Hal Holbrook filmography

Holbrook as Mark Twain

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was notable for his one-man stage show as Mark Twain.

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 1974 miniseries Lincoln. He has 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

In his later career, Holbrook appeared as Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012), provided his voice as Mayday in the Disney animated film Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) and as Whizzer in Blackway (2015).

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1966 The Group Gus Leroy [1]
1968 Wild in the Streets Senator Johnny Fergus [1]
The Brotherhood Man at Table Uncredited
1970 The People Next Door David Hoffman
The Great White Hope Al Cameron [2]
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters Dr. Warren Watkins [2]
1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull The Elder Uncredited voice
Magnum Force Lieutenant Neil Briggs [1]
1974 The Girl from Petrovka Joe [1]
1976 All the President's Men Deep Throat [1]
Midway Commander Joseph Rochefort [1]
1977 Rituals Harry [1]
Julia Alan Campbell [1]
Capricorn One Dr. James Kelloway [1]
1979 Natural Enemies Paul Steward [1]
1980 The Fog Father Malone [1]
The Kidnapping of the President President Adam Scott [1]
1982 Creepshow Henry Northrup Segment: "The Crate" [2]
Girls Nite Out Jim MacVey AKA The Scaremaker [3]
1983 The Star Chamber Judge Benjamin Caulfield [3]
1987 Wall Street Lou Mannheim [2]
1988 The Unholy Archbishop Mosely [2]
1989 Fletch Lives Hamilton "Ham" Johnson [3]
1993 The Firm Oliver Lambert [2]
1996 Carried Away Doctor Evans [3]
1997 Cats Don't Dance Cranston Voice [3]
Hercules Amphitryon [2]
Eye of God Sheriff Rogers [3]
Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail Narrator Documentary
1998 Hush Dr. Franklin Hill [2]
Walking to the Waterline Man on the Beach [2]
Judas Kiss Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Rusty: A Dog's Tale Boyd Callahan [2]
1999 The Florentine Smitty
The Bachelor Roy O'Dell [3]
2000 Waking the Dead Isaac Green [3]
Men of Honor Mr. Pappy [2]
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus Ak – Master Woodsman of the World Voice [3]
2001 The Majestic Congressman Doyle [2]
2002 Purpose Tom Walker
The Seventh Day Series Himself Documentary [3]
2003 Country Music: The Spirit of America Narrator IMAX [4]
Shade The Professor [3]
2007 Into the Wild Ron Franz [2]
2008 Killshot Papa [3]
2009 That Evening Sun Abner Meecham [2]
2010 Flying Lessons Harry Pleasant
2011 Good Day for It Hector [3]
Water for Elephants Old Jacob Jankowski [2]
2012 Lincoln Francis Preston Blair [2]
Promised Land Frank Yates [2]
2013 Savannah Judge Harden [2]
2014 Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey Himself Documentary
Planes: Fire & Rescue Mayday Voice [2]
2015 Blackway Whizzer [3]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1954–1959 The Brighter Day Grayling Dennis #1 Unknown episodes
1955 Mr. Citizen Don Gallagher Episode: "Late for Supper"
1966 Preview Tonight Unknown Episode: "The Cliff Dwellers"
The Glass Menagerie Tom Wingfield Television film
1967 Mark Twain Tonight! Mark Twain TV special [1]
Coronet Blue Carey Thomas Episode: "Faces"
1967–1968 Off to See the Wizard Narrator Unknown episodes
1969 The F.B.I. Christopher Simes Episode: "The Fraud"
The Whole World Is Watching Chancellor Leonard Graham Television film
The Name of the Game Mayor John Adrian Episode: "The Perfect Image"
1970 The F.B.I. Doug McElroy Episode: "The Target"
A Clear and Present Danger Senator Hays Stowe Television film
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Mitch Collins 2 episodes
1970–1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator Senator Hays Stowe 8 episodes [1]
1971 Travis Logan, D.A. Matthew Sand Television film
Suddenly Single Larry Hackett
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Harlan Webb
1972 That Certain Summer Doug Salter [1]
1973 Pueblo Commander Lloyd M. Bucher [1]
1974–1976 Carl Sandburg's Lincoln Abraham Lincoln TV miniseries [1]
1975–1976 Great Performances Theater in America Host 2 episodes
1976 33 Hours in the Life of God Dr. Simon Abbott Television film
1977 Our Town Stage Manager
1978 The Awakening Land Portius Wheeler TV miniseries [1]
1979 Murder by Natural Causes Arthur Sinclair Television film [1]
The Legend of the Golden Gun J. R. Swackhammer [1]
When Hell Was in Session Commander Jeremiah Denton [1]
1980 Off the Minnesota Strip Bud Johansen
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster John Webster [2]
1983–1988 Portrait of America Himself 8 episodes [3]
1984 Celebrity Calvin Sledge 3 episodes
George Washington John Adams TV miniseries [3]
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Grandpa Grier Television film
1985 North and South Abraham Lincoln TV miniseries [3]
Behind Enemy Lines Col. Calvin Turner Television film
1986 Under Siege President Maxwell Monroe
Dress Gray General Charles Hedges TV miniseries [3]
North and South: Book II Abraham Lincoln [3]
1986–1989 Designing Women Reese Watson 9 episodes [3]
1987 Plaza Suite Sam Nash Television film
1988 The Fortunate Pilgrim[3] Dr. Andrew McKay TV miniseries [3]
I'll Be Home for Christmas Joseph Bundy Television film [3]
Emma: Queen of the South Seas Jonas Coe 2 episodes
1989 Day One George C. Marshall Television film [3]
Sorry, Wrong Number Jim Coltrane
1990 A Killing in a Small Town Dr. Beardsley
1990–1994 Evening Shade Evan Evans 80 episodes [2]
1993 Bonds of Love Jim Smith Television film
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle William "Wild Bill" McKenzie
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal Adm. Kelso
1996 Innocent Victims Bob Hennis
1997 Operation Delta Force Admiral Henshaw
All the Winters That Have Been Uncle Ren Corvin
The Third Twin Pete
1998 Beauty Alexander Miller [3]
My Own Country Lloyd Flanders
1999 A Place Apart Narrator
2000 The Outer Limits Justice Oliver Harbison 2 episodes [3]
Family Law Judge Richard Lloyd Episode: "One Mistake" [3]
2001 Haven Harold L. Ickes Television film
The Legend of the Three Trees Narrator [2]
2001–2002 The West Wing Assistant Secretary of State Albie Duncan 2 episodes [3]
2002 Becker Mr. Humphries Episode: "And the Heartbeat Goes On" [3]
2003 Good Morning, Miami Jim Templeton 2 episodes [3]
The Street Lawyer Arthur Jacobs Television film
2005 Hope & Faith Edward Shanowski Episode: "A Room of One's Own" [3]
2006 The Sopranos John Schwinn Episode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh" [3]
NCIS Mickey Stokes Episode: "Escaped" [3]
2008 ER Walter Perkins 2 episodes [3]
2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas Dean Davis Winters Television film
2010 & 2014 Sons of Anarchy Nate Madock 5 episodes [3]
2010–2011 The Event James Dempsey 10 episodes [3]
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Arvin Wayne Episode: "The Legend and the Fall" [3]
Rectify Rutherford Gaines Episode: "Modern Times" [3]
2017 Bones Red Hudmore Episode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs" [3]
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story Reinhold Niebuhr Voice, television film
Grey's Anatomy Dr. Lewis Klatch Episode: "'Till I Hear It from You" [5]
Hawaii Five-0 Leonard Patterson Episode: "Waimaka 'ele'ele" [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Hal Holbrook Filmography". Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Roger Ebert. "Hal Holbrook". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "Hal Holbrook List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Country Music: The Spirit of America". Balboa Park. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Elisabeth Wagmeiser (March 1, 2017). "June Squibb and Hal Holbrook to Guest Star on 'Grey's Anatomy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 Enlists Hal Holbrook to Guest-Star". TV Guide. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.