Cast
Hal Holbrook
Acting
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Known for
Acting
Born
1925-02-17
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
2021-01-23
Also known as Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Harold Rowe 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.
Hercules
as Amphitryon (voice)
Men of Honor
as 'Mr. Pappy'
Midway
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Into the Wild
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Lincoln
as Preston Blair
The Firm
as Oliver Lambert
The Majestic
as Congressman Doyle
Shade
as The Professor
The Fog
as Father Malone
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Mayday (voice)
Magnum Force
as Lieutenant Briggs
Wall Street
as Lou Mannheim
All the President's Men
as Deep Throat
Killshot
as Papa
The Bachelor
as O'Dell
Creepshow
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Capricorn One
as Dr. James Kelloway
Cats Don't Dance
as Cranston (voice)
Day One
as Gen. George Marshall
Water for Elephants
as Old Jacob
Promised Land
as Frank Yates
Fletch Lives
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
The Brotherhood
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
Haven
as Harold L. Ickes
Pueblo
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
The Group
as Gus Leroy
Blackway
as Whizzer
Flying Lessons
as Harry Pleasant
Julia
as Alan
Rituals
as Harry
Hush
as Dr. Franklin Hill
Beauty
as Alexander Miller
The Star Chamber
as Benjamin Caulfield
Judas Kiss
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
The Florentine
as Smitty
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Carried Away
as Doctor Evans
Good Day for It
as Hec
Waking the Dead
as Isaac Green
The Street Lawyer
as Arthur Jacobs
A Killing in a Small Town
as Dr. Beardsley
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Elder (voice)
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as J.R. Swackhammer
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as Self
The Unholy
as Archbishop Mosely
Eye of God
as Sheriff Rogers
When Hell Was in Session
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
as Harlan Webb
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
as Boyd Callahan
Operation Delta Force
as Admiral Henshaw
All the Winters that Have Been
as Uncle Ren Corvin
A Clear and Present Danger
as Hays Stowe
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Savannah
as Judge Harden
Girls Nite Out
as Jim MacVey
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
That Certain Summer
as Doug Salter
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
The Killing of Randy Webster
as John Webster
That Evening Sun
as Abner Meecham
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as William McKenzie
Under Siege
as President Maxwell Monroe
Plaza Suite
as Sam Nash
Mark Twain
as Self (uncredited)
Innocent Victims
as Bob Hennis
Purpose
as Tom Walker
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Narrator (voice)
Wild in the Streets
as Senator Fergus
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
as Narrator (voice)
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
as Self
My Own Country
as Lloyd Flanders
Murder by Natural Causes
as Arthur Sinclair
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
as Adm. Kelso
The Designing Women Reunion
The Girl from Petrovka
as Joe
The Kidnapping of the President
as President Adam Scott
The People Next Door
as David Hoffman
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Jim Coltrane
Tartuffe
as Self - Host
92 Grosvenor Street
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
as Narrator
Natural Enemies
as Paul Steward
The Great White Hope
as Cameron
Suddenly Single
as Larry Hackett
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
as Grandpa Grier
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Joseph Bundy
The Whole World Is Watching
as Chancellor Graham
Stormchasers
as Narrator
Bonds of Love
as Jim Smith
Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - Actor
The Time of Your Life
as Self - Host
The Glass Menagerie
as her son
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
Off the Minnesota Strip
as Bud Johansen
Our Town
as Stage manager
Walking to the Waterline
as Man on the Beach
Travis Logan, D.A.
as Matthew Sand
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
as Host
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mark Twain Tonight!
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
as Self
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
as Mitch Collins
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
The Battle of The Alamo
as Voice
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
as Narrator
The Legend of the Three Trees
as Narrator
Trail of Hope
as Narrator
Interpreting Twain
as Self
Battleships
as Narrator
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
as Narrator
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
as Narrator (voice)