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
Also known As
Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook
Harold Rowe Holbrook
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
as Deep Throat
1996
as Voice
1980
as Father Malone
1973
as Lieutenant Briggs
1987
as Lou Mannheim
1999
as O'Dell
2001
as Congressman Doyle
2007
as Ronald "Ron" Franz
1995
as Narrator
1976
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
1968
as Man at the Table (uncredited)
1977
as Dr. James Kelloway
1997
as Amphitryon (voice)
1983
as Benjamin Caulfield
2009
as Abner Meecham
1977
as Alan
1996
as Doctor Evans
1989
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
1968
as Senator Fergus
1993
as Oliver Lambert
1998
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
2000
as Isaac Green
2011
as Hec
1997
as Narrator
1972
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1989
as Gen. George Marshall
1997
as Sheriff Rogers
2008
as Papa
1974
as Joe
1982
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1969
as Chancellor Graham
1977
as Harry
1998
as Dr. Franklin Hill
2010
1967
as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
2002
as Tom Walker
2012
as Preston Blair
2003
as Arthur Jacobs
2011
as Old Jacob
1988
as Archbishop Mosely
1982
as Jim MacVey
1981
as John Webster
1979
as Paul Steward
1970
as David Hoffman
1998
as Boyd Callahan
1980
as President Adam Scott
1999
as Smitty
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1976
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as Doug Salter
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2001
as Harold L. Ickes
2002
as Self (uncredited)
1998
as Lloyd Flanders
2012
as Frank Yates
2000
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
1977
as Stage manager
1980
as Bud Johansen
2013
as Judge Harden
2013
1994
as Wild Bill McKenzie
1995
as Wild Bill McKenzie
1971
as Larry Hackett
1994
as William McKenzie
1979
as Arthur Sinclair
1973
as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
2001
as Narrator
2014
1989
as Jim Coltrane
1976
as Himself - Host
2014
as Mayday (voice)
2000
as 'Mr. Pappy'
1997
as Admiral Henshaw
1966
as Gus Leroy
1970
as Cameron
1979
as J.R. Swackhammer
1993
as Jim Smith
1988
as Joseph Bundy
1986
as President Maxwell Monroe
1984
as Grandpa Grier
2015
as Whizzer
1979
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
1971
as Harlan Webb
2018
as Self
1966
as Tom Wingfield
1999
2003
as The Professor
1978
as Self - Host
1990
as Dr. Beardsley
1997
as Uncle Ren Corvin
1971
as Matthew Sand
1997
as Cranston (voice)
2017
as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
1987
as Sam Nash
2008
1970
as Mitch Collins
2008
2001
as Self - Actor
2008
2008
2002
as Narrator (voice)
1999
as Narrator
1973
as Elder (voice)
1998
as Alexander Miller
1995
as Adm. Kelso
1970
as Hays Stowe
1983
1973
1998
as Man on the Beach
1992
as Narrator (voice)
1996
as Bob Hennis
Production
1967
as Writer
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