1925-02-17 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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Interpreting Twain | Self | 2018-01-01 |
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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story | Reinhold Niebuhr (voice) | 2017-03-14 |
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Blackway | Whizzer | 2015-10-03 |
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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey | Self | 2014-06-15 |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue | Mayday (voice) | 2014-07-17 |
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | Self | 2013-04-27 |
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Savannah | Judge Harden | 2013-04-25 |
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Promised Land | Frank Yates | 2012-09-23 |
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Lincoln | Preston Blair | 2012-11-09 |
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Good Day for It | Hec | 2011-04-08 |
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Water for Elephants | Old Jacob | 2011-04-15 |
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Flying Lessons | 2010-02-04 | |
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That Evening Sun | Abner Meecham | 2009-11-06 |
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Killshot | Papa | 2008-11-13 |
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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry | Self | 2008-07-23 |
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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood | Self | 2008-06-03 |
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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry | Self | 2008-07-23 |
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema | Self | 2008-06-03 |
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Into the Wild | Ronald "Ron" Franz | 2007-09-21 |
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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-28 |
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Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-28 |
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Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail | Narrator | 2003-10-26 |
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The Street Lawyer | Arthur Jacobs | 2003-01-01 |
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Shade | The Professor | 2003-05-18 |
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The Designing Women Reunion | 2003-07-28 | |
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Purpose | Tom Walker | 2002-02-21 |
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Mark Twain | Self (uncredited) | 2002-01-14 |
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Narrator (voice) | 2002-09-24 |
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The Legend of the Three Trees | Narrator | 2001-05-11 |
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Dirty Harry: The Original | Self - Actor | 2001-11-20 |
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The Majestic | Congressman Doyle | 2001-12-21 |
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Haven | Harold L. Ickes | 2001-02-11 |
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Men of Honor | 'Mr. Pappy' | 2000-09-13 |
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus | Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) | 2000-10-31 |
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Waking the Dead | Isaac Green | 2000-03-24 |
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Battleships | Narrator | 1999-11-08 |
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The Bachelor | O'Dell | 1999-11-05 |
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The Florentine | Smitty | 1999-04-19 |
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Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) | Narrator | 1999-03-11 |
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Walking to the Waterline | Man on the Beach | 1998-06-13 |
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Judas Kiss | Senator Rupert Hornbeck | 1998-09-16 |
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My Own Country | Lloyd Flanders | 1998-07-12 |
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Boyd Callahan | 1998-09-22 |
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Hush | Dr. Franklin Hill | 1998-03-06 |
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Beauty | Alexander Miller | 1998-03-01 |
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Trail of Hope | Narrator | 1997-08-10 |
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All the Winters that Have Been | Uncle Ren Corvin | 1997-09-21 |
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Operation Delta Force | Admiral Henshaw | 1997-01-01 |
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Eye of God | Sheriff Rogers | 1997-10-17 |
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Cats Don't Dance | Cranston (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
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Hercules | Amphitryon (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Carried Away | Doctor Evans | 1996-01-26 |
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Innocent Victims | Bob Hennis | 1996-01-21 |
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The Battle of The Alamo | Voice | 1996-03-09 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester | Wild Bill McKenzie | 1995-04-10 |
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Stormchasers | Narrator | 1995-10-02 |
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She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Adm. Kelso | 1995-05-22 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | William McKenzie | 1994-05-10 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor | Wild Bill McKenzie | 1994-11-09 |
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Bonds of Love | Jim Smith | 1993-01-24 |
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The Firm | Oliver Lambert | 1993-06-30 |
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Narrator (voice) | 1992-09-17 |
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A Killing in a Small Town | Dr. Beardsley | 1990-05-22 |
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Day One | Gen. George Marshall | 1989-05-12 |
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Sorry, Wrong Number | Jim Coltrane | 1989-10-11 |
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Fletch Lives | Hamilton "Ham" Johnson | 1989-03-17 |
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Self | 1988-02-29 |
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I'll Be Home for Christmas | Joseph Bundy | 1988-12-12 |
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The Unholy | Archbishop Mosely | 1988-04-22 |
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Wall Street | Lou Mannheim | 1987-12-10 |
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Plaza Suite | Sam Nash | 1987-12-03 |
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Under Siege | President Maxwell Monroe | 1986-02-09 |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self | 1986-11-30 |
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92 Grosvenor Street | 1985-12-29 | |
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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier | Grandpa Grier | 1984-10-31 |
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America Remembers John F. Kennedy | Host | 1983-11-01 |
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Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions | Narrator (voice) | 1983-01-01 |
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The Star Chamber | Benjamin Caulfield | 1983-08-05 |
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Creepshow | Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") | 1982-11-10 |
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Girls Nite Out | Jim MacVey | 1982-06-20 |
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The Killing of Randy Webster | John Webster | 1981-03-11 |
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The Fog | Father Malone | 1980-02-01 |
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Off the Minnesota Strip | Bud Johansen | 1980-05-05 |
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The Kidnapping of the President | President Adam Scott | 1980-08-15 |
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Murder by Natural Causes | Arthur Sinclair | 1979-02-17 |
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When Hell Was in Session | Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton | 1979-10-08 |
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Natural Enemies | Paul Steward | 1979-11-01 |
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The Legend of the Golden Gun | J.R. Swackhammer | 1979-07-05 |
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Tartuffe | Self - Host | 1978-05-31 |
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Rituals | Harry | 1977-07-21 |
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Capricorn One | Dr. James Kelloway | 1977-12-10 |
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Julia | Alan | 1977-10-01 |
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Our Town | Stage manager | 1977-05-30 |
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Midway | Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort | 1976-06-18 |
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The Time of Your Life | Self - Host | 1976-03-10 |
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All the President's Men | Deep Throat | 1976-04-09 |
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The Girl from Petrovka | Joe | 1974-12-12 |
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Magnum Force | Lieutenant Briggs | 1973-12-13 |
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Pueblo | Capt. Lloyd Bucher | 1973-03-29 |
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Elder (voice) | 1973-10-23 |
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The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today | Self | 1973-12-01 |
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They Only Kill Their Masters | Dr. Warren G. Watkins | 1972-11-22 |
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That Certain Summer | Doug Salter | 1972-11-01 |
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Suddenly Single | Larry Hackett | 1971-10-19 |
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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann | Harlan Webb | 1971-10-22 |
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Travis Logan, D.A. | Matthew Sand | 1971-03-11 |
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The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City | Mitch Collins | 1970-10-18 |
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The People Next Door | David Hoffman | 1970-08-26 |
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The Great White Hope | Cameron | 1970-10-11 |
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A Clear and Present Danger | Hays Stowe | 1970-03-21 |
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The Whole World Is Watching | Chancellor Graham | 1969-03-11 |
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The Brotherhood | Man at the Table (uncredited) | 1968-12-01 |
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Wild in the Streets | Senator Fergus | 1968-05-29 |
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Mark Twain Tonight! | Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) | 1967-03-06 |
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The Group | Gus Leroy | 1966-03-04 |
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The Glass Menagerie | her son | 1966-12-08 |
