Hal Holbrook
American actor (1925-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 95
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. was an American actor. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show, titled Mark Twain Tonight!, that he developed while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain.
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BlackwayFilm, Whizzer2013
SavannahFilm, Judge Harden2011
Water for ElephantsFilm, Old Jacob2010
Hawaii Five-0Series, Leonard Patterson2008
KillshotFilm, Papa2005
BonesSeries, Red Hudmore2003National Humanities MedalAward
ShadeFilm, 2003The Professor2000
Men of HonorFilm, 'Mr. Pappy'1999
The SopranosSeries, John Schwinn1998
HushFilm, Dr. Franklin Hill1995
The Outer LimitsSeries, Justice Oliver Harbison1989
Fletch LivesFilm, Hamilton "Ham" Johnson1988
American ExperienceSeries, Narrator (voice)1987
Wall StreetFilm, Lou Mannheim1982
CreepshowFilm, Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")1977
Capricorn OneFilm, Dr. James Kelloway1974
The Girl from PetrovkaFilm, Joe1971Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward
Great PerformancesSeries, 19711970
The Great White HopeFilm, Cameron1966Tony Award for Best Actor in a PlayAward
The GroupFilm, 1966Gus Leroy1965
The F.B.I.Series, Christopher Simes1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1956
Tony AwardsSeries1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1925Born17 February 1925People around Hal
Ed Harris Also in Creepshow, Waking the Dead and The Firm
Peter Hyams Directed Capricorn One and The Star Chamber
Matt Damon Produced Promised Land (2013)
Sydney Pollack Produced The Firm (1993)
James Karen Also in Capricorn One (1978)
Mitchell Ryan Also in North and South, Midway and Magnum Force
Lawrence Dane Produced Rituals (1977)
Martin Ritt Directed The Great White Hope (1970)
Steven Spielberg Directed Lincoln (2013)
Francis Ford Coppola Produced The Florentine (1999)
Michael Douglas Also in Wall Street and The Star Chamber
Sean Penn Produced Into the Wild (2008)
Charlton Heston Also in Midway and Hercules
Oliver Stone Directed Wall Street (1988)
John Williams Wrote Lincoln and Midway
Robert Mitchum Also in North and South and Midway
John Krasinski Produced Promised Land (2013)
Jason Robards Also in All the President's Men and Julia
Alan J. Pakula Directed All the President's Men (1976)
Haim Saban Produced Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998)
Robert Webber Also in The Great White Hope and Midway- David L. Wolper Produced North and South (1994)
- Sidney Buchman Produced The Group (1966)
Chris Moore Produced Promised Land (2013)
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Into the Wild 2007
All the President's Men 1976
Men of Honor 2000
Hercules 1997
Cats Don't Dance 1997
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Holbrook in The Brighter Day Scene, August 1954
Holbrook performing as Twain at the University of Houston
Holbrook in 2007
President George W. Bush awarding Holbrook with the National Humanities Medal in the Oval Office in November 2003 alongside First Lady Laura Bush
Holbrook, 64 and Carter, 50 at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards, September 17, 1989Awards
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He continued to perform his signature role for more than 60 years, 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.
