7.10
The Bachelor
1999
5.17
Wall Street
1987
7.17
The Majestic
2001
6.80
Into the Wild
2007
7.80
Midway
1976
6.64
Stormchasers
1995
6.00
The Brotherhood
1968
5.90
Capricorn One
1977
6.76
Hercules
1997
7.50
The Star Chamber
1983
6.00
That Evening Sun
2009
6.68
Julia
1977
6.50
Carried Away
1996
5.47
Fletch Lives
1989
6.04
Wild in the Streets
1968
5.95
The Firm
1993
6.73
Judas Kiss
1998
5.68
Waking the Dead
2000
6.10
Good Day for It
2011
5.50
Trail of Hope
1997
0.00
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
5.30
Day One
1989
6.29
Eye of God
1997
5.81
The Girl from Petrovka
1974
5.21
Killshot
2008
5.79
Creepshow
1982
6.92
The Whole World Is Watching
1969
0.00
Rituals
1977
6.13
Hush
1998
5.66
Flying Lessons
2010
5.58
Mark Twain Tonight!
1967
7.33
Purpose
2002
4.40
Lincoln
2012
6.86
The Street Lawyer
2003
0.00
Water for Elephants
2011
6.95
The Unholy
1988
5.33
Girls Nite Out
1982
4.61
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
5.80
Natural Enemies
1979
6.20
The People Next Door
1970
6.09
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
5.75
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
4.60
The Florentine
1999
5.14
That Certain Summer
1972
6.90
Haven
2001
6.75
Mark Twain
2002
6.90
My Own Country
1998
4.00
Promised Land
2012
6.28
Our Town
1977
9.00
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
5.50
Savannah
2013
6.03
Suddenly Single
1971
1.00
Murder by Natural Causes
1979
6.91
Pueblo
1973
5.70
The Legend of the Three Trees
2001
6.00
Sorry, Wrong Number
1989
4.30
The Time of Your Life
1976
0.00
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
6.20
Men of Honor
2000
7.49
Operation Delta Force
1997
3.70
The Group
1966
5.60
The Great White Hope
1970
6.10
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
5.00
Bonds of Love
1993
5.33
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
6.33
Under Siege
1986
7.50
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
5.00
Blackway
2015
5.30
When Hell Was in Session
1979
7.00
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971
0.00
Interpreting Twain
2018
0.00
The Glass Menagerie
1966
6.40
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
0.00
Shade
2003
6.20
Tartuffe
1978
0.00
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
5.60
All the Winters that Have Been
1997
4.50
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
6.50
Cats Don't Dance
1997
7.20
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
0.00
Plaza Suite
1987
6.00
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
5.80
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
6.00
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
7.40
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
7.00
Battleships
1999
0.00
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
6.22
Beauty
1998
4.80
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
0.00
Walking to the Waterline
1998
4.50
Innocent Victims
1996
5.00