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| Born | Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. 17 February 1925 (1925-02-17) (age 83) Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Other name(s) | Harold Holbrook |
| Spouse(s) | Dixie Carter (1984-present) Carol Eve Rossen (1966-1979) Ruby Holbrook (1945-1965) |
| Awards won | |
| Emmy Awards | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series 1971 The Bold Ones: The Senator Outstanding Lead Actor In A Mini-Series 1976 Lincoln 1974 Pueblo Actor Of The Year 1974 Pueblo | |
| Tony Awards | |
| Best Leading Actor in a Play 1966 Mark Twain Tonight | |
| Other awards | |
| Golden Apple 1971 Male Star Of The Year | |
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Early Life
Holbrook was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Aileen (née Davenport), a vaudeville dancer, and Harold Rowe Holbrook, Sr. He was raised in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Holbrook graduated from the Culver Academies and Denison University, where an honors project about Mark Twain led him to develop the one-man show he is best known for, a series of performances called Mark Twain Tonight for Read more...
Career
According to Playbill, Holbrook's first solo performance as Twain was at Lock Haven State Teachers College in Pennsylvania in 1954. Ed Sullivan saw him and gave Holbrook his first national exposure on his February 12, 1956 show. The State Department even sent him on a European tour, which included pioneering appearances behind the Iron Curtain. In 1959, Holbrook first played the role Off-Broadway. Read more...
Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr. (born February 17, 1925) is an American actor. Best known for his appearances in several TV series such as Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 TV series Lincoln, Hays Stowe on The Bold Ones: The Senator and Capt. Lloyd Bucher on Pueblo, He is also well known for his role in the recent film Into the Wild, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Read more...
