Hal Holbrook
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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. Throu...
Known For
Filmography
Interpreting Twain
2018
as Self
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
2017
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Blackway
2015
as Whizzer
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
as Self
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Mayday (voice)
Savannah
2013
as Judge Harden
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
as Self
Rectify
2013
as Rutherford Gaines
Monday Mornings
2013
as Dr. Arvin Wayne
Lincoln
2012
as Preston Blair
Promised Land
2012
as Frank Yates
Good Day for It
2011
as Hec
Water for Elephants
2011
as Old Jacob
Flying Lessons
2010
as Harry Pleasant
The Event
2010
as James Dempsey (voice)
The Event
2010
as James Dempsey
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Leonard Patterson
That Evening Sun
2009
as Abner Meecham
Killshot
2008
as Papa
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
2008
as Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008
as Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008
as Self
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Nate Madock
Into the Wild
2007
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Lewis Clatch
Bones
2005
as Red Hudmore
The Seventh Day
2005
as Host
The Street Lawyer
2003
as Arthur Jacobs
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Shade
2003
as The Professor
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
2003
as Narrator
Hope & Faith
2003
as Edward Shanowski
NCIS
2003
as Mickey Stokes
Purpose
2002
as Tom Walker
Mark Twain
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Mark Twain
2002
as self
Good Morning, Miami
2002
as Jim Templeton
The Majestic
2001
as Congressman Doyle
Haven
2001
as Harold L. Ickes
The Legend of the Three Trees
2001
as Narrator
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001
as Self - Actor
Waking the Dead
2000
as Isaac Green
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
2000
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Men of Honor
2000
as 'Mr. Pappy'
Founding Fathers
2000
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
The Bachelor
1999
as O'Dell
The Florentine
1999
as Smitty
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
1999
as Narrator
Battleships
1999
as Narrator
The West Wing
1999
as Albie Duncan
Family Law
1999
as Judge Richard Lloyd
The Sopranos
1999
as John Schwinn
Judas Kiss
1998
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Hush
1998
as Dr. Franklin Hill
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
1998
as Boyd Callahan
My Own Country
1998
as Lloyd Flanders
Beauty
1998
as Alexander Miller
Walking to the Waterline
1998
as Man on the Beach
Becker
1998
as Mr. Humphries
Hercules
1997
as Amphitryon (voice)
Trail of Hope
1997
as Narrator
Eye of God
1997
as Sheriff Rogers
Operation Delta Force
1997
as Admiral Henshaw
All the Winters that Have Been
1997
as Uncle Ren Corvin
Cats Don't Dance
1997
as Cranston (voice)
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The Third Twin
1997
as Pete
The Battle of The Alamo
1996
as Voice
Carried Away
1996
as Doctor Evans
Innocent Victims
1996
as Bob Hennis
Stormchasers
1995
as Narrator
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Wild Bill McKenzie
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995
as Adm. Kelso
The Outer Limits
1995
as Justice Oliver Harbison
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1994
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
as William McKenzie
ER
1994
as Walter Perkins
The Firm
1993
as Oliver Lambert
Bonds of Love
1993
as Jim Smith
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
as Narrator (voice)
A Killing in a Small Town
1990
as Dr. Beardsley
Evening Shade
1990
as Evan Evans
Fletch Lives
1989
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Day One
1989
as Gen. George Marshall
Sorry, Wrong Number
1989
as Jim Coltrane
The Unholy
1988
as Archbishop Mosely
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Joseph Bundy
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
1988
as Jonas Coe
The Fortunate Pilgrim
1988
as Dr. Andrew McKay
Wall Street
1987
as Lou Mannheim
Plaza Suite
1987
as Sam Nash
Under Siege
1986
as President Maxwell Monroe
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986
as Self
Designing Women
1986
as Reese Watson
Dress Gray
1986
as Gen. Charles Hedges
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
North and South
1985
as Abraham Lincoln
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Grandpa Grier
George Washington
1984
as John Adams
Celebrity
1984
as Calvin Sledge
The Star Chamber
1983
as Benjamin Caulfield
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
1983
as Host
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Creepshow
1982
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Girls Nite Out
1982
as Jim MacVey
The Killing of Randy Webster
1981
as John Webster
The Fog
1980
as Father Malone
The Kidnapping of the President
1980
as President Adam Scott
Off the Minnesota Strip
1980
as Bud Johansen
Natural Enemies
1979
as Paul Steward
Murder by Natural Causes
1979
as Arthur Sinclair
The Legend of the Golden Gun
1979
as J.R. Swackhammer
When Hell Was in Session
1979
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Tartuffe
1978
as Self - Host
The Awakening Land
1978
as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Capricorn One
1977
as Dr. James Kelloway
Julia
1977
as Alan
Rituals
1977
as Harry
Our Town
1977
as Stage manager
All the President's Men
1976
as Deep Throat
Midway
1976
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
The Time of Your Life
1976
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
The Girl from Petrovka
1974
as Joe
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Lincoln
1974
as Abraham Lincoln
Magnum Force
1973
as Lieutenant Briggs
Pueblo
1973
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973
as Elder (voice)
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
1973
as Self
Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
1973
as Narrator
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
That Certain Summer
1972
as Doug Salter
Suddenly Single
1971
as Larry Hackett
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
1971
as Harlan Webb
Travis Logan, D.A.
1971
as Matthew Sand
Appointment With Destiny
1971
as Narrator
Great Performances
1971
as Self - Host
The People Next Door
1970
as David Hoffman
The Great White Hope
1970
as Cameron
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
1970
as Mitch Collins
A Clear and Present Danger
1970
as Hays Stowe
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1970
as Senator Hays Stowe
The Whole World Is Watching
1969
as Chancellor Graham
The Brotherhood
1968
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
Wild in the Streets
1968
as Senator Fergus
The Name of the Game
1968
as John Adrian
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Mark Twain Tonight!
1967
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
The Group
1966
as Gus Leroy
The Glass Menagerie
1966
as her son
CBS Playhouse
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
as Christopher Simes
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mitch Collins
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self