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Overview
Mini Biography:
Hal Holbrook is an Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor who is one of the... moreTrivia:
He was just 29 when he began touring his one-man show of the elderly... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Who's the Next Big Male Movie Star? (From Rope Of Silicon. 29 September 2008, 1:15 AM, PDT)
Stars Aim for Age Records at the Oscars (From WENN. 23 January 2008)
Alternate Names:
Harold HolbrookUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. Oct. 8 | 9:00 AM | AMC | The Firm | |||
| Wed. Oct. 8 | 11:00 PM | AMC | Midway | |||
| Thur. Oct. 9 | 2:00 PM | AMC | Midway |
Filmography
Actor:
- Flying Lessons (2009) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Harry Pleasant
- I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down (2008) (post-production) .... Abner Meecham
- Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas (2009) (TV) (completed) .... Dean Davis Winters
- "ER" .... Walter Perkins (2 episodes, 2008)
- The Chicago Way (2008) TV episode .... Walter Perkins
- Truth Will Out (2008) TV episode .... Walter Perkins - Into the Wild (2007) .... Ron Franz
- "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" .... Mickey Stokes (1 episode, 2006)
... aka NCIS (USA: short title)
... aka NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA: new title)
- Escaped (2006) TV episode .... Mickey Stokes - "The Sopranos" .... John Schwinn (1 episode, 2006)
- The Fleshy Part of the Thigh (2006) TV episode .... John Schwinn - The Cultivated Life: Thomas Jefferson and Wine (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Hope & Faith" .... Edward Shanowski (1 episode, 2005)
- A Room of One's Own (2005) TV episode .... Edward Shanowski - Shade (2003/I) .... The Professor
- The Street Lawyer (2003) (TV) .... Senior partner
- "The West Wing" .... Asst. Secretary of State Albie Duncan (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Game On (2002) TV episode .... Asst. Secretary of State Albie Duncan
- Gone Quiet (2001) TV episode .... Asst. Secretary of State Albie Duncan - "Becker" .... Mr. Humphries (1 episode, 2002)
- And the Heartbeat Goes On (2002) TV episode .... Mr. Humphries - Purpose (2002) .... Tom Walker
- The Majestic (2001) .... Congressman Doyle
- Haven (2001) (TV) .... Harold L. Ickes
- The Legend of the Three Trees (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000) (V) (voice) .... Ak, Master Woodsman of the World
- "Family Law" .... Judge Richard Lloyd (1 episode, 2000)
- One Mistake (2000) TV episode .... Judge Richard Lloyd - Men of Honor (2000) .... 'Mr. Pappy'
... aka Men of Honour (UK) - "The Outer Limits" .... Justice Oliver Harbison (1 episode, 2000)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Final Appeal (2000) TV episode .... Justice Oliver Harbison - Waking the Dead (2000) .... Isaac Green
- The Bachelor (1999) .... Roy O'Dell
- The Florentine (1999) .... Smitty
- A Place Apart (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
- Beauty (1998) (TV) .... Alexander Miller
- Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998) .... Boyd Callahan
... aka Rusty: The Great Rescue (USA: video title) - Judas Kiss (1998) .... Senator Rupert Hornbeck
- Walking to the Waterline (1998) .... Man on the Beach
- "The Mighty Mississippi" (1998) TV mini-series .... Host
- Hush (1998) .... Dr. Franklin Hill
- My Own Country (1998) (TV) .... Lloyd Flanders
- The Third Twin (1997) (TV) .... Pete
... aka Ken Follett's The Third Twin - Eye of God (1997) .... Sheriff Rogers
... aka Beyond Obsessions - All the Winters That Have Been (1997) (TV) .... Uncle Ren Corvin
- Operation Delta Force (1997) (TV) (as Harold Holbrook) .... Henshaw
... aka Great Soldiers (International: English title) - Hercules (1997) (voice) .... Amphitryon; Hercules Foster Father
- Cats Don't Dance (1997) (voice) .... Cranston
- America on Wheels (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Carried Away (1996) .... Doctor Evans
... aka Acts of Love (UK) - The Battle of the Alamo (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Innocent Victims (1996) (TV) .... Bob Hennis
- She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Kelso
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995) (TV) .... Wild Bill McKenzie
- A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) (TV) .... Wild Bill McKenzie
- "Evening Shade" .... Evan Evans (74 episodes, 1990-1994)
- The Odder Couple (1994) TV episode .... Evan Evans
- Mama Knows Best (1994) TV episode .... Evan Evans
- Wood Climbs to New Heights (1994) TV episode .... Evan Evans
- Mr. Newton Goes to Hot Springs (1994) TV episode .... Evan Evans
- I Did, I Did (1994) TV episode .... Evan Evans
(69 more) - A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994) (TV) .... William McKenzie
- The Firm (1993) .... Oliver Lambert
- Bonds of Love (1993) (TV) .... Jim Smith
- A Killing in a Small Town (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Beardsley
... aka Evidence of Love (UK) - "Designing Women" .... Reese Watson (10 episodes, 1986-1989)
- Nightmare from Hee Haw (1989) TV episode .... Reese Watson
- Come on and Marry Me, Bill (1989) TV episode .... Reese Watson
- Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula (1988) TV episode .... Reese Watson
- Reservations for Eight (1988) TV episode .... Reese Watson
- How Great Thou Art (1988) TV episode .... Reese Watson
(5 more) - Sorry, Wrong Number (1989) (TV) .... Jim Coltrane
- Fletch Lives (1989) .... Hamilton "Ham" Johnson
- Day One (1989) (TV) .... Gen. George Marshall
... aka Hiroshima (UK: DVD title) - I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988) (TV)
- "Emma: Queen of the South Seas" (1988) TV mini-series .... Jonas Coe
- The Unholy (1988) .... Archbishop Mosely
- "The Fortunate Pilgrim" (1988) TV mini-series .... Dr. Andrew McKaig
... aka Mamma Lucia (Italy)
... aka Mario Puzo's 'The Fortunate Pilgrim' (USA: complete title) - Wall Street (1987) .... Lou Mannheim
- Plaza Suite (1987) (TV) .... Sam Nash
- "North and South, Book II" (1986) TV mini-series .... Abraham Lincoln
... aka Love and War (USA: subtitle) - Dress Gray (1986) (TV) .... Gen. Charles Hedges
- Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... President Maxwell Monroe
- Behind Enemy Lines (1985) (TV) .... Col. Calvin Turner
... aka 92 Grosvenor Street - "North and South" (1985) TV mini-series .... Abraham Lincoln
- The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984) (TV) .... Grandpa Grier
- Girls Nite Out (1984) .... Jim MacVey
... aka Girls Night Out (Philippines: English title)
... aka The Scaremaker - "George Washington" (1984) TV mini-series .... John Adams
- "Celebrity" (1984) TV mini-series .... D.A. Calvin Sledge
... aka Tommy Thompson's Celebrity (Canada: English title: video title) - The Star Chamber (1983) .... Judge Benjamin Caulfield
- Creepshow (1982) .... Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")
... aka Cuentos de ultratumba (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Stephen King's Creepshow (International: English title: long title) - The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) (TV) .... John Webster
- The Kidnapping of the President (1980) .... President Adam Scott
- "Omnibus" (1980) TV series .... Host (unknown episodes)
- Off the Minnesota Strip (1980) (TV) .... Bud Johansen
- The Fog (1980) .... Father Malone
... aka John Carpenter's The Fog (USA: complete title) - Natural Enemies (1979) .... Paul Steward
... aka Hidden Thoughts (Europe: English title) - When Hell Was in Session (1979) (TV) .... Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton
- The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979) (TV) .... J.R. Swackhammer
- Murder by Natural Causes (1979) (TV) .... Arthur Sinclair
- Capricorn One (1978) .... Dr. James Kelloway
- "The Awakening Land" (1978) TV mini-series .... Portius Wheeler - The Solitary
- Tartuffe (1978) (TV) (uncredited) .... Host
- Julia (1977) .... Alan Campbell
- Rituals (1977) .... Harry
... aka Ils était cinq (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
... aka The Creeper (USA) - Our Town (1977) (TV) .... Stage manager
- Secret Service (1977) (TV) (uncredited) .... Host
- 33 Hours in the Life of God (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Simon Abbott
- Midway (1976) .... Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort
... aka Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
... aka The Battle of Midway (USA: video title) - All the President's Men (1976) .... Deep Throat
- "Lincoln" (6 episodes, 1974)
... aka Sandburg's Lincoln (USA: complete title)
- The Unwilling Warrior (1974) TV episode
- Prairie Lawyer (1974) TV episode
- Crossing Fox River (1974) TV episode
- Sad Figure, Laughing (1974) TV episode
- Mrs. Lincoln's Husband (1974) TV episode
(1 more) - The Girl from Petrovka (1974) .... Joe
- Magnum Force (1973) .... Lt. Neil Briggs
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) (voice) (uncredited) .... The Elder
- Pueblo (1973) (TV) .... Capt. Lloyd Bucher
... aka Pueblo Affair (USA) - They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) .... Dr. Warren Watkins, DVM
- That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) .... Doug Salter
- Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971) (TV) .... Harlan Webb
- Suddenly Single (1971) (TV) .... Larry Hackett
- Travis Logan, D.A. (1971) (TV) .... Matthew Sand
- "The Bold Ones: The Senator" .... Hays Stowe (8 episodes, 1970-1971)
... aka The Senator
- A Single Blow of the Sword (1971) TV episode .... Hays Stowe
- George Washington Told a Lie (1971) TV episode .... Hays Stowe
- Some Day, They'll Elect a President (1971) TV episode .... Hays Stowe
- The Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 2 (1970) TV episode .... Hays Stowe
- A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1 (1970) TV episode .... Hays Stowe
(3 more) - "Disneyland" .... Mitch Collins (2 episodes, 1970)
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 2 (1970) TV episode .... Mitch Collins
- The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City: Part 1 (1970) TV episode .... Mitch Collins - Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (1970) (TV) .... Mitch Collins
- The Great White Hope (1970) .... Al Cameron
- The People Next Door (1970) .... David Hoffman
- A Clear and Present Danger (1970) (TV) .... Hays Stowe
- "The Name of the Game" .... Mayor John Adrian (1 episode, 1969)
- The Perfect Image (1969) TV episode .... Mayor John Adrian - The Whole World Is Watching (1969) (TV) .... Chancellor Graham
- "The F.B.I." .... Christopher Simes (1 episode, 1969)
- The Fraud (1969) TV episode .... Christopher Simes - Wild in the Streets (1968) .... Sen. Johnny Fergus
- "Coronet Blue" .... Carey Thomas (1 episode, 1967)
- Faces (1967) TV episode .... Carey Thomas - Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) (TV) .... Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
- The Glass Menagerie (1966) (TV) .... Tom Wingfield
... aka CBS Playhouse: The Glass Menagerie (USA) - "Preview Tonight" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Cliff Dwellers (1966) TV episode - The Group (1966) .... Gus Leroy
- "Mr. Citizen" (1 episode, 1955)
- Late for Supper (1955) TV episode - "The Brighter Day" (1954) TV series .... Grayling Dennis #1 (1954-1959)
Director:
- "Designing Women" (4 episodes, 1988-1990)
- The Fur Flies (1990) TV episode
- Ms. Meal Ticket (1989) TV episode
- Reservations for Eight (1988) TV episode
- Ted-Bare (1988) TV episode
Writer:
- Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) (TV) (adaptation) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- OT: Our Town (2002) (special thanks)
Self:
- Into the Wild: The Story, the Characters (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Into the Wild: The Experience (2008) (V) .... Himself
- The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
- Oscar Nominees Special (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 5 February 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode dated 15 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Red Carpet Premiere (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008) (V) .... Himself
- The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008) (V) .... Himself
- A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008) (V) .... Himself
- Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II (2007) .... Narrator
- The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat (2006) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
- Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (2006) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
- Woodward and Bernstein: Lighting the Fire (2006) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
- CBS at 75 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Our Country (2003) .... Narrator
- Founding Brothers (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Benjamin Franklin
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
- The Majestic (2001) TV episode .... Johnston T Doyle/Himself
- The Making of 'Men of Honor' (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Dirty Harry: The Original (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Mark Twain (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Founding Fathers" (2000) TV mini-series (voice) .... Benjamin Franklin
- Entertainment Tonight Presents: The Real Designing Women (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) (1999) (TV) .... Narrator
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Films of George A. Romero (????) TV episode .... Himself - Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail (1997) (TV) .... Narrator
- The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Sailing the World Alone (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- Stormchasers (1995) .... Narrator
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode)
- Dixie Carter (????) TV episode .... Himself - Clint Eastwood on Westerns (1992) (TV) .... Narrator
- Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992) (TV) .... Narrator
- The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV) .... Host
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- Superman 50th Anniversary (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- "Portrait of America" .... Himself - Host / ... (5 episodes, 1986-1988)
- West Virginia (1988) TV episode .... Host
- Territories (1987) TV episode
- Montana (1987) TV episode .... Narrator
- Texas (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Porftrait of America: Mississippi (1986) TV episode .... Himself - Host - Colossus of the Golden Gate (1987) (TV) .... Narrator
- All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- A Salute to Duke (1981) (TV) .... Host
... aka Kennedy Center Tonight: A Salute to Duke (USA: series title) - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- The Rolling Stones (1978) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1976)
- The Animal Nobody Loved (1976) TV episode .... Narrator - Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa (1973) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Appointment with Destiny" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1972)
- Surrender at Appomattox (1972) TV episode .... Narrator - The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "He Said, She Said" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 1 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 2 April 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 6 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 6 March 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1966)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #19.22 (1966) TV episode .... Abraham Lincoln
- Episode #16.20 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.21 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Discovery" (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Discovery '62 (USA)
... aka Discovery '63 (USA: first season title)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1963) TV episode
Archive Footage:
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"Cinema tres"
- Episode dated 8 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Midway' (2001) (V) .... Commander Joseph Rochefort
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