Hal Holbrook

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-02-17 (96 years old)

Deathday

2021-01-23

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Hal Holbrook

Biography

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. Holb...

Acting

1976

1980

The Fog

as Father Malone

1973

Magnum Force

as Lieutenant Briggs

1987

Wall Street

as Lou Mannheim

1999

The Bachelor

as O'Dell

2001

The Majestic

as Congressman Doyle

2007

Into the Wild

as Ronald "Ron" Franz

1995

Stormchasers

as Narrator

1976

Midway

as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

1968

The Brotherhood

as Man at the Table (uncredited)

1977

Capricorn One

as Dr. James Kelloway

1997

Hercules

as Amphitryon (voice)

1983

The Star Chamber

as Benjamin Caulfield

2009

That Evening Sun

as Abner Meecham

1977

Julia

as Alan

1996

Carried Away

as Doctor Evans

1989

Fletch Lives

as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

1968

Wild in the Streets

as Senator Fergus

1993

The Firm

as Oliver Lambert

1998

Judas Kiss

as Senator Rupert Hornbeck

2000

Waking the Dead

as Isaac Green

2011

1997

Trail of Hope

as Narrator

1972

They Only Kill Their Masters

as Dr. Warren G. Watkins

1989

Day One

as Gen. George Marshall

1997

Eye of God

as Sheriff Rogers

2008

Killshot

as Papa

1982

Creepshow

as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

1969

The Whole World Is Watching

as Chancellor Graham

1977

Rituals

as Harry

1998

Hush

as Dr. Franklin Hill

1967

Mark Twain Tonight!

as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

2002

Purpose

as Tom Walker

2012

Lincoln

as Preston Blair

2003

The Street Lawyer

as Arthur Jacobs

2011

1988

The Unholy

as Archbishop Mosely

1982

Girls Nite Out

as Jim MacVey

1981

1979

Natural Enemies

as Paul Steward

1970

The People Next Door

as David Hoffman

1998

Rusty: A Dog's Tale

as Boyd Callahan

1980

The Kidnapping of the President

as President Adam Scott

1999

1972

That Certain Summer

as Doug Salter

2006

2001

Haven

as Harold L. Ickes

2002

Mark Twain

as Self (uncredited)

1998

My Own Country

as Lloyd Flanders

2012

Promised Land

as Frank Yates

2000

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

1977

Our Town

as Stage manager

1980

2013

Savannah

as Judge Harden

1971

Suddenly Single

as Larry Hackett

1979

Murder by Natural Causes

as Arthur Sinclair

1973

Pueblo

as Capt. Lloyd Bucher

1989

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Jim Coltrane

1976

The Time of Your Life

as Himself - Host

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Mayday (voice)

2000

Men of Honor

as 'Mr. Pappy'

1997

Operation Delta Force

as Admiral Henshaw

1966

The Group

as Gus Leroy

1970

1979

The Legend of the Golden Gun

as J.R. Swackhammer

1993

Bonds of Love

as Jim Smith

1988

1986

Under Siege

as President Maxwell Monroe

2015

Blackway

as Whizzer

1979

When Hell Was in Session

as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

1971

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

as Harlan Webb

1966

The Glass Menagerie

as Tom Wingfield

2003

Shade

as The Professor

1978

Tartuffe

as Self - Host

1990

1997

1971

Travis Logan, D.A.

as Matthew Sand

1997

Cats Don't Dance

as Cranston (voice)

1987

Plaza Suite

as Sam Nash

1970

2001

1999

Battleships

as Narrator

1973

1998

Beauty

as Alexander Miller

1998

Walking to the Waterline

as Man on the Beach

1996

Innocent Victims

as Bob Hennis

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