Personal Info
Known Credits
112
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1925-02-17 (100 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known For
Harold Rowe "Hal" HolbrookHarold Rowe Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
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. Throu ...
Known For
Acting
2018 --
Interpreting Twain
| Self
2017 --
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
| Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
2015 --
Blackway
| Whizzer
2014 --
Planes: Fire & Rescue
| Mayday (voice)
2014 --
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
| Self
2013 --
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
| Self
2013 --
Savannah
| Judge Harden
2012 --
Lincoln
| Preston Blair
2012 --
Promised Land
| Frank Yates
2011 --
Water for Elephants
| Old Jacob
2011 --
Good Day for It
| Hec
2010 --
Flying Lessons
|
2009 --
That Evening Sun
| Abner Meecham
2008 --
Killshot
| Papa
2008 --
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
| Self
2008 --
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
| Self
2008 --
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
| Self
2008 --
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
| Self
2007 --
Into the Wild
| Ronald "Ron" Franz
2006 --
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2006 --
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
| Self - Narrator (voice)
2003 --
The Designing Women Reunion
|
2003 --
Shade
| The Professor
2003 --
The Street Lawyer
| Arthur Jacobs
2002 --
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
| Narrator (voice)
2002 --
Purpose
| Tom Walker
2002 --
Mark Twain
| Self (uncredited)
2001 --
The Majestic
| Congressman Doyle
2001 --
Dirty Harry: The Original
| Self - Actor
2001 --
The Legend of the Three Trees
| Narrator
2001 --
Haven
| Harold L. Ickes
2000 --
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
| Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
2000 --
Men of Honor
| 'Mr. Pappy'
2000 --
Waking the Dead
| Isaac Green
1999 --
Battleships
| Narrator
1999 --
The Bachelor
| O'Dell
1999 --
The Florentine
| Smitty
1999 --
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
| Narrator
1998 --
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
| Boyd Callahan
1998 --
Judas Kiss
| Senator Rupert Hornbeck
1998 --
My Own Country
| Lloyd Flanders
1998 --
Walking to the Waterline
| Man on the Beach
1998 --
Hush
| Dr. Franklin Hill
1998 --
Beauty
| Alexander Miller
1997 --
Eye of God
| Sheriff Rogers
1997 --
All the Winters that Have Been
| Uncle Ren Corvin
1997 --
Trail of Hope
| Narrator
1997 --
Hercules
| Amphitryon (voice)
1997 --
Cats Don't Dance
| Cranston (voice)
1997 --
Operation Delta Force
| Admiral Henshaw
1996 --
The Battle of The Alamo
| Voice
1996 --
Carried Away
| Doctor Evans
1995 --
Stormchasers
| Narrator
1995 --
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
| Adm. Kelso
1995 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
| Wild Bill McKenzie
1994 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
| Wild Bill McKenzie
1994 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
| William McKenzie
1993 --
The Firm
| Oliver Lambert
1993 --
Bonds of Love
| Jim Smith
1990 --
A Killing in a Small Town
| Dr. Beardsley
1989 --
Sorry, Wrong Number
| Jim Coltrane
1989 --
Day One
| Gen. George Marshall
1989 --
Fletch Lives
| Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
1988 --
I'll Be Home for Christmas
| Joseph Bundy
1988 --
The Unholy
| Archbishop Mosely
1988 --
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
| Self
1987 --
Wall Street
| Lou Mannheim
1987 --
Plaza Suite
| Sam Nash
1986 --
Under Siege
| President Maxwell Monroe
1985 --
92 Grosvenor Street
|
1984 --
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
| Grandpa Grier
1983 --
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
| Host
1983 --
The Star Chamber
| Benjamin Caulfield
1982 --
Creepshow
| Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
1982 --
Girls Nite Out
| Jim MacVey
1981 --
The Killing of Randy Webster
| John Webster
1980 --
The Kidnapping of the President
| President Adam Scott
1980 --
Off the Minnesota Strip
| Bud Johansen
1980 --
The Fog
| Father Malone
1979 --
Natural Enemies
| Paul Steward
1979 --
When Hell Was in Session
| Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
1979 --
The Legend of the Golden Gun
| J.R. Swackhammer
1979 --
Murder by Natural Causes
| Arthur Sinclair
1978 --
Tartuffe
| Self - Host
1977 --
Capricorn One
| Dr. James Kelloway
1977 --
Julia
| Alan
1977 --
Rituals
| Harry
1977 --
Our Town
| Stage manager
1976 --
Midway
| Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
1976 --
All the President's Men
| Deep Throat
1976 --
The Time of Your Life
| Himself - Host
1976 --
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
| Self (archive footage)
1974 --
The Girl from Petrovka
| Joe
1973 --
Magnum Force
| Lieutenant Briggs
1973 --
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
| Self
1973 --
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
| Elder (voice)
1973 --
Pueblo
| Capt. Lloyd Bucher
1972 --
They Only Kill Their Masters
| Dr. Warren G. Watkins
1972 --
That Certain Summer
| Doug Salter
1971 --
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
| Harlan Webb
1971 --
Suddenly Single
| Larry Hackett
1971 --
Travis Logan, D.A.
| Matthew Sand
1970 --
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
| Mitch Collins
1970 --
The Great White Hope
| Cameron
1970 --
The People Next Door
| David Hoffman
1970 --
A Clear and Present Danger
| Hays Stowe
1969 --
The Whole World Is Watching
| Chancellor Graham
1968 --
The Brotherhood
| Man at the Table (uncredited)
1968 --
Wild in the Streets
| Sen. Johnny Fergus
1967 --
Mark Twain Tonight!
| Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
1966 --
The Glass Menagerie
| Tom Wingfield
1966 --
The Group
| Gus Leroy