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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Interpreting Twain
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2018
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
Character:Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)
Release Date:14/03/2017
Blackway
Character:Whizzer
Release Date:03/10/2015
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Character:Mayday (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2014
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2013
Savannah
Character:Judge Harden
Release Date:25/04/2013
Lincoln
Character:Preston Blair
Release Date:09/11/2012
Promised Land
Character:Frank Yates
Release Date:23/09/2012
Water for Elephants
Character:Old Jacob
Release Date:15/04/2011
Good Day for It
Character:Hec
Release Date:08/04/2011
Flying Lessons
Character:Harry Pleasant
Release Date:04/02/2010
That Evening Sun
Character:Abner Meecham
Release Date:06/11/2009
Killshot
Character:Papa
Release Date:13/11/2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Character:Self
Release Date:23/07/2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2008
Into the Wild
Character:Ronald "Ron" Franz
Release Date:21/09/2007
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/02/2006
Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/02/2006
Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail
Character:Narrator
Release Date:26/10/2003
The Designing Women Reunion
Character:
Release Date:28/07/2003
Shade
Character:The Professor
Release Date:18/05/2003
The Street Lawyer
Character:Arthur Jacobs
Release Date:01/01/2003
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2002
Purpose
Character:Tom Walker
Release Date:21/02/2002
Mark Twain
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:14/01/2002
The Majestic
Character:Congressman Doyle
Release Date:21/12/2001
Dirty Harry: The Original
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:20/11/2001
The Legend of the Three Trees
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/05/2001
Haven
Character:Harold L. Ickes
Release Date:11/02/2001
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Character:Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
Release Date:31/10/2000
Men of Honor
Character:'Mr. Pappy'
Release Date:13/09/2000
Waking the Dead
Character:Isaac Green
Release Date:24/03/2000
Battleships
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/11/1999
The Bachelor
Character:O'Dell
Release Date:05/11/1999
The Florentine
Character:Smitty
Release Date:19/04/1999
Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next)
Character:Narrator
Release Date:11/03/1999
Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Character:Boyd Callahan
Release Date:22/09/1998
Judas Kiss
Character:Senator Rupert Hornbeck
Release Date:16/09/1998
My Own Country
Character:Lloyd Flanders
Release Date:12/07/1998
Walking to the Waterline
Character:Man on the Beach
Release Date:13/06/1998
Hush
Character:Dr. Franklin Hill
Release Date:06/03/1998
Beauty
Character:Alexander Miller
Release Date:01/03/1998
Eye of God
Character:Sheriff Rogers
Release Date:17/10/1997
All the Winters that Have Been
Character:Uncle Ren Corvin
Release Date:21/09/1997
Trail of Hope
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/08/1997
Hercules
Character:Amphitryon (voice)
Release Date:13/06/1997
Cats Don't Dance
Character:Cranston (voice)
Release Date:26/03/1997
Operation Delta Force
Character:Admiral Henshaw
Release Date:01/01/1997
The Battle of The Alamo
Character:Voice
Release Date:09/03/1996
Carried Away
Character:Doctor Evans
Release Date:26/01/1996
Innocent Victims
Character:Bob Hennis
Release Date:21/01/1996
Stormchasers
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/10/1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Character:Adm. Kelso
Release Date:22/05/1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Character:Wild Bill McKenzie
Release Date:10/04/1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Character:Wild Bill McKenzie
Release Date:09/11/1994
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Character:William McKenzie
Release Date:10/05/1994
The Firm
Character:Oliver Lambert
Release Date:30/06/1993
Bonds of Love
Character:Jim Smith
Release Date:24/01/1993
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/09/1992
A Killing in a Small Town
Character:Dr. Beardsley
Release Date:22/05/1990
Sorry, Wrong Number
Character:Jim Coltrane
Release Date:11/10/1989
Day One
Character:Gen. George Marshall
Release Date:12/05/1989
Fletch Lives
Character:Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
Release Date:17/03/1989
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Character:Joseph Bundy
Release Date:12/12/1988
The Unholy
Character:Archbishop Mosely
Release Date:22/04/1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Character:Self
Release Date:29/02/1988
Wall Street
Character:Lou Mannheim
Release Date:10/12/1987
Plaza Suite
Character:Sam Nash
Release Date:03/12/1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1986
Under Siege
Character:President Maxwell Monroe
Release Date:09/02/1986
92 Grosvenor Street
Character:
Release Date:29/12/1985
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Character:Grandpa Grier
Release Date:31/10/1984
America Remembers John F. Kennedy
Character:Host
Release Date:01/11/1983
The Star Chamber
Character:Benjamin Caulfield
Release Date:05/08/1983
Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1983
Creepshow
Character:Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
Release Date:10/11/1982
Girls Nite Out
Character:Jim MacVey
Release Date:20/06/1982
The Killing of Randy Webster
Character:John Webster
Release Date:11/03/1981
The Kidnapping of the President
Character:President Adam Scott
Release Date:15/08/1980
Off the Minnesota Strip
Character:Bud Johansen
Release Date:05/05/1980
The Fog
Character:Father Malone
Release Date:01/02/1980
Natural Enemies
Character:Paul Steward
Release Date:01/11/1979
When Hell Was in Session
Character:Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
Release Date:08/10/1979
The Legend of the Golden Gun
Character:J.R. Swackhammer
Release Date:05/07/1979
Murder by Natural Causes
Character:Arthur Sinclair
Release Date:17/02/1979
Tartuffe
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:31/05/1978
Capricorn One
Character:Dr. James Kelloway
Release Date:10/12/1977
Julia
Character:Alan
Release Date:01/10/1977
Rituals
Character:Harry
Release Date:21/07/1977
Our Town
Character:Stage manager
Release Date:30/05/1977
Midway
Character:Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
Release Date:18/06/1976
All the President's Men
Character:Deep Throat
Release Date:09/04/1976
The Time of Your Life
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:10/03/1976
The Girl from Petrovka
Character:Joe
Release Date:12/12/1974
Magnum Force
Character:Lieutenant Briggs
Release Date:13/12/1973
The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1973
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Character:Elder (voice)
Release Date:23/10/1973
Pueblo
Character:Capt. Lloyd Bucher
Release Date:29/03/1973
They Only Kill Their Masters
Character:Dr. Warren G. Watkins
Release Date:22/11/1972
That Certain Summer
Character:Doug Salter
Release Date:01/11/1972
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
Character:Harlan Webb
Release Date:22/10/1971
Suddenly Single
Character:Larry Hackett
Release Date:19/10/1971
Travis Logan, D.A.
Character:Matthew Sand
Release Date:11/03/1971
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
Character:Mitch Collins
Release Date:18/10/1970
The Great White Hope
Character:Cameron
Release Date:11/10/1970
The People Next Door
Character:David Hoffman
Release Date:26/08/1970
A Clear and Present Danger
Character:Hays Stowe
Release Date:21/03/1970
The Whole World Is Watching
Character:Chancellor Graham
Release Date:11/03/1969
The Brotherhood
Character:Man at the Table (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1968
Wild in the Streets
Character:Senator Fergus
Release Date:29/05/1968
Mark Twain Tonight!
Character:Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
Release Date:06/03/1967
The Glass Menagerie
Character:her son
Release Date:08/12/1966
The Group
Character:Gus Leroy
Release Date:04/03/1966
Television Appearances
Rectify
Character:Rutherford Gaines
Monday Mornings
Character:Dr. Arvin Wayne
The Event
Character:James Dempsey
The Event
Character:James Dempsey (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Character:Leonard Patterson
Sons of Anarchy
Character:Nate Madock
Bones
Character:Red Hudmore
The Seventh Day
Character:Host
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Lewis Clatch
Hope & Faith
Character:Edward Shanowski
NCIS
Character:Mickey Stokes
Good Morning, Miami
Character:Jim Templeton
Mark Twain
Character:self
Founding Fathers
Character:Benjamin Franklin (voice)
The West Wing
Character:Albie Duncan
Family Law
Character:Judge Richard Lloyd
The Sopranos
Character:John Schwinn
Becker
Character:Mr. Humphries
The Third Twin
Character:Pete
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Outer Limits
Character:Justice Oliver Harbison
ER
Character:Walter Perkins
Evening Shade
Character:Evan Evans
Emma: Queen of the South Seas
Character:Jonas Coe
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Fortunate Pilgrim
Character:Dr. Andrew McKay
Designing Women
Character:Reese Watson
Dress Gray
Character:Gen. Charles Hedges
North and South
Character:Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Character:John Adams
Celebrity
Character:Calvin Sledge
The Awakening Land
Character:Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self (uncredited)
Dinah!
Character:Self
Lincoln
Character:Abraham Lincoln
Appointment With Destiny
Character:Narrator
Great Performances
Character:Self - Host
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Character:Senator Hays Stowe
The Name of the Game
Character:John Adrian
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
CBS Playhouse
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Christopher Simes
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Mitch Collins
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Images
