HAL HOLBROOK
Hal Holbrook
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: February 17, 1925
Deathday: January 23, 2021
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
Starring
2018·
Interpreting TwainSelf
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
2015·
BlackwayWhizzer
Mayday (voice)
Self
2013·
Monday MorningsDr. Arvin Wayne
2013·
RectifyRutherford Gaines
Self
2013·
SavannahJudge Harden
2012·
Promised LandFrank Yates
2012·
LincolnPreston Blair
2011·
Water for ElephantsOld Jacob
2011·
Good Day for ItHec
2010·
Hawaii Five-0Leonard Patterson
2010·
The EventJames Dempsey (voice), James Dempsey
2010·
Flying LessonsHarry Pleasant
2009·
That Evening SunAbner Meecham
2008·
Sons of AnarchyNate Madock
Self
Self
Self
2008·
KillshotPapa
2007·
Into the WildRonald "Ron" Franz
Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005·
The Seventh DayHost
2005·
BonesRed Hudmore
2005·
Grey's AnatomyLewis Clatch
2003·
NCISMickey Stokes
2003·
Hope & FaithEdward Shanowski
Narrator
2003·
ShadeThe Professor
2003·
The Street LawyerArthur Jacobs
2002·
Good Morning, MiamiJim Templeton
2002·
Mark Twainself, Self (uncredited)
Narrator (voice)
2002·
PurposeTom Walker
2001·
HavenHarold L. Ickes, Harold L. Ickes
Self - Actor
Narrator
2001·
The MajesticCongressman Doyle
2000·
Founding FathersBenjamin Franklin (voice)
2000·
Men of Honor'Mr. Pappy'
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
2000·
Waking the DeadIsaac Green
1999·
The SopranosJohn Schwinn
1999·
Family LawJudge Richard Lloyd
1999·
The West WingAlbie Duncan
1999·
BattleshipsNarrator
Narrator
1999·
The FlorentineSmitty
1999·
The BachelorO'Dell
1998·
BeckerMr. Humphries
Man on the Beach
1998·
BeautyAlexander Miller
1998·
My Own CountryLloyd Flanders
1998·
Rusty: A Dog's TaleBoyd Callahan
1998·
HushDr. Franklin Hill
1998·
Judas KissSenator Rupert Hornbeck
1997·
The Third TwinPete
Narrator (voice)
1997·
Cats Don't DanceCranston (voice)
Uncle Ren Corvin
Admiral Henshaw
1997·
Eye of GodSheriff Rogers
1997·
Trail of HopeNarrator
1997·
HerculesAmphitryon (voice)
1996·
Innocent VictimsBob Hennis
1996·
Carried AwayDoctor Evans
Voice
1995·
The Outer LimitsJustice Oliver Harbison
Adm. Kelso
Wild Bill McKenzie
1995·
StormchasersNarrator
1994·
ERWalter Perkins
William McKenzie
Wild Bill McKenzie
1993·
Bonds of LoveJim Smith
1993·
The FirmOliver Lambert
Narrator (voice)
1990·
Evening ShadeEvan Evans
Dr. Beardsley
1989·
Sorry, Wrong NumberJim Coltrane
1989·
Day OneGen. George Marshall
1989·
Fletch LivesHamilton "Ham" Johnson
Dr. Andrew McKay
Jonas Coe
1988·
American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
Joseph Bundy
1988·
The UnholyArchbishop Mosely
1987·
Plaza SuiteSam Nash
1987·
Wall StreetLou Mannheim
1986·
Dress GrayGen. Charles Hedges
1986·
Designing WomenReese Watson
Self (uncredited)
1986·
Under SiegePresident Maxwell Monroe
1985·
North and SouthAbraham Lincoln
1985·
92 Grosvenor Street1984·
CelebrityCalvin Sledge
1984·
George WashingtonJohn Adams
Grandpa Grier
Narrator (voice)
Host
1983·
The Star ChamberBenjamin Caulfield
1982·
Girls Nite OutJim MacVey
1982·
CreepshowHenry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
John Webster
Bud Johansen
President Adam Scott
1980·
The FogFather Malone
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
J.R. Swackhammer
Arthur Sinclair
1979·
Natural EnemiesPaul Steward
1978·
The Awakening LandPortius Wheeler - The Solitary
1978·
TartuffeSelf - Host
1977·
Our TownStage manager
1977·
RitualsHarry
1977·
JuliaAlan
1977·
Capricorn OneDr. James Kelloway
Self - Host
1976·
MidwayCmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Deep Throat
1975·
Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
1974·
LincolnAbraham Lincoln
1974·
Dinah!Self
Joe
Self
Elder (voice)
1973·
PuebloCapt. Lloyd Bucher
1973·
Magnum ForceLieutenant Briggs
1972·
That Certain SummerDoug Salter
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1971·
Great PerformancesSelf - Host
Narrator
1971·
Travis Logan, D.A.Matthew Sand
1971·
Goodbye, Raggedy AnnHarlan Webb
1971·
Suddenly SingleLarry Hackett
Senator Hays Stowe
Hays Stowe
Mitch Collins
1970·
The Great White HopeCameron
1970·
The People Next DoorDavid Hoffman
Chancellor Graham
1968·
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1968·
The Name of the GameJohn Adrian
1968·
Wild in the StreetsSenator Fergus
1968·
The BrotherhoodMan at the Table (uncredited)
1967·
Mark Twain Tonight!Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
1966·
CBS PlayhouseTom Wingfield
1966·
The Glass Menagerieher son
1966·
The GroupGus Leroy
1965·
The F.B.I.Christopher Simes
Self
Self
Self
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
Mitch Collins
1953·
The OscarsSelf
1948·
The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf