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Hal Holbrook
Known for: ActingHarold 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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Wall Street
as Lou Mannheim 
Lincoln
as Preston Blair 
North and South
as Abraham Lincoln 
Magnum Force
as Lieutenant Briggs 
Hercules
as Amphitryon (voice) 
Into the Wild
as Ronald "Ron" Franz 
Midway
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort 
Men of Honor
as 'Mr. Pappy' 
The Fog
as Father Malone 
The Majestic
as Congressman Doyle 
Planes: Fire & Rescue
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as Mayday (voice) 
The Firm
as Oliver Lambert 
Shade
as The Professor 
All the President's Men
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as Deep Throat 
Water for Elephants
as Old Jacob 
Fletch Lives
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson 
Promised Land
as Frank Yates 
The Star Chamber
as Benjamin Caulfield 
The Third Twin
as Pete 
Capricorn One
as Dr. James Kelloway 
Creepshow
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") 
The Bachelor
as O'Dell 
Cats Don't Dance
as Cranston (voice) 
Blackway
as Whizzer 
Julia
as Alan 
Founding Fathers
as Benjamin Franklin (voice) 
Flying Lessons
as Harry Pleasant 
Rituals
as Harry 
Mark Twain
as self 
Killshot
as Papa 
Judas Kiss
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck 
The People Next Door
as David Hoffman 
Operation Delta Force
as Admiral Henshaw 
Waking the Dead
as Isaac Green 
George Washington
as John Adams 
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
as Narrator (voice) 
Hush
as Dr. Franklin Hill 
The Brotherhood
as Man at the Table (uncredited) 
Savannah
as Judge Harden 
Carried Away
as Doctor Evans 
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Wild Bill McKenzie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Wild Bill McKenzie 
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
as Elder (voice) 
The Group
as Gus Leroy 
That Evening Sun
as Abner Meecham 
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins 
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) 
The Girl from Petrovka
as Joe 
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as J.R. Swackhammer 
The Kidnapping of the President
as President Adam Scott 
Stormchasers
as Narrator 
Wild in the Streets
as Senator Fergus 
Girls Nite Out
as Jim MacVey 
When Hell Was in Session
as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton 
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
as William McKenzie 
Haven
as Harold L. Ickes 
Trail of Hope
as Narrator 
The Florentine
as Smitty 
All the Winters that Have Been
as Uncle Ren Corvin 
Walking to the Waterline
as Man on the Beach 
Good Day for It
as Hec 
My Own Country
as Lloyd Flanders 
The Killing of Randy Webster
as John Webster 
Beauty
as Alexander Miller