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Hal Holbrook is an Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor who is one of the great craftsman of stage and screen. He is best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on television... See full bio »

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???? The Secrets We Share (pre-production)
Charlie (rumored)
 
2013 Savannah (completed)
Judge Harden
 
2013 Rectify (TV series)
Rutherford Gaines
 
2013 Monday Mornings (TV series)
Dr. Arvin Wayne
 
2012 Promised Land
Frank Yates
 
2010-2011 The Event (TV series)
James Dempsey
Face Off (2011) … James Dempsey
A Message Back (2011) … James Dempsey
Inostranka (2011) … James Dempsey
 
2011 Good Day for It
Hec
 
2010 Sons of Anarchy (TV series)
Nate Madock
Home (2010) … Nate Madock
Caregiver (2010) … Nate Madock
Oiled (2010) … Nate Madock
So (2010) … Nate Madock
 
2010 Flying Lessons
Harry Pleasant
 
2009 Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas (TV movie)
Dean Davis Winters
 
2008 Killshot
Papa
 
2008 ER (TV series)
Walter Perkins
 
2006 NCIS (TV series)
Mickey Stokes
Escaped (2006) … Mickey Stokes
 
2006 The Sopranos (TV series)
John Schwinn
 
2005 The Cultivated Life: Thomas Jefferson and Wine (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 Hope & Faith (TV series)
Edward Lincoln Shanowski
A Room of One's Own (2005) … Edward Lincoln Shanowski
 
2003 Shade
The Professor
 
2003 The Street Lawyer (TV movie)
Senior partner
 
2001-2002 The West Wing (TV series)
Asst. Secretary of State Albie Duncan
 
2002 Becker (TV series)
Mr. Humphries
And the Heartbeat Goes On (2002) … Mr. Humphries
 
2002 Purpose
Tom Walker
 
2001 Haven (TV movie)
Harold L. Ickes
 
2001 The Legend of the Three Trees (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (video)
Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)
 
2000 Family Law (TV series)
Judge Richard Lloyd
 
2000 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Justice Oliver Harbison
 
2000 Waking the Dead
Isaac Green
 
1999 The Florentine
Smitty
 
1999 A Place Apart (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1998 Beauty (TV movie)
Alexander Miller
 
1998 Rusty: A Dog's Tale
Boyd Callahan
 
1998 Walking to the Waterline
Man on the Beach
 
1998 Hush
Dr. Franklin Hill
 
1998 My Own Country (TV movie)
Lloyd Flanders
 
1997 The Third Twin (TV movie)
Pete
 
1997 Eye of God
Sheriff Rogers
 
1997 All the Winters That Have Been (TV movie)
Uncle Ren Corvin
 
1997 Hercules
Amphitryon; Hercules Foster Father (voice)
 
1997 Operation Delta Force (TV movie)
Admiral Henshaw
 
1997 Cats Don't Dance
Cranston (voice)
 
1996 The Battle of the Alamo (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 Carried Away
Doctor Evans
 
1996 Innocent Victims (TV movie)
Bob Hennis
 
1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV movie)
Adm. Kelso
 
1995 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (TV movie)
Wild Bill McKenzie
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (TV movie)
Wild Bill McKenzie
 
1990-1994 Evening Shade (TV series)
Evan Evans
The Odder Couple (1994) … Evan Evans
Mama Knows Best (1994) … Evan Evans
I Did, I Did (1994) … Evan Evans
 
1994 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (TV movie)
William McKenzie
 
1993 The Firm
Oliver Lambert
 
1993 Bonds of Love (TV movie)
Jim Smith
 
1990 A Killing in a Small Town (TV movie)
Dr. Beardsley
 
1989 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV movie)
Jim Coltrane
 
1989 Fletch Lives
Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
 
1989 Day One (TV movie)
Gen. George Marshall
 
1988 I'll Be Home for Christmas (TV movie)
Joseph Bundy
 
1988 Emma: Queen of the South Seas (TV mini-series)
Jonas Coe
 
1988 The Unholy
Archbishop Mosely
 
1988 The Fortunate Pilgrim (TV mini-series)
Dr. Andrew McKaig
 
1987 Wall Street
Lou Mannheim
 
1987 Plaza Suite (TV movie)
Sam Nash
 
1986 North and South, Book II (TV mini-series)
Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.6 (1986) … Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.5 (1986) … Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
Episode #1.4 (1986) … Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.3 (1986) … Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.2 (1986) … Abraham Lincoln
 
1986 Dress Gray (TV movie)
Gen. Charles Hedges
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
President Maxwell Monroe
 
1985 Behind Enemy Lines (TV movie)
Col. Calvin Turner
 
1985 North and South (TV mini-series)
Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.6 (1985) … Abraham Lincoln
Episode #1.5 (1985) … Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
Episode #1.4 (1985) … Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
Episode #1.3 (1985) … Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
Episode #1.2 (1985) … Abraham Lincoln (credit only)
 
1984 The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (TV movie)
Grandpa Grier
 
1984 George Washington (TV mini-series)
John Adams
 
1984 Celebrity (TV mini-series)
Calvin Sledge
Part 3 (1984) … Calvin Sledge
Part 1 (1984) … Calvin Sledge
 
1983 The Star Chamber
Judge Benjamin Caulfield
 
1982 Girls Nite Out
Jim MacVey
 
1982 Creepshow
Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
 
1981 The Killing of Randy Webster (TV movie)
John Webster
 
1980 The Kidnapping of the President
President Adam Scott
 
1980 Omnibus (TV series)
Host
 
1980 Off the Minnesota Strip (TV movie)
Bud Johansen
 
1979 Natural Enemies
Paul Steward
 
1979 When Hell Was in Session (TV movie)
Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
 
1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV movie)
J.R. Swackhammer
 
1979 Murder by Natural Causes (TV movie)
Arthur Sinclair
 
1978 The Awakening Land (TV mini-series)
Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Part III: The Town (1978) … Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Part II: The Fields (1978) … Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
Part I: The Trees (1978) … Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
 
1978 Tartuffe (TV movie)
Host (uncredited)
 
1977 Julia
Alan
 
1977 The Creeper
Harry
 
1977 Our Town (TV movie)
Stage manager
 
1975-1977 Great Performances (TV series)
Host / Theater in America Host / Theater in America host
Secret Service (1977) … Host (uncredited)
Ah, Wilderness! (1976) … Theater in America Host
Beyond the Horizon (1975) … Theater in America host
 
1976 33 Hours in the Life of God (TV movie)
Dr. Simon Abbott
 
1976 Midway
Commander Joseph Rochefort
 
1974-1975 Lincoln (TV series)
Abraham Lincoln
 
1973 Magnum Force
Lt. Briggs
 
1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull
The Elder (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 Pueblo (TV movie)
Capt. Lloyd Bucher
 
1972 That Certain Summer (TV movie)
Doug Salter
 
1972 Appointment with Destiny (TV series)
Narrator
Surrender at Appomattox (1972) … Narrator
 
1971 Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (TV movie)
Harlan Webb
 
1971 Suddenly Single (TV movie)
Larry Hackett
 
1971 Travis Logan, D.A. (TV movie)
Matthew Sand
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mitch Collins
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 2 (1970) … Mitch Collins
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 1 (1970) … Mitch Collins
 
1970 The Great White Hope
Cameron
 
1970 The People Next Door
David Hoffman
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Mayor John Adrian
The Perfect Image (1969) … Mayor John Adrian
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Chancellor Graham
The Whole World Is Watching (1969) … Chancellor Graham
 
1969 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Christopher Simes
The Fraud (1969) … Christopher Simes
 
1968 Wild in the Streets
Sen. Johnny Fergus
 
1968 Off to See the Wizard (TV series)
Narrator
Wild World (1968) … Narrator
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
Carey Thomas
Faces (1967) … Carey Thomas
 
1967 Mark Twain Tonight! (TV movie)
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
 
1966 Preview Tonight (TV series)
The Cliff Dwellers (1966)
 
1966 The Group
Gus Leroy
 
1955 Mr. Citizen (TV series)
Late for Supper (1955)
 
1954-1959 The Brighter Day (TV series)
Grayling Dennis #1
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1988-1990 Designing Women (TV series)
The Fur Flies (1990)
Ms. Meal Ticket (1989)
Ted-Bare (1988)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2009 That Evening Sun (performer: "Blue Yodel #3")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1967 Mark Twain Tonight! (TV movie) (adaptation)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1967 Mark Twain Tonight! (TV movie) (production creator)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 OT: Our Town (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (85 titles)
2013 Holbrook/Twain (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream (documentary) (post-production)
Himself (rumored)
 
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Secret's Out (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times (documentary)
Harrison Gray Otis (voice)
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Business End: Violence in Cinema (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Into the Wild: The Story, the Characters (video short)
Himself
 
2008 Into the Wild: The Experience (video short)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Oscar Nominees Special (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 22 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter and Nominee
 
2008 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2004 The Fabulous Fox (TV documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
2003 CBS at 75 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Our Country (documentary short)
Narrator
 
2002 Founding Brothers (TV documentary)
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
 
2000-2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / Johnston T Doyle
The Majestic (2001) … Johnston T Doyle/Himself
The Making of 'Men of Honor' (2000) … Himself
 
2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Mark Twain (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Founding Fathers (TV mini-series documentary)
Benjamin Franklin
 
1999 Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Mighty Mississippi (TV mini-series documentary)
Host
 
1997 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Super Bridge (1997) … Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (TV special documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 The 51st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1997 The 42nd Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 America on Wheels (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself / Narrator
Daley: The Last Boss (1996) … Himself/Narrator
 
1996 Sailing the World Alone (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1995 Stormchasers (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1993 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Dixie Carter … Himself
 
1992 Clint Eastwood on Westerns (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1992 Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (TV documentary short)
Narrator
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1991 The Secrets of Dick Smith (TV documentary short)
Host
 
1989 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1988 The 9th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986-1988 Portrait of America (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host / Host / Narrator
West Virginia (1988) … Host
Territories (1987)
Montana (1987) … Narrator
Texas (1986) … Himself - Host
Porftrait of America: Mississippi (1986) … Himself - Host
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Colossus of the Golden Gate (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1987 The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970-1986 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 March 1986 (1986) … Himself
Episode dated 6 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1976-1985 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator
Great Moments with National Geographic (1985) … Himself - Narrator
The Animal Nobody Loved (1976) … Narrator
 
1983 America Remembers John F. Kennedy (TV documentary)
Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1981 A Salute to Duke (TV special)
Host
 
1981 The Warlords (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator
Hitler's Master Race: The Mad Dream of the S.S. (1981) … Narrator (voice)
Rommel: The Strange Death of the Desert Fox (1981) … Narrator (voice)
Churchill: The Private War … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Hitler: Portrait of a Tyrant … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Kamikaze: Mission of Death … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1978 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
The Rolling Stones (1978) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special & Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series
 
1978 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1976 The World About Us (TV series documentary)
Himself
Lions of the Serengeti (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Lead Actor in a Limited Series
 
1976 The Time of Your Life (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1974-1975 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself - Host
Who's Happy Now? (1975) … Himself - Host
The Seagull (1975) … Himself - Host
King Lear (1974) … Himself - Host
 
1974 The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama/Actor of the Year in a Special
 
1973 The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today (documentary short)
Himself
 
1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.165 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.84 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.56 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 He Said, She Said (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 April 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 6 March 1969 (1969) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1956-1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Abraham Lincoln
Episode #16.20 (1963) … Himself
Episode #9.21 (1956) … Himself
 
1963 Discovery (TV series documentary)
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.247 (1958) … Himself
 
1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Sound of Laughter (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Making of 'Midway' (video documentary short)
Commander Joseph Rochefort
 

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Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Most everybody today that's young is operating under the insane idea that what we've got going on is the best that there is. But it's not. Current entertainment is cheap, shoddy, infantile, adolescent, not grown-up. We're fed imagery that's really pornographic, by people with an infantile idea of sexuality. It's a sad and depressing thing. See more »

Trivia:

Stepfather of Mary Dixie Carter and Ginna Carter. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius