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Hal Holbrook

1925-02-17 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biografia

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.

Películas

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