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Hal Holbrook

Born Feb 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. was an award-winning actor who appeared in All the President’s Men and Lincoln. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations.

Filmography

Shows & movies
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story as Reinhold Niebuhr
2017
TVT Rating
Documentary | 57m
Blackway
Blackway as Whizzer
2015
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 30m
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
TVT Rating
| 1h 30m
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Planes: Fire & Rescue as Mayday (voice)
2014
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 23m
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story as Himself
2013
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 5m
Savannah
Savannah as Judge Harden
2013
TVT Rating
Drama, Family | 1h 41m
Promised Land
Promised Land as Frank Yates
2012
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 46m
Lincoln
Lincoln as Preston Blair
2012
TVT Rating
Drama, History, War | 2h 30m
Good Day for It
Good Day for It as Hec
2011
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 29m
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants as Old Jacob
2011
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h
The Event
The Event as James Dempsey
1 season • 2010 • Ended
TVT Rating
Science Fiction, Drama, Crime, Adventure, Action | 45m
Flying Lessons
Flying Lessons
2010
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 44m
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times as Harrison Gray Otis
2009
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 57m
That Evening Sun
That Evening Sun as Abner Meecham
2009
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 49m
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Hal Holbrook
2008
TVT Rating
Documentary | 26m
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Hal Holbrook
2008
TVT Rating
Documentary | 30m
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Hal Holbrook
2008
TVT Rating
Documentary | 24m
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Hal Holbrook
2008
TVT Rating
Documentary | 26m
Killshot
Killshot as Papa
2008
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 35m
Into the Wild
Into the Wild as Ronald "Ron" Franz
2008
TVT Rating
Adventure, Drama | 2h 28m
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" as Self - Narrator
2006
TVT Rating
Documentary | 28m
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat as Self - Narrator
2006
TVT Rating
Documentary | 16m
Shade
Shade as The Professor
2003
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller, Crime | 1h 41m
Mark Twain
Mark Twain as Self
1 season • 2002 • Ended
TVT Rating
Documentary | 1h 47m
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' as Narrator
2002
TVT Rating
Documentary | 24m
Purpose
Purpose as Tom Walker
2002
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 36m
Mark Twain
Mark Twain as Himself
2002
TVT Rating
Documentary | 3h 32m
The Legend of the Three Trees
The Legend of the Three Trees as Narrator
2001
TVT Rating
Animation, Family | 24m
Dirty Harry: The Original
Dirty Harry: The Original as Hal Holbrook
2001
TVT Rating
Documentary | 30m
Haven
Haven as Harold L. Ickes
2001
TVT Rating
Drama
The Majestic
The Majestic as Congressman Doyle
2001
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 2h 32m
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
2000
TVT Rating
Animation, Family | 1h 20m
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead as Isaac Green
2000
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 45m
Men of Honor
Men of Honor as 'Mr. Pappy'
2000
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 9m
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) as Narrator
1999
TVT Rating
Documentary | 56m
The Florentine
The Florentine as Smitty
1999
TVT Rating
Drama, Comedy | 1h 44m
The Bachelor
The Bachelor as Roy O'Dell
1999
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 41m
My Own Country
My Own Country as Lloyd Flanders
1998
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 35m
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Rusty: A Dog's Tale as Boyd Callahan
1998
TVT Rating
Adventure, Comedy, Family | 1h 30m
Judas Kiss
Judas Kiss as Senator Rupert Hornbeck
1998
TVT Rating
Thriller, Crime, Drama | 1h 37m
Hush
Hush as Dr. Franklin Hill
1998
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 1h 35m
All the Winters that Have Been
All the Winters that Have Been as Uncle Ren Corvin
2012
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 36m
Trail of Hope
Trail of Hope as Narrator
1997
TVT Rating
Documentary, History | 1h 57m
Eye of God
Eye of God as Sheriff Rogers
1997
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller, Crime | 1h 24m
Operation Delta Force
Operation Delta Force as Admiral Henshaw
1997
TVT Rating
Action, Thriller | 1h 33m
Cats Don't Dance
Cats Don't Dance as Cranston (voice)
1997
TVT Rating
Animation, Comedy, Family | 1h 15m
Hercules
Hercules as Amphitryon
1997
TVT Rating
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 1h 33m
The Battle of The Alamo
The Battle of The Alamo as Narrator
1996
TVT Rating
Documentary, History, War, Western | 47m
Carried Away
Carried Away as Doctor Evans
1996
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 49m
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester as Wild Bill McKenzie
1995
TVT Rating
| 1h 36m
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor as Wild Bill McKenzie
1994
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama, Mystery | 1h 36m
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle as William McKenzie
1994
TVT Rating
Drama, Crime | 2h
Bonds of Love
Bonds of Love as Jim Smith
1993
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 33m
The Firm
The Firm as Oliver Lambert
1993
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 2h 34m
Evening Shade
Evening Shade as Evan Evans
4 seasons • 1990 • Ended
TVT Rating
Comedy | 25m
A Killing in a Small Town
A Killing in a Small Town as Dr. Beardsley
1990
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 40m
Day One
Day One as Gen. George Marshall
1989
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 21m
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
1989
TVT Rating
Comedy, Crime | 1h 35m
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Hal Holbrook
2006
TVT Rating
Comedy, Documentary | 49m
The Unholy
The Unholy as Archbishop Mosely
1988
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 42m
Wall Street
Wall Street as Lou Mannheim
1987
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 2h 6m
Designing Women
Designing Women as Reese Watson
7 seasons • 1986 • Ended
TVT Rating
Comedy | 25m
Under Siege
Under Siege as President Maxwell Monroe
1986
TVT Rating
| 2h 16m
92 Grosvenor Street
92 Grosvenor Street
1985
TVT Rating
| 1h 35m
George Washington (1984)
George Washington (1984) as John Adams
2 seasons • 1984 • Ended
TVT Rating
Mini-Series, Drama, History, War | 1h 25m
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier as Grandpa Grier
1984
TVT Rating
| 1h 40m
The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber as Judge Benjamin Caulfield
1983
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 1h 49m
Girls Nite Out
Girls Nite Out as Jim MacVey
1982
TVT Rating
Horror | 1h 36m
Creepshow
Creepshow as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982
TVT Rating
Horror, Comedy | 2h
The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster as John Webster
1981
TVT Rating
| 1h 40m
The Kidnapping of the President
The Kidnapping of the President as President Adam Scott
1980
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 54m
Off the Minnesota Strip
Off the Minnesota Strip as Bud Johansen
1980
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 44m
The Fog
The Fog as Father Malone
1980
TVT Rating
Horror | 2h
When Hell Was in Session
When Hell Was in Session as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
1979
TVT Rating
War, Drama | 1h 38m
The Legend of the Golden Gun
The Legend of the Golden Gun as J.R. Swackhammer
1979
TVT Rating
Western, Fantasy | 1h 40m
Murder by Natural Causes
Murder by Natural Causes as Arthur Sinclair
1979
TVT Rating
Crime, Horror | 1h 40m
Natural Enemies
Natural Enemies as Paul Steward
1979
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 40m
Tartuffe
Tartuffe as Hal Holbrook
1978
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 54m
The Awakening Land
The Awakening Land as Portius Wheeler
1 season • 1978 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 5m
Our Town
Our Town as Stage manager
1977
TVT Rating
| 2h
Rituals
Rituals as Harry
1977
TVT Rating
Adventure, Horror, Thriller | 1h 40m
Julia
Julia as Alan
1977
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 57m
Capricorn One
Capricorn One as Dr. James Kelloway
1977
TVT Rating
Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | 2h 3m
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Specials as Self - Narrator
5 seasons • 1976 • Ended
TVT Rating
Documentary | 48m
Midway
Midway as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
1976
TVT Rating
Action, Drama | 2h 12m
All the President's Men
All the President's Men as Deep Throat
1976
TVT Rating
Drama, Thriller | 2h 18m
Sandburg's Lincoln
Sandburg's Lincoln as Abraham Lincoln
1 season • 1974 • Ended
TVT Rating
Mini-Series, Drama, History, War | 50m
The Girl from Petrovka
The Girl from Petrovka as Joe
1974
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 36m
Pueblo
Pueblo as Capt. Lloyd Bucher
1985
TVT Rating
Drama, War | 1h 40m
Magnum Force
Magnum Force as Lieutenant Briggs
1973
TVT Rating
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 2h 4m
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer as Doug Salter
1972
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 13m
They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters as Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1972
TVT Rating
Thriller | 1h 37m
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann as Harlan Webb
1971
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 15m
Travis Logan, D.A.
Travis Logan, D.A. as Matthew Sand
1996
TVT Rating
Crime, Drama | 1h 40m
Suddenly Single
Suddenly Single as Larry Hackett
1971
TVT Rating
Comedy | 1h 13m
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City as Mitch Collins
1970
TVT Rating
Adventure, Drama, Family
The Bold Ones: The Senator
The Bold Ones: The Senator
1 season • 1970 • Ended
TVT Rating
Drama | 45m
The People Next Door
The People Next Door as David Hoffman
1970
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 33m
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope as Cameron
1970
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h 43m
Wild in the Streets
Wild in the Streets as Sen. Johnny Fergus
1968
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama | 1h 34m
Mark Twain Tonight!
Mark Twain Tonight! as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
1967
TVT Rating
Comedy, Drama, Documentary | 1h 18m
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie as Tom Wingfield
1966
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h
The Group
The Group as Gus Leroy
1966
TVT Rating
Drama | 2h 32m
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
3 seasons • 1960 • Ended
TVT Rating
| 50m
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer as Arthur Jacobs
TVT Rating
Drama | 1h