Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook
Holbrook in 2001
Born	Harold Rowe Holbrook (1925-02-17)February 17, 1925 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 23, 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 95) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Culver Academies
Alma mater	Denison University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2021
Known for	Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain Deep Throat Francis Preston Blair
Notable work	Mark Twain Tonight, Creepshow, Into the Wild, The Fog, All the President's Men, Water for Elephants, Fletch Lives, Magnum Force, The Star Chamber, Capricorn One, The Firm, That Evening Sun, Lincoln
Television	Lincoln, The Bold Ones: The Senator
Height	6' 1" (1.85 m)
Political party	Independent[1]
Spouse(s)	Ruby Holbrook (m. 1945–65) Carol Eve Rossen (m. 1966–79) Dixie Carter (m. 1984–2010; her death)
Children	With Ruby: David Holbrook, Victoria Holbrook, With Rossen: Eve Holbrook
Awards	Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Primetime Emmy Award

Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American movie, television, stage and voice actor. Holbrook was known to the general audience for playing famous author Mark Twain in plays or on biographical shows.

Holbrook was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He began acting in 1954. He began his Mark Twain routine, so that he can earn money.

Holbrook soon began appearing on plays. He then called his Twain show Mark Twain Tonight.^[2] He is also known for his fictional-political shows and as "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men. He also played Abraham Lincoln in several biographical television movies.

Holbrook was nominated for many awards during his career. He is the oldest actor to have nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

1. ↑ "Hal Holbrook speaks out against Republican Party leaders". LA Times Blogs.com. May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
2. ↑ Malia Wollan (January 24, 2011). "Mark Twain. Now a Career for the Mustachioed". New York Times. ...has played Twain going on 57 years, longer than Samuel Langhorne Clemens did.