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Birthday: Feb 17, 1925
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Hal Holbrook

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
All the President's Men Deep Throat 1976
The Battle of The Alamo Voice 1996
The Fog Father Malone 1980
Magnum Force Lieutenant Briggs 1973
The Bachelor O'Dell 1999
Wall Street Lou Mannheim 1987
The Majestic Congressman Doyle 2001
Into the Wild Ronald "Ron" Franz 2007
Midway Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort 1976
Stormchasers Narrator 1995
The Brotherhood Man at the Table (uncredited) 1968
Capricorn One Dr. James Kelloway 1977
Hercules Amphitryon (voice) 1997
The Star Chamber Benjamin Caulfield 1983
That Evening Sun Abner Meecham 2009
Julia Alan 1977
Carried Away Doctor Evans 1996
Fletch Lives Hamilton "Ham" Johnson 1989
Wild in the Streets Sen. Johnny Fergus 1968
The Firm Oliver Lambert 1993
Judas Kiss Senator Rupert Hornbeck 1998
Waking the Dead Isaac Green 2000
Good Day for It Hec 2011
Trail of Hope Narrator 1997
They Only Kill Their Masters Dr. Warren G. Watkins 1972
Day One Gen. George Marshall 1989
Eye of God Sheriff Rogers 1997
The Girl from Petrovka Joe 1974
Killshot Papa 2008
Creepshow Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") 1982
The Whole World Is Watching Chancellor Graham 1969
Rituals Harry 1977
Hush Dr. Franklin Hill 1998
Flying Lessons 2010
Mark Twain Tonight! Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1967
Purpose Tom Walker 2002
Lincoln Preston Blair 2012
The Street Lawyer Arthur Jacobs 2003
Water for Elephants Old Jacob 2011
The Unholy Archbishop Mosely 1988
Girls Nite Out Jim MacVey 1982
The Killing of Randy Webster John Webster 1981
Natural Enemies Paul Steward 1979
The People Next Door David Hoffman 1970
Rusty: A Dog's Tale Boyd Callahan 1998
The Kidnapping of the President President Adam Scott 1980
The Florentine Smitty 1999
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' Self (archive footage) 1976
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat Self - Narrator (voice) 2006
That Certain Summer Doug Salter 1972
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire Self - Narrator (voice) 2006
Haven Harold L. Ickes 2001
Mark Twain Self (uncredited) 2002
My Own Country Lloyd Flanders 1998
Promised Land Frank Yates 2012
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) 2000
Our Town Stage manager 1977
Off the Minnesota Strip Bud Johansen 1980
Savannah Judge Harden 2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story Self 2013
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor Wild Bill McKenzie 1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester Wild Bill McKenzie 1995
Suddenly Single Larry Hackett 1971
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle William McKenzie 1994
Murder by Natural Causes Arthur Sinclair 1979
Pueblo Capt. Lloyd Bucher 1973
The Legend of the Three Trees Narrator 2001
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey Self 2014
Sorry, Wrong Number Jim Coltrane 1989
The Time of Your Life Himself - Host 1976
Planes: Fire & Rescue Mayday (voice) 2014
Men of Honor 'Mr. Pappy' 2000
Operation Delta Force Admiral Henshaw 1997
The Group Gus Leroy 1966
The Great White Hope Cameron 1970
The Legend of the Golden Gun J.R. Swackhammer 1979
Bonds of Love Jim Smith 1993
I'll Be Home for Christmas Joseph Bundy 1988
Under Siege President Maxwell Monroe 1986
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Grandpa Grier 1984
Blackway Whizzer 2015
When Hell Was in Session Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton 1979
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Harlan Webb 1971
Interpreting Twain Self 2018
The Glass Menagerie Tom Wingfield 1966
The Designing Women Reunion 2003
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) Narrator 1999
Shade The Professor 2003
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel Self 1988
Tartuffe Self - Host 1978
A Killing in a Small Town Dr. Beardsley 1990
All the Winters that Have Been Uncle Ren Corvin 1997
Travis Logan, D.A. Matthew Sand 1971
Cats Don't Dance Cranston (voice) 1997
92 Grosvenor Street 1985
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Reinhold Niebuhr (voice) 2017
Plaza Suite Sam Nash 1987
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry Self 2008
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City Mitch Collins 1970
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry Self 2008
Dirty Harry: The Original Self - Actor 2001
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood Self 2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema Self 2008
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' Narrator (voice) 2002
Battleships Narrator 1999
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Elder (voice) 1973
Beauty Alexander Miller 1998
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal Adm. Kelso 1995
A Clear and Present Danger Hays Stowe 1970
America Remembers John F. Kennedy Host 1983
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today Self 1973
Walking to the Waterline Man on the Beach 1998
Series Cast Year
Evening Shade Evan Evans 1990
The West Wing Albie Duncan 1999
Designing Women Reese Watson 1986
Hope & Faith Edward Shanowski 2003
The F.B.I. Christopher Simes 1965
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
NCIS Mickey Stokes 2003
ER Walter Perkins 1994
Family Law Judge Richard Lloyd 1999
CBS Playhouse 1966
The Bold Ones: The Senator Senator Hays Stowe 1970
George Washington John Adams 1984
The Outer Limits Justice Oliver Harbison 1995
North and South Abraham Lincoln 1985
Appointment With Destiny Narrator 1971
Sons of Anarchy Nate Madock 2008
Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 1974
The Awakening Land Portius Wheeler - The Solitary 1978
Mark Twain self 2002
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery Narrator (voice) 1997
Rectify Rutherford Gaines 2013
The Third Twin Pete 1997
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
Celebrity Calvin Sledge 1984
The Name of the Game John Adrian 1968
Dress Gray Gen. Charles Hedges 1986
The Sopranos John Schwinn 1999
Becker Mr. Humphries 1998
The Event James Dempsey 2010
The Event James Dempsey (voice) 2010
The Wonderful World of Disney Mitch Collins 1954
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Dinah! Self 1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
Hawaii Five-0 Leonard Patterson 2010
Grey's Anatomy Lewis Clatch 2005
Emma: Queen of the South Seas Jonas Coe 1988
Monday Mornings Dr. Arvin Wayne 2013
Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin (voice) 2000
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Bones Red Hudmore 2005
The Seventh Day Host 2005
Good Morning, Miami Jim Templeton 2002
The Fortunate Pilgrim Dr. Andrew McKay 1988
Great Performances Self - Host 1971
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