Hal Holbrook
Age: N/A | From: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook , Harold Rowe Holbrook
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 96
TV Involvements: 30
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Grey's Anatomy
(2005) Dr. Lewis Clatch
NCIS
(2003) Mickey Stokes
Hawaii Five-0
(2010) Leonard Patterson
Bones
(2005) Red Hudmore
The Sopranos
(1999) John Schwinn
Sons of Anarchy
(2008) Nate Madock
The West Wing
(1999) Asst. Sec. of State Albie Duncan
The Outer Limits
(1995) Justice Oliver HarbisonActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Reinhold Niebuhr (voice) | |
| 2015 | Whizzer | |
| 2014 | Mayday (voice) | |
| Himself | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Judge Harden | ||
| Rutherford Gaines | ||
| Dr. Arvin Wayne | ||
| 2012 | Preston Blair | |
| Frank Yates | ||
| 2011 | Old Jacob | |
| Hec | ||
| 2010 | Leonard Patterson | |
| N/A | ||
| 2009 | Abner Meecham | |
| 2008 | Papa | |
| Nate Madock | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2007 | Ronald "Ron" Franz | |
| 2006 | Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| Self - Narrator (voice) | ||
| 2005 | Red Hudmore | |
| Host | ||
| Dr. Lewis Clatch | ||
| 2003 | Edward Shanowski | |
| Mickey Stokes | ||
| The Professor | ||
| Arthur Jacobs | ||
| 2002 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Tom Walker | ||
| self | ||
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| 2001 | Congressman Doyle | |
| Self - Actor | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Harold L. Ickes | ||
| 2000 | Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) | |
| 'Mr. Pappy' | ||
| Isaac Green | ||
| 1999 | Narrator | |
| O'Dell | ||
| Asst. Sec. of State Albie Duncan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator | ||
| John Schwinn | ||
| Smitty | ||
| 1998 | Boyd Callahan | |
| Senator Rupert Hornbeck | ||
| Man on the Beach | ||
| Dr. Franklin Hill | ||
| Alexander Miller | ||
| Lloyd Flanders | ||
| 1997 | Pete | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Sheriff Rogers | ||
| Uncle Ren Corvin | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Amphitryon (voice) | ||
| Cranston (voice) | ||
| Admiral Henshaw | ||
| 1996 | Voice | |
| Doctor Evans | ||
| 1995 | Narrator | |
| Adm. Kelso | ||
| Wild Bill McKenzie | ||
| Justice Oliver Harbison | ||
| 1994 | Wild Bill McKenzie | |
| Walter Perkins | ||
| William McKenzie | ||
| 1993 | Oliver Lambert | |
| Jim Smith | ||
| 1990 | Evan Evans | |
| Dr. Beardsley | ||
| 1989 | Jim Coltrane | |
| Gen. George Marshall | ||
| Hamilton "Ham" Johnson | ||
| 1988 | Joseph Bundy | |
| John Coe | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Archbishop Mosely | ||
| Dr. Andrew McKay | ||
| Self | ||
| 1987 | Lou Mannheim | |
| Sam Nash | ||
| 1986 | Reese Watson | |
| Gen. Charles Hedges | ||
| President Maxwell Monroe | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1984 | Grandpa Grier | |
| John Adams | ||
| Calvin Sledge | ||
| 1983 | Host | |
| Benjamin Caulfield | ||
| 1982 | Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") | |
| Jim MacVey | ||
| 1981 | John Webster | |
| 1980 | President Adam Scott | |
| Bud Johansen | ||
| Father Malone | ||
| 1979 | Paul Steward | |
| Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton | ||
| J.R. Swackhammer | ||
| Arthur Sinclair | ||
| 1978 | Self - Host | |
| Portius Wheeler - The Solitary | ||
| 1977 | Dr. James Kelloway | |
| Alan | ||
| Harry | ||
| Stage manager | ||
| 1976 | Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort | |
| Deep Throat | ||
| Himself - Host | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1974 | Joe | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1973 | Lieutenant Briggs | |
| Self | ||
| The Elder (voice) | ||
| Capt. Lloyd Bucher | ||
| 1972 | Dr. Warren G. Watkins | |
| Doug Salter | ||
| 1971 | Narrator | |
| Harlan Webb | ||
| Larry Hackett | ||
| Matthew Sand | ||
| self-Host | ||
| 1970 | Mitch Collins | |
| Cameron | ||
| David Hoffman | ||
| Senator Hays Stowe | ||
| Hays Stowe | ||
| 1969 | Chancellor Graham | |
| 1968 | Man at the Table (uncredited) | |
| Mayor John Adrian | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Sen. Johnny Fergus | ||
| 1967 | Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) | |
| 1966 | N/A | |
| Tom Wingfield | ||
| Gus Leroy | ||
| 1965 | Christopher Simes | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| 1956 | Self - Presenter | |
| 1948 | Self - Guest | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Other | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |