Born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA — Feb 17 1925• Died Jan 23 2021

Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor, television director, and writer. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show he developed, Mark Twain Tonight!, performing as Mark Twain, while studying at Denison University. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1966 for his portrayal of Twain. He would continue to perform his signature role for over 60 years, only retiring the show in 2017 due to his failing health. Throughout his career, he also won five Primetime Emmy Awards for…
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Lewis Clatch

Mickey Stokes

Red Hudmore

Leonard Patterson

John Schwinn

Albie Duncan

Nate Madock

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Walter Perkins

Christopher Simes

Justice Oliver Harbison

Mr. Humphries

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Reese Watson

Edward Shanowski

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Abraham Lincoln

Judge Richard Lloyd

Rutherford Gaines

Amphitryon (voice)

Jim Templeton

James Dempsey (voice)

Dr. Arvin Wayne

Evan Evans

Ronald "Ron" Franz

Preston Blair

Oliver Lambert

'Mr. Pappy'

Father Malone

Lou Mannheim

Mitch Collins

Deep Throat

Abraham Lincoln

Lieutenant Briggs

Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

Mayday (voice)

Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

The Professor

Congressman Doyle

Dr. James Kelloway

O'Dell

David Hoffman

Senator Hays Stowe

Dr. Andrew McKay

Pete

Papa

John Adams

Alan

Gen. Charles Hedges

Old Jacob

Calvin Sledge

Sheriff Rogers

Frank Yates

Jonas Coe

Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

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Man at the Table (uncredited)

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Gus Leroy

Whizzer

Cranston (voice)

Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Gen. George Marshall

Harold L. Ickes

Benjamin Caulfield

Capt. Lloyd Bucher

Dr. Franklin Hill

Smitty

Alexander Miller
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Jim MacVey

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Hec

Cameron

Boyd Callahan

Abner Meecham

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Isaac Green

Harry Pleasant

Lloyd Flanders

John Webster

Harry

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Wild Bill McKenzie

Tom Walker

Elder (voice)

Judge Harden

President Adam Scott

Doug Salter

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Doctor Evans

William McKenzie
Matthew Sand

Dr. Warren G. Watkins

Admiral Henshaw

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Bob Hennis

Chancellor Graham

Jim Smith
Arthur Jacobs


Grandpa Grier

Senator Rupert Hornbeck

Crew

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Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

Archbishop Mosely

Dr. Beardsley

Jim Coltrane

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Senator Fergus

Harlan Webb

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J.R. Swackhammer

Joseph Bundy

Narrator (voice)

Bud Johansen

Uncle Ren Corvin

President Maxwell Monroe
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Wild Bill McKenzie

Paul Steward

Larry Hackett

Self - Narrator (voice)

Adm. Kelso

Self - Host

Stage manager

Hays Stowe

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Man on the Beach

Arthur Sinclair

Mitch Collins

Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

Joe

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Sam Nash

her son

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Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

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