Age, Biography and Wiki
Hal Holbrook is an American actor, director, and writer. He is best known for his portrayal of Mark Twain in the one-man show Mark Twain Tonight!, which he has performed for over 60 years. He has also appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Fog, Wall Street, All the President's Men, The Firm, and The West Wing.
Holbrook was born on February 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Denison University and served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he moved to New York City and studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Holbrook made his Broadway debut in 1954 in the play The Country Girl. He went on to appear in numerous Broadway productions, including The Glass Menagerie, The Apple Tree, and Our Town. He won a Tony Award for his performance in the play An Enemy of the People in 1976.
Holbrook made his film debut in 1967 in the film The Graduate. He went on to appear in numerous films, including All the President's Men, Wall Street, The Firm, and Into the Wild. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in the film Into the Wild.
Holbrook has been married twice. He was married to actress Dixie Carter from 1984 until her death in 2010. He is currently married to actress Jane Alexander.
Holbrook has a net worth of $5 million.
| Popular As |
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. |
| Occupation |
actor,director,writer |
| Age |
96 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
17 February 1925 |
| Birthday |
17 February |
| Birthplace |
Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Date of death |
23 January, 2021 |
| Died Place |
Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Nationality |
United States |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 96 years old group.
Hal Holbrook Height, Weight & Measurements
At 96 years old, Hal Holbrook height
is 6' (1.83 m) .
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6' (1.83 m) |
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Who Is Hal Holbrook's Wife?
His wife is Dixie Carter (27 May 1984 - 10 April 2010) ( her death), Carol Eve Rossen (28 December 1966 - 14 June 1983) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Ruby Holbrook (21 September 1945 - 1965) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
Dixie Carter (27 May 1984 - 10 April 2010) ( her death), Carol Eve Rossen (28 December 1966 - 14 June 1983) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Ruby Holbrook (21 September 1945 - 1965) ( divorced) ( 2 children) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
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Hal Holbrook Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Hal Holbrook worth at the age of 96 years old? Hal Holbrook’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Hal Holbrook's net worth
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Timeline
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.
On January 22, 2008, he became the oldest male performer ever nominated for a an Academy Award, for his supporting turn in Into the Wild (2007). He was born Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.
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.
In his guest appearance on The West Wing (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.
He starred in two projects based on John Grisham books, The Firm (1993) and The Street Lawyer (2003).
He reprised the show on Broadway in 1977 and in 2005. By that time, he had played Samuel Clemens on stage over 2,000 times.
He also is known for his portrayal of the enigmatic "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men (1976), one of the major cinema events of the mid-'70s.
Lloyd Bucher on Pueblo (1973).
All of these roles brought him Emmy Awards, with Pueblo (1973) bringing him two, as Best Lead Actor in a Drama and Actor of the Year - Special.
Among Holbrook's more famous roles was "The Major" in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "Incident at Vichy", as Martin Sheen's significant other in the controversial and acclaimed TV movie That Certain Summer (1972), the first TV movie to sympathetically portray homosexuality, and as Abraham Lincoln in a TV special based on Carl Sandburg's acclaimed biography of the 16th President.
Hal Holbrook was an Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on television, and was memorable as Abraham Lincoln, as Senator Hays Stowe on The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970) and as Capt.
The 1966 "Mark Twain Tonight" Broadway production brought Holbrook even more acclaim, and the Tony Award. The show was taped and Holbrook won an Emmy nomination.
Holbrook brought the show to Off-Broadway in 1959. He even played Mark Twain for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
After seeing the performance, Ed Sullivan, the host of TV's premier variety show, featured him on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) on February 12, 1956. This lead to an international tour sponsored by the U. S. Department of State, which included appearances in Iron Curtain countries.
Holbrook learned his craft on the boards and by appearing in the TV soap opera The Brighter Day (1954).
He first played Mark Twain as a solo act in 1954, at Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania. The show was a success that created a buzz.
After the war, he attended Denison University, graduating in 1948. While at Denison, Holbrook's senior honors project concerned Mark Twain. He later developed "Mark Twain Tonight!," the one-man show in which he impersonates the great American writer Mark Twain, a. k. a. Samuel Clemens.
on February 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Eileen (Davenport), a vaudeville dancer, and Harold Rowe Holbrook, Sr. Raised primarily in South Weymouth, Mass. by his paternal grandparents, Holbrook attended the Culver Academies. During World War II, Holbrook served in the Army in Newfoundland.
