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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
+3
as Lou Mannheim 
Lincoln
+2
as Preston Blair 
North and South
as Abraham Lincoln 
Hercules
+3
as Amphitryon (voice) 
Into the Wild
+6
as Ronald "Ron" Franz 
Shade
+12
as The Professor 
Midway
+5
as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort 
The Fog
+15
as Father Malone 
Planes: Fire & Rescue
+3
as Mayday (voice) 
The Firm
+14
as Oliver Lambert 
Magnum Force
+2
as Lieutenant Briggs 
Men of Honor
+4
as 'Mr. Pappy' 
All the President's Men
+5
as Deep Throat 
Water for Elephants
+2
as Old Jacob 
Fletch Lives
+4
as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson 
The Majestic
+6
as Congressman Doyle 
Promised Land
+2
as Frank Yates 
The Third Twin
as Pete 
Capricorn One
+17
as Dr. James Kelloway 
Creepshow
+2
as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate") 
The Bachelor
+3
as O'Dell 
Cats Don't Dance
+3
as Cranston (voice) 
Blackway
+15
as Whizzer 
Julia
as Alan 
Founding Fathers
+1
as Benjamin Franklin (voice) 
Flying Lessons
as Harry Pleasant 
Rituals
+11
as Harry 
Mark Twain
as self 
Killshot
+8
as Papa 
The People Next Door
+5
as David Hoffman 
Operation Delta Force
+3
as Admiral Henshaw 
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
as Narrator (voice) 
Waking the Dead
+1
as Isaac Green 
George Washington
as John Adams 
The Star Chamber
+2
as Benjamin Caulfield 
Hush
+6
as Dr. Franklin Hill 
Savannah
+2
as Judge Harden 
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice) 
Judas Kiss
+3
as Senator Rupert Hornbeck 
Carried Away
+2
as Doctor Evans 
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
+3
as Elder (voice) 
The Group
+9
as Gus Leroy 
That Evening Sun
+4
as Abner Meecham 
The Brotherhood
+3
as Man at the Table (uncredited) 
They Only Kill Their Masters
+2
as Dr. Warren G. Watkins 
Stormchasers
+2
as Narrator 
The Girl from Petrovka
+2
as Joe 
The Legend of the Golden Gun
as J.R. Swackhammer 
The Kidnapping of the President
+4
as President Adam Scott 
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
as Wild Bill McKenzie 
Wild in the Streets
+7
as Senator Fergus 
Girls Nite Out
+2
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
+3
as Harold L. Ickes 
Trail of Hope
as Narrator
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Wild Bill McKenzie 
The Florentine
+5
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
+3
as Hec 
My Own Country
as Lloyd Flanders 
The Killing of Randy Webster
as John Webster 
Beauty
as Alexander Miller