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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Savannah | Judge Harden | 2013-04-25 |
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | Self | 2013-04-27 |
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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 | Harry Pleasant | 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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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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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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Into the Wild | Ronald "Ron" Franz | 2007-09-21 |
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Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-02-28 |
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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat | 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 Designing Women Reunion | 2003-07-28 | |
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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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Purpose | Tom Walker | 2002-02-21 |
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Narrator (voice) | 2002-09-24 |
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Mark Twain | Self (uncredited) | 2002-01-14 |
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Haven | Harold L. Ickes | 2001-02-11 |
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The Majestic | Congressman Doyle | 2001-12-21 |
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Dirty Harry: The Original | Self - Actor | 2001-11-20 |
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The Legend of the Three Trees | Narrator | 2001-05-11 |
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Waking the Dead | Isaac Green | 2000-03-24 |
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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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The Bachelor | O'Dell | 1999-11-05 |
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Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) | Narrator | 1999-03-11 |
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The Florentine | Smitty | 1999-04-19 |
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Battleships | Narrator | 1999-11-08 |
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Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Boyd Callahan | 1998-09-22 |
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Judas Kiss | Senator Rupert Hornbeck | 1998-09-16 |
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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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Walking to the Waterline | Man on the Beach | 1998-06-13 |
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My Own Country | Lloyd Flanders | 1998-07-12 |
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Trail of Hope | Narrator | 1997-08-10 |
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Hercules | Amphitryon (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Operation Delta Force | Admiral Henshaw | 1997-01-01 |
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Cats Don't Dance | Cranston (voice) | 1997-03-26 |
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All the Winters that Have Been | Uncle Ren Corvin | 1997-09-21 |
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Eye of God | Sheriff Rogers | 1997-10-17 |
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The Battle of The Alamo | Voice | 1996-03-09 |
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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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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 Grimacing Governor | Wild Bill McKenzie | 1994-11-09 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | William McKenzie | 1994-05-10 |
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The Firm | Oliver Lambert | 1993-06-30 |
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Bonds of Love | Jim Smith | 1993-01-24 |
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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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Fletch Lives | Hamilton "Ham" Johnson | 1989-03-17 |
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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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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Self | 1988-02-29 |
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The Unholy | Archbishop Mosely | 1988-04-22 |
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I'll Be Home for Christmas | Joseph Bundy | 1988-12-12 |
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Plaza Suite | Sam Nash | 1987-12-03 |
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Wall Street | Lou Mannheim | 1987-12-10 |
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Under Siege | President Maxwell Monroe | 1986-02-09 |
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All Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Self (uncredited) | 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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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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America Remembers John F. Kennedy | Host | 1983-11-01 |
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Girls Nite Out | Jim MacVey | 1982-06-20 |
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Creepshow | Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") | 1982-11-10 |
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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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The Kidnapping of the President | President Adam Scott | 1980-08-15 |
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Off the Minnesota Strip | Bud Johansen | 1980-05-05 |
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Murder by Natural Causes | Arthur Sinclair | 1979-02-17 |
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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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When Hell Was in Session | Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton | 1979-10-08 |
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Tartuffe | Self - Host | 1978-05-31 |
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Our Town | Stage manager | 1977-05-30 |
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Rituals | Harry | 1977-07-21 |
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Julia | Alan | 1977-10-01 |
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Capricorn One | Dr. James Kelloway | 1977-12-10 |
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Midway | Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort | 1976-06-18 |
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All the President's Men | Deep Throat | 1976-04-09 |
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The Time of Your Life | Self - Host | 1976-03-10 |
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The Girl from Petrovka | Joe | 1974-12-12 |
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Elder (voice) | 1973-10-23 |
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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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Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa | Narrator | 1973-01-22 |
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The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today | Self | 1973-12-01 |
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That Certain Summer | Doug Salter | 1972-11-01 |
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They Only Kill Their Masters | Dr. Warren G. Watkins | 1972-11-22 |
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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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Wild in the Streets | Senator Fergus | 1968-05-29 |
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The Brotherhood | Man at the Table (uncredited) | 1968-12-01 |
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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 |
