Hal Holbrook is an Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor who is one of the great craftsman of stage and screen. He is best known for his performance as 'Mark Twain' , playing 'Burt Reynolds''s father-in-law.
Two children, Victoria Holbrook and David Holbrook , with Ruby Holbrook.
One daughter, Eve, with Carol Eve Rossen.
In his guest appearance on "The West Wing" , 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 1973s Pueblo , Holbrook portrayed the lead character.
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.
He is a 1948 graduate of Denison University (Granville, Ohio)
Has starred in two projects based on John Grisham books with The Firm and The Street Lawyer .
Ex-brother-in-law of Ellen Rossen and Robert Rossen.
Stepfather of Mary Dixie Carter and Ginna Carter.
Fans consider his 1968 live stage performance of "I Never Sang for My Father" one of his best, seldom mentioned acts. Before the motion picture of the same name was released two years later, starring Gene Hackman.
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.
Portrayed Abraham Lincoln in "Toast of the Town" , "Lincoln" , "North and South" and "North and South, Book II" .
Won the 1966 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Mark Twain Tonight".
Served in the Army during WWII, and acted in some plays where he was stationed.
His publicist is Steve Rohr.
He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
The only actor (so far) to win an Emmy Award for having played Abraham Lincoln.
After his numerous portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, one of which won him an Emmy, he played a supporting role in Lincoln , for which Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar.
As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: All the Presidents Men , Julia and Lincoln .
There was so much to learn and it was all fun. But the best part was getting a laugh from an audience. That was like drowning in candy.
We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society. .
