Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

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...

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also starring Hal Holbrook
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All the President's Men

As Deep Throat

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The Battle of The Alamo

As Voice

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The Fog

As Father Malone

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Magnum Force

As Lieutenant Briggs

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The Bachelor

As O'Dell

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Wall Street

As Lou Mannheim

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The Majestic

As Congressman Doyle

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Into the Wild

As Ronald "Ron" Franz

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Midway

As Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

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Stormchasers

As Narrator

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The Brotherhood

As Man at the Table (uncredited)

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Capricorn One

As Dr. James Kelloway

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Hercules

As Amphitryon (voice)

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The Star Chamber

As Benjamin Caulfield

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That Evening Sun

As Abner Meecham

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Julia

As Alan

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Carried Away

As Doctor Evans

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Fletch Lives

As Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

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Wild in the Streets

As Sen. Johnny Fergus

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The Firm

As Oliver Lambert

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Judas Kiss

As Senator Rupert Hornbeck

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Waking the Dead

As Isaac Green

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Good Day for It

As Hec

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Trail of Hope

As Narrator

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They Only Kill Their Masters

As Dr. Warren G. Watkins

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Day One

As Gen. George Marshall

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Eye of God

As Sheriff Rogers

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The Girl from Petrovka

As Joe

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Killshot

As Papa

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Creepshow

As Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

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The Whole World Is Watching

As Chancellor Graham

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Rituals

As Harry

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Hush

As Dr. Franklin Hill

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Flying Lessons

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Mark Twain Tonight!

As Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

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Purpose

As Tom Walker

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Lincoln

As Preston Blair

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The Street Lawyer

As Arthur Jacobs

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Water for Elephants

As Old Jacob

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The Unholy

As Archbishop Mosely

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Girls Nite Out

As Jim MacVey

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The Killing of Randy Webster

As John Webster

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Natural Enemies

As Paul Steward

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The People Next Door

As David Hoffman

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Rusty: A Dog's Tale

As Boyd Callahan

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The Kidnapping of the President

As President Adam Scott

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The Florentine

As Smitty

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Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

As Self (archive footage)

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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

As Self - Narrator (voice)

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That Certain Summer

As Doug Salter

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Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire

As Self - Narrator (voice)

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Haven

As Harold L. Ickes

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Mark Twain

As Self (uncredited)

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My Own Country

As Lloyd Flanders

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Promised Land

As Frank Yates

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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

As Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

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Our Town

As Stage manager

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Off the Minnesota Strip

As Bud Johansen

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Savannah

As Judge Harden

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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

As Self

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor

As Wild Bill McKenzie

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

As Wild Bill McKenzie

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Suddenly Single

As Larry Hackett

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

As William McKenzie

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Murder by Natural Causes

As Arthur Sinclair

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Pueblo

As Capt. Lloyd Bucher

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The Legend of the Three Trees

As Narrator

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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

As Self

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Sorry, Wrong Number

As Jim Coltrane

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The Time of Your Life

As Himself - Host

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Planes: Fire & Rescue

As Mayday (voice)

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Men of Honor

As 'Mr. Pappy'

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Operation Delta Force

As Admiral Henshaw

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The Group

As Gus Leroy

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The Great White Hope

As Cameron

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The Legend of the Golden Gun

As J.R. Swackhammer

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Bonds of Love

As Jim Smith

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I'll Be Home for Christmas

As Joseph Bundy

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Under Siege

As President Maxwell Monroe

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The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

As Grandpa Grier

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Blackway

As Whizzer

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When Hell Was in Session

As Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

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Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

As Harlan Webb

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Interpreting Twain

As Self

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The Glass Menagerie

As Tom Wingfield

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The Designing Women Reunion

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Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)

As Narrator

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Shade

As The Professor

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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

As Self

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Tartuffe

As Self - Host

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A Killing in a Small Town

As Dr. Beardsley

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All the Winters that Have Been

As Uncle Ren Corvin

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Travis Logan, D.A.

As Matthew Sand

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Cats Don't Dance

As Cranston (voice)

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92 Grosvenor Street

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An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

As Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

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Plaza Suite

As Sam Nash

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The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

As Self

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The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City

As Mitch Collins

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A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

As Self

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Dirty Harry: The Original

As Self - Actor

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The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

As Self

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The Business End: Violence in Cinema

As Self

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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

As Narrator (voice)

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Battleships

As Narrator

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull

As Elder (voice)

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Beauty

As Alexander Miller

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She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

As Adm. Kelso

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A Clear and Present Danger

As Hays Stowe

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America Remembers John F. Kennedy

As Host

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The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today

As Self

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Walking to the Waterline

As Man on the Beach

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Evening Shade

As Evan Evans

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The West Wing

As Albie Duncan

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Designing Women

As Reese Watson

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Hope & Faith

As Edward Shanowski

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The F.B.I.

As Christopher Simes

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The Merv Griffin Show

As Self

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NCIS

As Mickey Stokes

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ER

As Walter Perkins

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Family Law

As Judge Richard Lloyd

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CBS Playhouse

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The Bold Ones: The Senator

As Senator Hays Stowe

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George Washington

As John Adams

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The Outer Limits

As Justice Oliver Harbison

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North and South

As Abraham Lincoln

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Appointment With Destiny

As Narrator

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Sons of Anarchy

As Nate Madock

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Lincoln

As Abraham Lincoln

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The Awakening Land

As Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

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Mark Twain

As self

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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

As Narrator (voice)

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Rectify

As Rutherford Gaines

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The Third Twin

As Pete

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The Ed Sullivan Show

As Self

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American Experience

As Narrator (voice)

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Celebrity

As Calvin Sledge

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Dress Gray

As Gen. Charles Hedges

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The Sopranos

As John Schwinn

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Becker

As Mr. Humphries

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The Event

As James Dempsey (voice)

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The Wonderful World of Disney

As Mitch Collins

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Dinah!

As Self

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The Mike Douglas Show

As Self

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

As Self

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

As Self

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Grey's Anatomy

As Lewis Clatch

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Hawaii Five-0

As Leonard Patterson

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Monday Mornings

As Dr. Arvin Wayne

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Emma: Queen of the South Seas

As Jonas Coe

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Founding Fathers

As Benjamin Franklin (voice)

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Tony Awards

As Self - Presenter

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The Dick Cavett Show

As Self - Guest

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Bones

As Red Hudmore

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The Seventh Day

As Host

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Good Morning, Miami

As Jim Templeton

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The Fortunate Pilgrim

As Dr. Andrew McKay

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Great Performances

As Self - Host