Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook (Cleveland, Ohio, 17 de febrer de 1925 - Beverly Hills, Califòrnia, 23 de gener de 2021) fou un actor estatunidenc. Ha treballat en unes 40 pel·lícules, en 50 telefilms i miniseries i ha estat nominat a 12 Emmy. Va estar casat amb la cantant i actriu Dixie Carter.

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.

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Harold Rowe „Hal“ Holbrook Jr. (* 17. Februar 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Holbrook absolvierte die Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Hier entwickelte er eine Ein-Mann-Show über Mark Twain, für die er 1966 mit dem Tony Award für den Besten Hauptdarsteller ausgezeichnet wurde.

Holbrook zählt seit Jahrzehnten zu den bekannten amerikanischen Charakterdarstellern und trat in mehreren Filmklassikern in profilierten Nebenrollen auf. Einen seiner wichtigsten Auftritte hatte er 1976 in dem Watergate-Film Die Unbestechlichen als anonymer Informant Deep Throat. Holbrooks vielleicht bekannteste Rolle ist die des Geistlichen Father Malone, der im Horrorfilm The Fog – Nebel des Grauens (1980) die düstere Vergangenheit des Ortes Antonio Bay beschwört. Insgesamt war er seit Mitte der 1950er Jahre in mehr als 120 Film- und Fernsehproduktionen zu sehen.