Cast & creator
Hal Holbrook
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS
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.
Also known as: Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Harold Rowe Holbrook
119
film credits
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television credits
168
1948–2018 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (171)
Showing 171 of 171 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Grey's Anatomy
Lewis Clatch
2005
NCIS
Mickey Stokes
2003
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Bones
Red Hudmore
2005
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Hawaii Five-0
Leonard Patterson
2010
The Sopranos
John Schwinn
1999
The West Wing
Albie Duncan
1999
Sons of Anarchy
Nate Madock
2008
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Outer Limits
Justice Oliver Harbison
1995
ER
Walter Perkins
1994
Great Performances
Self - Host
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
The F.B.I.
Christopher Simes
1965
The Name of the Game
John Adrian
1968
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Becker
Mr. Humphries
1998
Family Law
Judge Richard Lloyd
1999
The Oscars
Self
1953
Hope & Faith
Edward Shanowski
2003
North and South
Abraham Lincoln
1985
Rectify
Rutherford Gaines
2013
Designing Women
Reese Watson
1986Designing Women
Director
1986
Hercules
Amphitryon (voice)
1997
Evening Shade
Evan Evans
1990
Good Morning, Miami
Jim Templeton
2002
Into the Wild
Ronald "Ron" Franz
2007
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Mayday (voice)
2014
The Event
James Dempsey
2010The Event
James Dempsey (voice)
2010
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mitch Collins
1954
The Firm
Oliver Lambert
1993
Men of Honor
'Mr. Pappy'
2000CBS Playhouse
Tom Wingfield
1966
Monday Mornings
Dr. Arvin Wayne
2013
Wall Street
Lou Mannheim
1987
Magnum Force
Lieutenant Briggs
1973
All the President's Men
Deep Throat
1976
Lincoln
Preston Blair
2012
Midway
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
1976
Water for Elephants
Old Jacob
2011
The Majestic
Congressman Doyle
2001
The Fog
Father Malone
1980
Capricorn One
Dr. James Kelloway
1977
Creepshow
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982
Promised Land
Frank Yates
2012
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1974
Cats Don't Dance
Cranston (voice)
1997
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Senator Hays Stowe
1970
The Bachelor
O'Dell
1999
Shade
The Professor
2003
The Awakening Land
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
1978
Fletch Lives
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
1989
Celebrity
Calvin Sledge
1984
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Jonas Coe
1988
The Unholy
Archbishop Mosely
1988
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Dr. Andrew McKay
1988
The Third Twin
Pete
1997
Blackway
Whizzer
2015
George Washington
John Adams
1984
Hush
Dr. Franklin Hill
1998
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Narrator (voice)
1997
Killshot
Papa
2008
Haven
Harold L. Ickes
2001
Julia
Alan
1977
The Star Chamber
Benjamin Caulfield
1983
Founding Fathers
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
2000Appointment With Destiny
Narrator
1971
Judas Kiss
Senator Rupert Hornbeck
1998
Mark Twain
self
2002
Dress Gray
Gen. Charles Hedges
1986
Waking the Dead
Isaac Green
2000
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
2000
Trail of Hope
Narrator
1997
Mark Twain
Self (uncredited)
2002
Carried Away
Doctor Evans
1996
The Group
Gus Leroy
1966
Wild in the Streets
Senator Fergus
1968
The Killing of Randy Webster
John Webster
1981
Operation Delta Force
Admiral Henshaw
1997
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Eye of God
Sheriff Rogers
1997
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013
The Brotherhood
Man at the Table (uncredited)
1968
The Girl from Petrovka
Joe
1974
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
William McKenzie
1994
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Elder (voice)
1973
A Killing in a Small Town
Dr. Beardsley
1990
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
They Only Kill Their Masters
Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1972
Savannah
Judge Harden
2013
A Clear and Present Danger
Hays Stowe
1970
The People Next Door
David Hoffman
1970
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Wild Bill McKenzie
1994
The Florentine
Smitty
1999
The Kidnapping of the President
President Adam Scott
1980
The Great White Hope
Cameron
1970
Tartuffe
Self - Host
1978
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Boyd Callahan
1998
That Evening Sun
Abner Meecham
2009
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
2014All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited)
1986
Plaza Suite
Sam Nash
1987
Good Day for It
Hec
2011
When Hell Was in Session
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
1979
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Grandpa Grier
1984
Girls Nite Out
Jim MacVey
1982
Day One
Gen. George Marshall
1989
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
1988
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
2002
Murder by Natural Causes
Arthur Sinclair
1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
J.R. Swackhammer
1979
The Whole World Is Watching
Chancellor Graham
1969Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Wild Bill McKenzie
1995
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Other
2006
Off the Minnesota Strip
Bud Johansen
1980
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Kelso
1995
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Haven
Harold L. Ickes
2001
Flying Lessons
Harry Pleasant
2010
Dirty Harry: The Original
Self - Actor
2001
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Mitch Collins
1970
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Joseph Bundy
1988Travis Logan, D.A.
Matthew Sand
1971
Under Siege
President Maxwell Monroe
1986
Stormchasers
Narrator
1995
Walking to the Waterline
Man on the Beach
1998
Suddenly Single
Larry Hackett
1971
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Narrator (voice)
1992The Street Lawyer
Arthur Jacobs
2003
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Harlan Webb
1971
That Certain Summer
Doug Salter
1972
My Own Country
Lloyd Flanders
1998
Innocent Victims
Bob Hennis
1996
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
All the Winters that Have Been
Uncle Ren Corvin
1997
Natural Enemies
Paul Steward
1979
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Self
1973
The Time of Your Life
Self - Host
1976
The Battle of The Alamo
Voice
1996
The Seventh Day
Host
2005
Our Town
Stage manager
1977
Beauty
Alexander Miller
1998
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
2017
Rituals
Harry
1977
Purpose
Tom Walker
2002
The Legend of the Three Trees
Narrator
2001
Bonds of Love
Jim Smith
1993
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
Narrator
2003Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa
Narrator
1973
Sorry, Wrong Number
Jim Coltrane
1989
Pueblo
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
1973America Remembers John F. Kennedy
Host
1983
Battleships
Narrator
1999
Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
1967Mark Twain Tonight!
Writer
1967
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Narrator
1999
Interpreting Twain
Self
2018
The Glass Menagerie
her son
1966Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
Narrator (voice)
1983