Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1925

Place of Birth:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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:

The Group The Group

1966

Blackway Blackway

2015

Savannah Savannah

2013

Pueblo Pueblo

1973

Beauty Beauty

1998

Tartuffe Tartuffe

1978

Shade Shade

2003

Our Town Our Town

1977

The Firm The Firm

1993

Julia Julia

1977

Judas Kiss Judas Kiss

1998

Day One Day One

1989

Eye of God Eye of God

1997

The Fog The Fog

1980

Hercules Hercules

1997

Midway Midway

1976

Killshot Killshot

2008

Mark Twain Mark Twain

2002

Haven Haven

2001

Hush Hush

1998

Rituals Rituals

1977

Creepshow Creepshow

1982

Purpose Purpose

2002

The Unholy The Unholy

1988

Lincoln Lincoln

2012

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