Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Acting
Born 1925-02-17 - Died 2021-01-23Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Movies (117)

Hercules
7.5

Hercules

1997Movie7.5
The Firm
6.7

The Firm

1993Movie6.7
Into the Wild
7.8

Into the Wild

2007Movie7.8
Lincoln
6.8

Lincoln

2012Movie6.8
Wall Street
7.2

Wall Street

1987Movie7.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014Movie6.2
Men of Honor
7.5

Men of Honor

2000Movie7.5
Creepshow
6.9

Creepshow

1982Movie6.9
The Fog
6.7

The Fog

1980Movie6.7
Midway
6.6

Midway

1976Movie6.6
Magnum Force
7.1

Magnum Force

1973Movie7.1
Water for Elephants
6.9

Water for Elephants

2011Movie6.9
All the President's Men
7.7

All the President's Men

1976Movie7.7
The Majestic
6.8

The Majestic

2001Movie6.8
Shade
6.2

Shade

2003Movie6.2
Promised Land
6.3

Promised Land

2012Movie6.3
Killshot
5.8

Killshot

2008Movie5.8
The Bachelor
5.1

The Bachelor

1999Movie5.1
Capricorn One
6.8

Capricorn One

1977Movie6.8
The Unholy
5.4

The Unholy

1988Movie5.4
The Group
5.7

The Group

1966Movie5.7
Blackway
5.3

Blackway

2015Movie5.3
Judas Kiss
5.7

Judas Kiss

1998Movie5.7
Cats Don't Dance
7.2

Cats Don't Dance

1997Movie7.2
The Star Chamber
6.0

The Star Chamber

1983Movie6.0
Julia
6.5

Julia

1977Movie6.5
Hush
5.7

Hush

1998Movie5.7
Fletch Lives
6.0

Fletch Lives

1989Movie6.0
Carried Away
5.8

Carried Away

1996Movie5.8
Rituals
6.0

Rituals

1977Movie6.0
Tartuffe
7.0

Tartuffe

1978Movie7.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
8.0

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008Movie8.0
The Girl from Petrovka
5.2

The Girl from Petrovka

1974Movie5.2
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
8.0

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

1988Movie8.0
The Great White Hope
6.3

The Great White Hope

1970Movie6.3
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
5.8

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

1998Movie5.8
That Evening Sun
6.8

That Evening Sun

2009Movie6.8
Operation Delta Force
3.8

Operation Delta Force

1997Movie3.8
Waking the Dead
6.1

Waking the Dead

2000Movie6.1
The Brotherhood
6.1

The Brotherhood

1968Movie6.1
Travis Logan, D.A.
7.3

Travis Logan, D.A.

1971Movie7.3
The Florentine
5.7

The Florentine

1999Movie5.7
A Clear and Present Danger
7.0

A Clear and Present Danger

1970Movie7.0
Under Siege
7.5

Under Siege

1986Movie7.5
Plaza Suite
8.0

Plaza Suite

1987Movie8.0
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
6.1

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013Movie6.1
They Only Kill Their Masters
5.1

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972Movie5.1
Eye of God
5.8

Eye of God

1997Movie5.8
Good Day for It
5.5

Good Day for It

2011Movie5.5
Dirty Harry: The Original
7.3

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001Movie7.3
Stormchasers
6.5

Stormchasers

1995Movie6.5
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
6.1

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973Movie6.1
My Own Country
4.5

My Own Country

1998Movie4.5
Mark Twain
7.1

Mark Twain

2002Movie7.1
Sorry, Wrong Number
5.3

Sorry, Wrong Number

1989Movie5.3
The Whole World Is Watching
9.0

The Whole World Is Watching

1969Movie9.0
The Street Lawyer
7.0

The Street Lawyer

2003Movie7.0
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
7.4

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002Movie7.4
Wild in the Streets
5.8

Wild in the Streets

1968Movie5.8
Flying Lessons
5.6

Flying Lessons

2010Movie5.6
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
4.5

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008Movie4.5
A Killing in a Small Town
5.1

A Killing in a Small Town

1990Movie5.1
Savannah
6.1

Savannah

2013Movie6.1
The Legend of the Golden Gun
7.0

The Legend of the Golden Gun

1979Movie7.0
Day One
6.2

Day One

1989Movie6.2
Beauty
5.3

Beauty

1998Movie5.3
The People Next Door
5.9

The People Next Door

1970Movie5.9
Girls Nite Out
4.7

Girls Nite Out

1982Movie4.7
When Hell Was in Session
7.5

When Hell Was in Session

1979Movie7.5
Trail of Hope
9.0

Trail of Hope

1997Movie9.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994Movie6.4
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
4.2

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995Movie4.2
Pueblo
6.5

Pueblo

1973Movie6.5
The Killing of Randy Webster
6.0

The Killing of Randy Webster

1981Movie6.0
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
7.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994Movie7.5
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
7.1

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

2000Movie7.1
Innocent Victims
7.0

Innocent Victims

1996Movie7.0
Walking to the Waterline
6.3

Walking to the Waterline

1998Movie6.3
Mark Twain Tonight!
7.5

Mark Twain Tonight!

1967Movie7.5
Bonds of Love
5.8

Bonds of Love

1993Movie5.8
Natural Enemies
6.0

Natural Enemies

1979Movie6.0
All the Winters that Have Been
6.8

All the Winters that Have Been

1997Movie6.8
That Certain Summer
6.6

That Certain Summer

1972Movie6.6
Murder by Natural Causes
6.9

Murder by Natural Causes

1979Movie6.9
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
7.0

The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

1973Movie7.0
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

1973Movie
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
7.0

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

2014Movie7.0
Off the Minnesota Strip
5.5

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980Movie5.5
I'll Be Home for Christmas
7.0

I'll Be Home for Christmas

1988Movie7.0
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

2006Movie
The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

2003Movie
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
5.8

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008Movie5.8
Suddenly Single
4.5

Suddenly Single

1971Movie4.5
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

1971Movie
Haven
6.8

Haven

2001Movie6.8
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
7.0

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008Movie7.0
The Glass Menagerie
6.7

The Glass Menagerie

1966Movie6.7
Purpose
4.9

Purpose

2002Movie4.9
The Time of Your Life
10.0

The Time of Your Life

1976Movie10.0
Our Town
9.5

Our Town

1977Movie9.5
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
6.0

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986Movie6.0
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
4.8

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

1984Movie4.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
7.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

1995Movie7.4
The Kidnapping of the President
4.6

The Kidnapping of the President

1980Movie4.6
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
6.0

Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

2006Movie6.0
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

1992Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail

2003Movie
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

2017Movie
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
6.0

America Remembers John F. Kennedy

1983Movie6.0
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions

1983Movie
92 Grosvenor Street
9.0

92 Grosvenor Street

1985Movie9.0
Battleships

Battleships

1999Movie
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
6.5

The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

1970Movie6.5
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

1999Movie
The Legend of the Three Trees
6.7

The Legend of the Three Trees

2001Movie6.7
The Battle of The Alamo
8.0

The Battle of The Alamo

1996Movie8.0
Interpreting Twain

Interpreting Twain

2018Movie

TV Shows (50)

NCIS
7.6

NCIS

2003Series7.6
Grey's Anatomy
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005Series8.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Bones
8.2

Bones

2005Series8.2
Hawaii Five-0
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010Series7.7
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Sopranos
8.7

The Sopranos

1999Series8.7
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
Sons of Anarchy
8.4

Sons of Anarchy

2008Series8.4
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
American Experience
6.5

American Experience

1988Series6.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
Designing Women
6.8

Designing Women

1986Series6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
Becker
7.2

Becker

1998Series7.2
Dinah!
7.0

Dinah!

1974Series7.0
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957Series7.5
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
North and South
7.5

North and South

1985Series7.5
Family Law
8.1

Family Law

1999Series8.1
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
Hope & Faith
5.4

Hope & Faith

2003Series5.4
Rectify
7.6

Rectify

2013Series7.6
The Event
6.4

The Event

2010Series6.4
Good Morning, Miami
6.9

Good Morning, Miami

2002Series6.9
Evening Shade
5.8

Evening Shade

1990Series5.8
Monday Mornings
6.9

Monday Mornings

2013Series6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
CBS Playhouse
7.0

CBS Playhouse

1966Series7.0
The Bold Ones: The Senator
4.7

The Bold Ones: The Senator

1970Series4.7
Haven
7.0

Haven

2001Series7.0
The Fortunate Pilgrim
6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988Series6.2
George Washington
7.7

George Washington

1984Series7.7
The Awakening Land
7.5

The Awakening Land

1978Series7.5
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
7.6

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997Series7.6
Lincoln
8.0

Lincoln

1974Series8.0
The Third Twin
5.5

The Third Twin

1997Series5.5
Celebrity
6.7

Celebrity

1984Series6.7
Founding Fathers
8.0

Founding Fathers

2000Series8.0
Mark Twain
8.0

Mark Twain

2002Series8.0
Dress Gray
5.1

Dress Gray

1986Series5.1
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
5.2

Emma: Queen of the South Seas

1988Series5.2
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

2005Series
Appointment With Destiny
10.0

Appointment With Destiny

1971Series10.0