Movies List
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Blackway

as Whizzer

2015
Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Mayday (voice)

2014
Savannah

as Judge Harden

2013
Lincoln

as Preston Blair

2012
Promised Land

as Frank Yates

2012
Water for Elephants

as Old Jacob

2011
Good Day for It

as Hec

2011
That Evening Sun

as Abner Meecham

2009
Killshot

as Papa

2009
Into the Wild

as Ronald "Ron" Franz

2007
Shade

as The Professor

2003
Purpose

as Tom Walker

2002
The Majestic

as Congressman Doyle

2001
Haven

as Harold L. Ickes

2001
Men of Honor

as 'Mr. Pappy'

2000
Waking the Dead

as Isaac Green

2000
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

2000
The Bachelor

as O'Dell

1999
The Florentine

as Smitty

1999
Hush

as Dr. Franklin Hill

1998
Judas Kiss

as Senator Rupert Hornbeck

1999
Rusty: A Dog's Tale

as Boyd Callahan

1998
Trail of Hope

as Narrator

1997
Operation Delta Force

as Admiral Henshaw

1997
The Third Twin

as Pete

1997
Carried Away

as Doctor Evans

1996
Stormchasers

as Narrator

1995
Hal Holbrook Hal Holbrook

Birthday

1925-02-17

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

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.
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