| Jméno: | Hal Holbrook |
| Datum narození: | 1925-02-17 |
| Místo narození: | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Výška: | 1.83 m |
| IMDb ID: | nm0001358 |
Harold 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.
- In 2008, at age 82, he became the oldest male actor to be nominated for an Academy Award. His nomination displaced Ralph Richardson, who previously held that distinction.
- Served in the Army during WWII, and acted in some plays where he was stationed.
- He was just 29 when he began touring his one-man show of the elderly Mark Twain, even performing for President Dwight D. Eisenhower at one point. In June 2005, he returned his "Mark Twain Tonight" to Broadway for a sold-out, month-long run, receiving rave reviews from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
- After his numerous portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, one of which won him an Emmy, he played a supporting role in Lincoln (2012), for which Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar.
- He was a 1948 graduate of Denison University (Granville, Ohio).
- He starred in two projects based on John Grisham books, The Firm (1993) and The Street Lawyer (2003).
- Stepfather of Mary Dixie Carter and Ginna Carter.
- The only actor (so far) to win an Emmy Award for having played Abraham Lincoln.
- Won the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Mark Twain Tonight".
- Portrayed Abraham Lincoln in Toast of the Town (1948), Lincoln (1974), North and South (1985), and North and South, Book II (1986).
- The Hal Holbrook Theatre is located in the Dixie Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon, Tennessee. The Dixie was named in honor of his wife, Dixie Carter, who was from McLemoresville, a nearby town in northwest Tennessee.
- He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
- He had appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Všichni prezidentovi muži (1976), Julia (1977), and Lincoln (2012).
- One daughter, Eve, with Carol Eve Rossen.
- Two children, Victoria Holbrook and David Holbrook, with Ruby Holbrook.
- In his guest appearance on Západní krídlo (1999), his character first describes the fate of the USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering surface vessel, caught spying by North Korea in 1968, while referring to the fictional USS Portland. In 1973's Pueblo (1973), Holbrook portrayed the lead character.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Ellen Rossen and Robert Rossen.
- He appeared as Mark Twain at the restored/revived Midland Theatre in downtown Newark, Ohio near Granville, the home of Denison University. In his honor, a statue of Twain sitting on a bench was installed in front of the Midland Theatre. The plaque reads, "'Mark Twain' by Gary Price. Placed here in honor of out friend *Hal Holbrook* Who has done more than anyone to keep Mark Twain's memory and philosophy alive, October 25, 2003.
- Has two grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.
- Part-time Denison University instructor, and banker, Everett D. Reese reportedly bought Holbrook his first white Mark Twain suit.
- Spent 3 years with the U S Army Engineers in WW II.
- First major acting success as Mark Twain in a one man show which won him a Tony Award.
