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Hal Holbrook (1925-2021) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Holbrook first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, Mark Twain Tonight! His movie career spanned over 6 decades. His IMDb page shows 136 acting credits from 1955 to 2021. This page will rank Hal Holbrook movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Hal Holbrook Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
Hal Holbrook Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Hal Holbrook
1. Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr., was born on February 17, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was a a vaudeville dancer.
2. Ed Sullivan saw him and gave Hal Holbrook his first national exposure on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 12, 1956. He got Sullivan’s attention for his performance in Mark Twain, Tonight! He would play Twain for the rest of his life which included over 2,000 performances.
3. The Hal Holbrook Theatre is located in the Dixie Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon, Tennessee. The Dixie was named in honor of his wife, Dixie Carter, who was from McLemoresville, a nearby town in northwest Tennessee.
4. Hal Holbrook received his only Oscar® nomination at the age of 82. At the time that was the record for oldest person to receive a nomination. That record was beaten when Christopher Plummer at the age of 88 got a Best Supporting Oscar® nomination for 2017’s All The Money In The World.
5. Hal Holbrook had appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: All the President’s Men (1976), Julia (1977), and Lincoln (2012).
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RIP Hal Holbrook.
I’ve seen 14 of the 44 films on the chart, less than I thought.
Favorites are – Magnum Force, Capricorn One, The Fog, The Firm, Wall Street, Midway and All the Presidents Men.
I’ve only watched Lincoln once so far, need to see it again.
A nice tribute page Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..thanks for checking out our tribute page to the late Hal Holbrook. Tally count: Tally . Cogerson 22, Steve 14 and Flora 8. Seen all of your favorites. I saw Midway in theaters…what a cast in that one. I like you have only seen Lincoln once…..seems like I am always doing an UMR page on one of the co-stars of that movie. Good stuff as always. RIP Mr. Holbrook.
Wow, Hal never made a movie till he was 41. Hal Holbrook is # 405 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. One of his co-stars on the 2020 list and an Oscar winner, Cloris Leachman, died last week. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN Wall Street (1987)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Men of Honor (2000)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS BLACKWAY (2016)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Carried Away (1996)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN The Florentine (1999)
25 TREVOR HOWARD The Unholy (1988)
33 SYLVESTER STALLONE SHADE (2003)
35 ELLIOTT GOULD Capricorn One (1978)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Hercules (1997)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Midway (1976)
42 TERENCE STAMP Wall Street (1987)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
49 FRANK WELKER Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
49 FRANK WELKER Rusty: A Dog’s Tale (1998)
52 NED BEATTY All the President’s Men (1976)
52 NED BEATTY The Unholy (1988)
58 ELI WALLACH The People Next Door (1970)
62 CARY ELWES Flying Lessons (2010)
78 GENE HACKMAN The Firm (1993)
79 BRUCE MCGILL LINCOLN (2012)
80 MARTIN LANDAU The Majestic (2001)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM Midway (1976)
85 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
93 PETER USTINOV The Bachelor (1999)
99 RIP TORN Hercules (1997)
100 JAMES CROMWELL The Bachelor (1999)
103 GABRIEL BYRNE SHADE (2003)
105 JAMES WOODS Hercules (1997)
109 ED HARRIS Creepshow (1982)
109 ED HARRIS PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
109 ED HARRIS The Firm (1993)
109 ED HARRIS Waking the Dead (2000)
111 STACY KEACH PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
114 JASON ROBARDS All the President’s Men (1976)
114 JASON ROBARDS Julia (1977)
120 CLINT EASTWOOD Magnum Force (1973)
124 ROBERT WAGNER Midway (1976)
126 HENRY FONDA Midway (1976)
132 WILLIAM HURT Into the Wild (2007)
133 MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
136 SHANE RIMMER Julia (1977)
140 MICKEY ROURKE Killshot (2008)
141 CANDICE BERGEN The Group (1966)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN Good Day for It (2011)
143 JACK WARDEN All the President’s Men (1976)
147 RICHARD JENKINS Eye of God (1997)
150 KEITH DAVID Hercules (1997)
153 MAURY CHAYKIN The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Wild in the Streets (1968)
173 MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Julia (1977)
181 MATT DAMON The Majestic (2001)
186 DAVID STRAITHAIRN LINCOLN (2012)
186 DAVID STRAITHAIRN The Firm (1993)
187 JAMES EARL JONES The Great White Hope (1970)
196 CLORIS LEACHMAN The People Next Door (1970)
200 MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
206 MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Star Chamber (1983)
206 MICHAEL DOUGLAS Wall Street (1987)
210 TOMMY LEE JONES LINCOLN (2012)
211 DANNY DEVITO Hercules (1997)
223 JAMES COBURN Midway (1976)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
232 SAM SHEPARD SAVANNAH (2014)
236 PAUL SORVINO The Firm (1993)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS Fletch Lives (1989)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN Creepshow (1982)
259 MIA FARROW Purpose (2002)
267 TOM SIZEMORE The Florentine (1999)
285 BOB BALABAN The Majestic (2001)
286 TOM CRUISE The Firm (1993)
292 PHILIP BAKER HALL Judas Kiss (1998)
295 DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Lincoln (2012)
296 JAMES GARNER They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
306 JOSE FERRER Natural Enemies (1979)
313 AVA GARDNER The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
320 RAY LIOTTA BLACKWAY (2016)
322 ROBERT REDFORD All the President’s Men (1976)
329 DIANE LANE Killshot (2008)
340 MELANIE GRIFFITH SHADE (2003)
343 PETER BOYLE The Group (1966)
346 GARY BUSEY Carried Away (1996)
346 GARY BUSEY The Firm (1993)
346 GARY BUSEY Wild in the Streets (1968)
352 TELLY SAVALAS Capricorn One (1978)
357 BURT YOUNG The Florentine (1999)
365 ROSARIO DAWSON Killshot (2008)
370 DARYL HANNAH Wall Street (1987)
377 GLENN FORD Midway (1976)
386 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Wall Street (1987)
392 KAREN BLACK Capricorn One (1978)
394 PETER COYOTE Purpose (2002)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Judas Kiss (1998)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Rusty: A Dog’s Tale (1998)
423 BO HOPKINS SHADE (2003)
427 SAUL RUBINEK Wall Street (1987)
433 CHARLIE SHEEN Wall Street (1987)
439 CLIFF ROBERTSON Midway (1976)
442 RON RIFKIN THE MAJESTIC (2001)
447 TRACEY WALTER SAVANNAH (2014)
470 LAMBERT WILSON JULIA (1977)
478 BRAD GARRETT PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
484 SAM WATERSTON Capricorn One (1978)
492 JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
493 HOLLY HUNTER THE FIRM (1993)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS Creepshow (1982)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS Natural Enemies (1979)
504 ROBERT PATRICK Good Day for It (2011)
519 JAMES BROLIN Capricorn One (1978)
520 BEN CROSS THE UNHOLY (1988)
523 CHARLIZE THERON Men of Honor (2000)
527 LOIS SMITH Killshot (2008)
529 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Into the Wild (2007)
530 WILLIAM SHATNER The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
567 MAURICE DENHAM Julia (1977)
578 DEBI MAZAR Hush (1998)
581 VIRGINIA MADSEN The Florentine (1999)
585 SHIRLEY KNIGHT The Group (1966)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Natural Enemies (1979)
609 AMANDA PLUMMER Hercules (1997)
613 DABNEY COLEMAN Midway (1976)
643 JAMES WHITMORE The Majestic (2001)
646 CHRIS PENN The Florentine (1999)
649 EMMA THOMPSON Judas Kiss (1998)
650 CLYDE KUSATSU Midway (1976)
665 JAMES SPADER LINCOLN (2012)
665 JAMES SPADER WALL STREET (1987)
667 PETER LAWFORD They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
671 SYLVIA MILES WALL STREET (1987)
679 PATRICK BAUCHAU SHADE (2003)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD The Majestic (2001)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Judas Kiss (1998)
687 STEPHEN MCHATTIE THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR (1970)
689 GWYNETH PALTROW Hush (1998)
696 JAMIE LEE CURTIS The Fog (1980)
710 SALLY FIELD LINCOLN (2012)
711 JARED HARRIS Lincoln (2012)
715 MATTHEW BRODERICK Walking to the Waterline (1998)
728 JIM CARREY The Majestic (2001)
738 CHEVY CHASE Fletch Lives (1989)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Creepshow (1982)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Hercules (1997)
757 RICHARD CRENNA Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
761 WILFORD BRIMLEY THE FIRM (1993)
765 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Wall Street (1987)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON EYE OF GOD (1997)
770 TIM BLAKE NELSON LINCOLN (2012)
783 DEE BRADLEY BAKER CATS DON’T DANCE (1997)
788 MARCEL DALIO The Great White Hope (1970)
789 MARK BOONE JUNIOR SHADE (2003)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY Flying Lessons (2010)
809 SEAN YOUNG Wall Street (1987)
822 CHRISTOPH WALTZ WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (2011)
824 LUKAS HAAS LINCOLN (2012)
825 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The People Next Door (1970)
832 GRIFFIN DUNNE WAKING THE DEAD (2000)
850 CARLA GUGINO Judas Kiss (1998)
854 CUBA GOODING JR. Men of Honor (2000)
858 THANDIE NEWTON SHADE (2003)
864 BRADLEY WHITFORD SAVANNAH (2014)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
871 JOHN GLOVER Julia (1977)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER JUDAS KISS (1998)
877 JOHN HAWKES Lincoln (2012)
885 DAVID KEITH Men of Honor (2000)
886 WALTON GOGGINS LINCOLN (2012)
886 WALTON GOGGINS THAT EVENING SUN (2009)
888 R. LEE ERMEY Fletch Lives (1989)
892 ROBERT WEBBER Midway (1976)
892 ROBERT WEBBER The Great White Hope (1970)
899 JAMIE FOXX SHADE (2003)
903 JERRY STILLER PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
904 VINCE VAUGHN Into the Wild (2007)
928 YAPHET KOTTO The Star Chamber (1983)
929 JANE ALEXANDER All the President’s Men (1976)
929 JANE ALEXANDER THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (1970)
944 THOMAS JANE KILLSHOT (2008)
950 DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS THE MAJESTIC (2001)
960 KATHY BAKER GOOD DAY FOR IT (2011)
961 CATHERINE KEENER Into the Wild (2007)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Killshot (2008)
984 JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT Lincoln (2012)
987 MARY KAY PLACE EYE OF GOD (1997)
988 BARRY CORBIN THAT EVENING SUN (2009)
990 BROOKE SHIELDS The Bachelor (1999)
997 JULIA STILES BLACKWAY (2016)
1000 FRED WILLARD PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
Hal appeared with 42 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY HOPKINS BLACKWAY (2016)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
CHARLIZE THERON Men of Honor (2000)
CHARLTON HESTON Hercules (1997)
CHARLTON HESTON Midway (1976)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (2011)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Midway (1976)
CLORIS LEACHMAN The People Next Door (1970)
CUBA GOODING JR. Men of Honor (2000)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Lincoln (2012)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
EDMOND O’BRIEN They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
EMMA THOMPSON Judas Kiss (1998)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
GENE HACKMAN The Firm (1993)
GEORGE KENNEDY Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
GOLDIE HAWN The Girl from Petrovka (1974)
GWYNETH PALTROW Hush (1998)
HENRY FONDA Midway (1976)
HOLLY HUNTER THE FIRM (1993)
JAMES COBURN Midway (1976)
JAMIE FOXX SHADE (2003)
JANE FONDA Julia (1977)
JASON ROBARDS All the President’s Men (1976)
JASON ROBARDS Julia (1977)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Waking the Dead (2000)
JESSICA LANGE Hush (1998)
JOSE FERRER Natural Enemies (1979)
LOUISE FLETCHER Natural Enemies (1979)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN Into the Wild (2007)
MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
MARTIN LANDAU The Majestic (2001)
MAXIMILIAN SCHELL Julia (1977)
MERYL STREEP Julia (1977)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Star Chamber (1983)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS Wall Street (1987)
PETER USTINOV The Bachelor (1999)
REESE WITHERSPOON Water for Elephants (2011)
REGINA KING PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE (2014)
RENEE ZELLWEGER The Bachelor (1999)
ROBERT DE NIRO Men of Honor (2000)
SALLY FIELD LINCOLN (2012)
SHELLEY WINTERS Wild in the Streets (1968)
TOMMY LEE JONES LINCOLN (2012)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Julia (1977)
WILLIAM HURT Into the Wild (2007)
He was in both pictures where Jason Robards won back to back Oscars.
Hey Dan
1. Thanks as always for putting these lists together.
2. Good trivia…I was not aware of (1) 41 when he made his first movie and (2) Robards and Holbrook were both in All The President’s Men and Julia.
3. I wonder if Robards tried to get Holbrook into the movies he made after Julia?
4. Not surprised he has a spot in the Top 500 on the Oracle List.
5. Ed Harris gets the honors as most frequent Oracle co-star….with 4 movies.
6. 42 Oscar winning co-stars is a stout number…how did he not make a movie with Michael Caine over the last 50 years?
7. Awesome information as always.
8. Rest in Peace Hal Holbrook.
I have seen 8 Hal Holbrook movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is All The President’s Men.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Lincoln.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Majestic.
Favourite Hal Holbrook Movies:
All the President’s Men
Magnum Force
Other Hal Holbrook Movies I Have seen:
Julia
Midway
Wall Street
The Group
They Only Kill Their Masters
The Majestic
Rest in peace Mr. Holbrook
Hey Flora….thanks for sharing your thoughts on the late Hal Holbrook. I have seen 22 of his movies…including 15 of his Top 17 listed above. Tally count: Cogerson 22, Steve 14 and Flora 8. I am right there with you on your two favorites…..with All The President’s Men being one of my all-time favorite movies. I have seen 4 of the 6 “other” movies…missing They Only Kill Their Masters and The Group. Rest in peace Hal Holbrook.
RIP, Mr. Holbrook!!!
Thanks G. Vandross. Sad news.
Rest in Peace Mr. Hal Holbrook. Overall I have seen 23 of his movies. Favorites would include All The President’s Men, Magnum Force, Midway, Men of Honor and Capricorn One. Sad news about his passing.