Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was notable for his one-man stage show as Mark Twain.
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 1974 miniseries Lincoln. He has 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 Screen Actors Guild Award and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
In his later career, Holbrook appeared as Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012), provided his voice as Mayday in the Disney animated film Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) and as Whizzer in Blackway (2015).
Films YearTitleRoleNotesRef1966The GroupGus Leroy1968Wild in the StreetsSenator Johnny FergusThe BrotherhoodMan at TableUncredited1970The People Next DoorDavid HoffmanThe Great White HopeAl Cameron1972They Only Kill Their MastersDr. Warren Watkins1973Jonathan Livingston SeagullThe ElderUncredited voiceMagnum ForceLieutenant Neil Briggs1974The Girl from PetrovkaJoe1976All the President's MenDeep ThroatMidwayCommander Joseph Rochefort1977Rituals HarryJuliaAlan CampbellCapricorn OneDr. James Kelloway1979Natural EnemiesPaul Steward1980The FogFather MaloneThe Kidnapping of the PresidentPresident Adam Scott1982CreepshowHenry NorthrupSegment: "The Crate"Girls Nite OutJim MacVeyAKA The Scaremaker1983The Star ChamberJudge Benjamin Caulfield1987Wall StreetLou Mannheim1988The UnholyArchbishop Mosely1989Fletch LivesHamilton "Ham" Johnson1993The FirmOliver Lambert1996Carried AwayDoctor Evans1997Cats Don't DanceCranstonVoiceHerculesAmphitryonEye of GodSheriff RogersTrail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon TrailNarratorDocumentary1998HushDr. Franklin HillWalking to the WaterlineMan on the BeachJudas KissSenator Rupert HornbeckRusty: A Dog's TaleBoyd Callahan1999The FlorentineSmittyThe BachelorRoy O'Dell2000Waking the DeadIsaac GreenMen of HonorMr. PappyThe Life & Adventures of Santa ClausAk – Master Woodsman of the WorldVoice2001The MajesticCongressman Doyle2002PurposeTom WalkerThe Seventh Day SeriesHimselfDocumentary2003Country Music: The Spirit of AmericaNarratorIMAXShadeThe Professor2007Into the WildRon Franz2008KillshotPapa2009That Evening SunAbner Meecham2010Flying LessonsHarry Pleasant2011Good Day for ItHectorWater for ElephantsOld Jacob Jankowski2012LincolnFrancis Preston BlairPromised LandFrank Yates2013SavannahJudge Harden2014Holbrook/Twain: An American OdysseyHimselfDocumentaryPlanes: Fire & RescueMaydayVoice2015BlackwayWhizzer
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef1954–1959The Brighter DayGrayling Dennis #1Unknown episodes1955Mr. CitizenDon GallagherEpisode: "Late for Supper"1966Preview TonightUnknownEpisode: "The Cliff Dwellers"The Glass MenagerieTom WingfieldTelevision film1967Mark Twain Tonight!Mark TwainTV specialCoronet BlueCarey ThomasEpisode: "Faces"1967–1968Off to See the WizardNarratorUnknown episodes1969The F.B.I.Christopher SimesEpisode: "The Fraud"The Whole World Is WatchingChancellor Leonard GrahamTelevision filmThe Name of the GameMayor John AdrianEpisode: "The Perfect Image"1970The F.B.I.Doug McElroyEpisode: "The Target"A Clear and Present DangerSenator Hays StoweTelevision filmWalt Disney's Wonderful World of ColorMitch Collins2 episodes1970–1971The Bold Ones: The SenatorSenator Hays Stowe8 episodes1971Travis Logan, D.A.Matthew SandTelevision filmSuddenly SingleLarry HackettGoodbye, Raggedy AnnHarlan Webb1972That Certain SummerDoug Salter1973PuebloCommander Lloyd M. Bucher1974–1976Carl Sandburg's LincolnAbraham LincolnTV miniseries1975–1976Great PerformancesTheater in America Host2 episodes197633 Hours in the Life of GodDr. Simon AbbottTelevision film1977Our TownStage Manager1978The Awakening LandPortius WheelerTV miniseries1979Murder by Natural CausesArthur SinclairTelevision filmThe Legend of the Golden GunJ. R. SwackhammerWhen Hell Was in SessionCommander Jeremiah Denton1980Off the Minnesota StripBud Johansen1981The Killing of Randy WebsterJohn Webster1983–1988Portrait of AmericaHimself8 episodes1984CelebrityCalvin Sledge3 episodesGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsTV miniseriesThe Three Wishes of Billy GrierGrandpa GrierTelevision film1985North and SouthAbraham LincolnTV miniseriesBehind Enemy LinesCol. Calvin TurnerTelevision film1986Under SiegePresident Maxwell MonroeDress GrayGeneral Charles HedgesTV miniseriesNorth and South: Book IIAbraham Lincoln1986–1989Designing WomenReese Watson9 episodes1987Plaza SuiteSam NashTelevision film1988The Fortunate PilgrimDr. Andrew McKayTV miniseriesI'll Be Home for ChristmasJoseph BundyTelevision filmEmma: Queen of the South SeasJonas Coe2 episodes1989Day OneGeorge C. MarshallTelevision filmSorry, Wrong NumberJim Coltrane1990A Killing in a Small TownDr. Beardsley1990–1994Evening ShadeEvan Evans80 episodes1993Bonds of LoveJim SmithTelevision film1994A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal LifestyleWilliam "Wild Bill" McKenzieA Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor1995A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous JokesterShe Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalAdm. Kelso1996Innocent VictimsBob Hennis1997Operation Delta ForceAdmiral HenshawAll the Winters That Have BeenUncle Ren CorvinThe Third TwinPete1998BeautyAlexander MillerMy Own CountryLloyd Flanders1999A Place ApartNarrator2000The Outer LimitsJustice Oliver Harbison2 episodesFamily LawJudge Richard LloydEpisode: "One Mistake"2001HavenHarold L. IckesTelevision filmThe Legend of the Three TreesNarrator2001–2002The West WingAssistant Secretary of State Albie Duncan2 episodes2002Becker Mr. Humphries Episode: "And the Heartbeat Goes On"2003Good Morning, MiamiJim Templeton2 episodesThe Street LawyerArthur JacobsTelevision film2005Hope & FaithEdward ShanowskiEpisode: "A Room of One's Own"2006The SopranosJohn SchwinnEpisode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"NCISMickey StokesEpisode: "Escaped"2008ERWalter Perkins2 episodes2009Captain Cook's Extraordinary AtlasDean Davis WintersTelevision film2010 & 2014Sons of AnarchyNate Madock5 episodes2010–2011The EventJames Dempsey10 episodes2013Monday MorningsDr. Arvin WayneEpisode: "The Legend and the Fall"RectifyRutherford GainesEpisode: "Modern Times"2017BonesRed HudmoreEpisode: "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs"An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr StoryReinhold NiebuhrVoice, television filmGrey's AnatomyDr. Lewis KlatchEpisode: "'Till I Hear It from You"Hawaii Five-0Leonard PattersonEpisode: "Waimaka 'ele'ele"
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