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Biography

Hal Holbrook is a stage, screen and television actor who was born on February 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio. During World War II, Hal…more

Born

2/17/1925, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr.

Gender

Male

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Role
- Evening Shade
  Evan Evans
  - S 4: Ep 26 I Left My Ring in Evening Shade
    5/23/94
  - S 4: Ep 25 The Odder Couple
    5/16/94
  - S 4: Ep 24 Mama Knows Best
    5/9/94
  - S 4: Ep 23 Wood Climbs to New Heights
    4/11/94
  - S 4: Ep 22 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wood?
    3/28/94
  - + 92 More Credits
- The Bold Ones: The Senator
  Senator Hays Stowe
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Single Blow of a Sword
    2/28/71
  - S 1: Ep 7 George Washington Told a Lie
    2/7/71
  - S 1: Ep 6 Someday They'll Elect a President
    1/17/71
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Continual Roar of Musketry (2)
    11/29/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Continual Roar of Musketry (1)
    11/22/70
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Bold Ones: The Senator
  Hays Stowe
  - S 1: Ep 0 A Clear and Present Danger
    3/21/70
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Stage Manager/Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 2 American Festival
    2/10/59
  - — Portals of Music
  - — November 22, 1962
  - — The Many Faces of Romeo and Juliet
- The Brighter Day
  Grayling Dennis (#1) (1954-1959)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 001
    1/4/54
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- The Event
  James Dempsey
  - S 1: Ep 17 Cut Off the Head
    4/18/11
  - S 1: Ep 16 You Bury Other Things Too
    4/4/11
  - S 1: Ep 15 Face Off
    3/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 14 A Message Back
    3/21/11
  - S 1: Ep 12 Inostranka
    3/7/11
- The Event
  Dempsey
  - S 1: Ep 10 Everything Will Change
    11/29/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 Your World to Take
    11/22/10
  - S 1: Ep 8 For the Good of Our Country
    11/15/10
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Know Who You Are
    11/8/10
  - S 1: Ep 4 A Matter of Life and Death
    10/11/10
- Sons of Anarchy
  Nate Madock
  - S 3: Ep 4 Home
    9/28/10
  - S 3: Ep 2 Oiled
    9/14/10
  - S 3: Ep 1 SO
    9/7/10
- Designing Women
  Reese Watson
  - S 4: Ep 4 Nightmare From Hee Haw
    10/16/89
  - S 3: Ep 18 Come On and Marry Me, Bill
    4/10/89
  - S 3: Ep 1 Reservations for 12, Plus Ursula
    11/14/88
  - S 2: Ep 22 Reservations for Eight
    3/28/88
  - S 2: Ep 20 How Great Thou Art
    2/22/88
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (32)

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- ER
  Walter Perkins
  - S 14: Ep 19 The Chicago Way
    5/15/08
  - S 14: Ep 16 Truth Will Out
    4/24/08
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 20 Oscar Nominees Special
    2/24/08
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 80: Ep 1 The 80th Annual Academy Awards
    2/24/08
- NCIS
  Mickey Stokes
  - S 4: Ep 2 Escaped
    9/26/06
- The Sopranos
  John Schwinn
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Fleshy Part of the Thigh
    4/2/06
- Hope & Faith
  Edward Shanowski
  - S 2: Ep 22 A Room of One's Own
    3/25/05
- Designing Women
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Designing Women Reunion
    7/28/03
- The West Wing
  Albie Duncan
  - S 4: Ep 6 Game On
    10/30/02
  - S 3: Ep 6 Gone Quiet
    11/14/01
- Becker
  Mr. Humphries
  - S 5: Ep 4 And The Heartbeat Goes On
    10/27/02
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 17 George Romero
    8/1/02
- Intimate Portrait
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 8 Dixie Carter
    2/5/01
- Family Law
  Judge Richard Lloyd
  - S 2: Ep 2 One Mistake
    10/9/00
- The Outer Limits
  Justice Ollie Hardison
  - S 6: Ep 21 Final Appeal (1)
    9/3/00
  - S 6: Ep 22 Final Appeal (2)
    9/3/00
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 182 Hal Holbrook, Chyna, and Lit
    3/30/00
- American Experience
  Narrator
  - S 8: Ep 6 Daley: The Last Boss
    1/22/96
- Perry Mason
  Bill McKenzie
  - S 12: Ep 4 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
    4/10/95
  - S 12: Ep 3 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
    11/9/94
  - S 12: Ep 2 A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
    5/10/94
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Rolling Stones
    10/7/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 202 August 10, 1976
    8/10/76
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 51 August 25, 1975
    8/25/75
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 164 May 20, 1971
    5/20/71
  - S 3: Ep 84 January 26, 1971
    1/26/71
  - S 3: Ep 56 December 14, 1970
    12/14/70
- The Virginia Graham Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 31 July 23, 1970
    7/23/70
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 139 March 12, 1970
    3/12/70
- Good Morning, Miami
  Sunbright President
  - S 2: Ep 11 Subterranean Workplace Blues
- The Name of the Game
  John Adrian
  - S 2: Ep 8 The Perfect Image
    11/7/69
- The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  Chancellor Graham
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Whole World Is Watching
    3/11/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 87 January 13, 1969
    1/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 62 May 28, 1968
    5/28/68
  - S 6: Ep 63 December 29, 1971
    12/29/71
- The F.B.I.
  Christopher Seims
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Fraud
    1/12/69
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 50 Dr. Joyce Brothers & Hal Holbrook
    8/14/67
- Coronet Blue
  Carey Thomas
  - S 1: Ep 5 Faces
    7/10/67
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 120 February 17, 1967
    2/17/67
  - S 3: Ep 180 May 17, 1966
    5/17/66
  - S 3: Ep 149 April 1, 1966
    4/1/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 22 February 13, 1966: The Rolling Stones, Ethel Merman, Hal Holbrook, Wayne Newton
    2/13/66
  - S 16: Ep 20 Hal Holbrook / Patti Page / Three Stooges / Dave Madden
    2/10/63
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 21 Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
    2/12/56
Director (1)

Role
- Designing Women
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Fur Flies
    1/15/90
  - S 3: Ep 16 Ms. Meal Ticket
    3/20/89
  - S 2: Ep 22 Reservations for Eight
    3/28/88
  - S 2: Ep 21 Ted-Bare
    3/21/88

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