Acting · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Born February 17, 1925
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.
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2018
as Self
MovieAn American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
MovieBlackway
2015
as Whizzer
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Mayday (voice)
MovieHolbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
as Self
MovieEastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
as Self
MovieSavannah
2013
as Judge Harden
TVRectify
2013
as Rutherford Gaines
TVMonday Mornings
2013
as Dr. Arvin Wayne
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2012
as Preston Blair
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2012
as Frank Yates
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2011
as Old Jacob
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2011
as Hec
TVThe Event
2010
as James Dempsey (voice)
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Leonard Patterson
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2010
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MovieThat Evening Sun
2009
as Abner Meecham
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2007
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
MovieOut of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieWoodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
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TVBones
2005
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TVThe Seventh Day
2005
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TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
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2003
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TVHope & Faith
2003
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TVNCIS
2003
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MovieThe Designing Women Reunion
2003
MovieShade
2003
as The Professor
The Street Lawyer
2003
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TVGood Morning, Miami
2002
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MovieEastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2001
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2000
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2000
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2000
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2000
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MovieBattleships
1999
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MovieThe Bachelor
1999
as O'Dell
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Albie Duncan
TVFamily Law
1999
as Judge Richard Lloyd
MovieThe Florentine
1999
as Smitty
MovieLost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
1999
as Narrator
TVThe Sopranos
1999
as John Schwinn
TVBecker
1998
as Mr. Humphries
MovieRusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
as Boyd Callahan
MovieJudas Kiss
1998
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
MovieMy Own Country
1998
as Lloyd Flanders
MovieWalking to the Waterline
1998
as Man on the Beach
MovieHush
1998
as Dr. Franklin Hill
MovieBeauty
1998
as Alexander Miller
TVThe Third Twin
1997
as Pete
TVLewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997
as Narrator (voice)
MovieEye of God
1997
as Sheriff Rogers
MovieAll the Winters that Have Been
1997
as Uncle Ren Corvin
MovieTrail of Hope
1997
as Narrator
MovieHercules
1997
as Amphitryon (voice)
MovieCats Don't Dance
1997
as Cranston (voice)
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1997
as Admiral Henshaw
MovieThe Battle of The Alamo
1996
as Voice
MovieCarried Away
1996
as Doctor Evans
MovieInnocent Victims
1996
as Bob Hennis
MovieStormchasers
1995
as Narrator
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1995
as Adm. Kelso
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Wild Bill McKenzie
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1995
as Justice Oliver Harbison
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Wild Bill McKenzie
TVER
1994
as Walter Perkins
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as William McKenzie
MovieThe Firm
1993
as Oliver Lambert
MovieBonds of Love
1993
as Jim Smith
MovieEastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
as Narrator (voice)
TVEvening Shade
1990
as Evan Evans
MovieA Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Dr. Beardsley
MovieSorry, Wrong Number
1989
as Jim Coltrane
MovieDay One
1989
as Gen. George Marshall
MovieFletch Lives
1989
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
MovieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Joseph Bundy
TVEmma: Queen of the South Seas
1988
as Jonas Coe
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Unholy
1988
as Archbishop Mosely
TVThe Fortunate Pilgrim
1988
as Dr. Andrew McKay
MovieSuperman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Self
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1987
as Lou Mannheim
MoviePlaza Suite
1987
as Sam Nash
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self (uncredited)
TVDesigning Women
1986
as Reese Watson
TVDress Gray
1986
as Gen. Charles Hedges
MovieUnder Siege
1986
as President Maxwell Monroe
Movie92 Grosvenor Street
1985
TVNorth and South
1985
as Abraham Lincoln
MovieThe Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Grandpa Grier
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1984
as John Adams
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1984
as Calvin Sledge
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
1983
as Host
MovieThe Star Chamber
1983
as Benjamin Caulfield
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
1983
as Narrator (voice)
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1982
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
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1982
as Jim MacVey
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1981
as John Webster
MovieThe Kidnapping of the President
1980
as President Adam Scott
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1980
as Bud Johansen
MovieThe Fog
1980
as Father Malone
MovieNatural Enemies
1979
as Paul Steward
MovieWhen Hell Was in Session
1979
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
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1979
as J.R. Swackhammer
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1979
as Arthur Sinclair
MovieTartuffe
1978
as Self - Host
TVThe Awakening Land
1978
as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
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1977
as Dr. James Kelloway
MovieJulia
1977
as Alan
MovieRituals
1977
as Harry
MovieOur Town
1977
as Stage manager
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1976
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
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1976
as Deep Throat
MovieThe Time of Your Life
1976
as Self - Host
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Girl from Petrovka
1974
as Joe
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVLincoln
1974
as Abraham Lincoln
MovieMagnum Force
1973
as Lieutenant Briggs
MovieThe Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
1973
as Self
MovieJonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Elder (voice)
MoviePueblo
1973
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
1973
as Narrator
MovieThey Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
MovieThat Certain Summer
1972
as Doug Salter
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator
MovieGoodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971
as Harlan Webb
MovieSuddenly Single
1971
as Larry Hackett
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
as Matthew Sand
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self - Host
MovieThe Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
as Mitch Collins
MovieThe Great White Hope
1970
as Cameron
TVThe Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Senator Hays Stowe
MovieThe People Next Door
1970
as David Hoffman
MovieA Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Hays Stowe
MovieThe Whole World Is Watching
1969
as Chancellor Graham
MovieThe Brotherhood
1968
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as John Adrian
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieWild in the Streets
1968
as Senator Fergus
MovieMark Twain Tonight!
1967
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
MovieThe Glass Menagerie
1966
as her son
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Tom Wingfield
MovieThe Group
1966
as Gus Leroy
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Christopher Simes
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mitch Collins
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
