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Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Actor · Died January 23, 2021, aged 95 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 his work on television and was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in film. Holbrook made his film debut in Sidney Lumet's The Group (1966). He later gained international fame for his performance as Deep Throat in the 1976 film All the President's Men. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 miniseries Lincoln and 1985 miniseries North and South. He also appeared in such films as Julia (1977), The Fog (1980), Creepshow (1982), Wall Street (1987), The Firm (1993), Hercules (1997), and Men of Honor (2000). Holbrook's role as Ron Franz in Sean Penn's Into the Wild (2007) earned him both Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. In 2009, Holbrook received critical acclaim for his performance as recently retired farmer Abner Meecham in the independent film That Evening Sun. He also portrayed Francis Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012). In 2003, Holbrook was honored with the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Holbrook, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1925
Died
January 23, 2021 (aged 95)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
81 on MovieCove · 141 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Hal Holbrook's films like?

Across their 67 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
16%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Survival
12%
Self
9%
Ideas
7%
Justice19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 67 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 23 · Dark 29

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 50 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 16 · Charged 26 · Intense 25

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 39 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 47 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 41 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 28 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 25 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 19

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

43 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 18 of 43 analyzed roles.

Mentor
18 of 43
Hero
10 of 43
Shadow
7 of 43
Threshold guardian
4 of 43
Herald
2 of 43
Ally
1 of 43
Shapeshifter
1 of 43
Show the 43 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Melancholic
24
Contemplative
21
Warm
14
Dread
12
Other
51

How their films linger

Thought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet34
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hal Holbrook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 81 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hal Holbrook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

141 credits, 81 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

  • Blackway(2015)

    as Whizzer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue(2014)

    as Mayday (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Savannah(2013)

    as Judge Harden

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Rectify(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Rutherford Gaines

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Monday Mornings(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Arvin Wayne

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Lincoln(2012)

    as Preston Blair

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Promised Land(2012)

    as Frank Yates

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Trailer War(2012)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Water for Elephants(2011)

    as Old Jacob

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Good Day for It(2011)

    as Hec

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Patterson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Event(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as James Dempsey · as James Dempsey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Flying Lessons(2010)

    as Harry Pleasant

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • That Evening Sun(2009)

    as Abner Meecham

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Killshot(2008)

    as Papa

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nate Madock

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Into the Wild(2007)

    as Ronald "Ron" Franz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Other

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Hudmore

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Seventh Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Host

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Lewis Clatch

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Butch Cassidy and the Outlaw Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Narrator

  • Hope & Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Shanowski

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Mickey Stokes

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Designing Women Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Shade(2003)

    as The Professor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Street Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Arthur Jacobs

  • Good Morning, Miami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jim Templeton

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Purpose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Tom Walker

  • The Majestic(2001)

    as Congressman Doyle

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Three Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Haven(2001)

    as Harold L. Ickes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harold L. Ickes

  • Founding Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Benjamin Franklin (voice)

  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus(2000)

    as Ak - Master Woodsman of the World (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Men of Honor(2000)

    as 'Mr. Pappy'

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    as Isaac Green

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Battleships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • The Bachelor(1999)

    as O'Dell

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Albie Duncan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Richard Lloyd

  • The Florentine(1999)

    as Smitty

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Middle America (and What Happened Next) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Narrator

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as John Schwinn

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Becker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Humphries

  • Rusty: A Dog's Tale(1998)

    as Boyd Callahan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Judas Kiss(1998)

    as Senator Rupert Hornbeck

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Own Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lloyd Flanders

  • Walking to the Waterline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Man on the Beach

  • Hush(1998)

    as Dr. Franklin Hill

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Alexander Miller

  • The Third Twin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pete

  • Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Eye of God(1997)

    as Sheriff Rogers

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • All the Winters That Have Been(1997)

    as Uncle Ren Corvin

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail(1997)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hercules(1997)

    as Amphitryon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cats Don't Dance(1997)

    as Cranston (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Operation Delta Force(1997)

    as Admiral Henshaw

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Battle of The Alamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Voice

  • Carried Away(1996)

    as Doctor Evans

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Innocent Victims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Bob Hennis

  • Stormchasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Adm. Kelso

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester(1995)

    as Wild Bill McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Justice Oliver Harbison

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor(1994)

    as Wild Bill McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Walter Perkins

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle(1994)

    as William McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Firm(1993)

    as Oliver Lambert

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bonds of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Jim Smith

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Evening Shade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 100 episodes · as Evan Evans

  • A Killing in a Small Town(1990)

    as Dr. Beardsley

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sorry, Wrong Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Jim Coltrane

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gen. George Marshall

  • Fletch Lives(1989)

    as Hamilton "Ham" Johnson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas(1988)

    as Joseph Bundy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Emma: Queen of the South Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jonas Coe

  • American Experience(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Unholy(1988)

    as Archbishop Mosely

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Fortunate Pilgrim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Andrew McKay

  • Wall Street(1987)

    as Lou Mannheim

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Plaza Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sam Nash

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · as Reese Watson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Dress Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gen. Charles Hedges

  • Under Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as President Maxwell Monroe

  • 92 Grosvenor Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · as Abraham Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Three Wishes of Billy Grier(1984)

    as Grandpa Grier

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Adams

  • Celebrity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Calvin Sledge

  • America Remembers John F. Kennedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Host

  • The Star Chamber(1983)

    as Benjamin Caulfield

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hazardous Waste: The Search for Solutions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Creepshow(1982)

    as Henry Northrup (segment "The Crate")

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Girls Nite Out(1982)

    as Jim MacVey

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Killing of Randy Webster(1981)

    as John Webster

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Kidnapping of the President(1980)

    as President Adam Scott

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Off the Minnesota Strip(1980)

    as Bud Johansen

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fog(1980)

    as Father Malone

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Natural Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Paul Steward

  • When Hell Was in Session(1979)

    as Cmdr. Jeremiah A. Denton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Golden Gun(1979)

    as J.R. Swackhammer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Murder by Natural Causes(1979)

    as Arthur Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Awakening Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · as Portius Wheeler - The Solitary

  • Capricorn One(1978)

    as Dr. James Kelloway

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Julia(1977)

    as Alan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Rituals(1977)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Our Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Stage manager

  • Midway(1976)

    as Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • All the President's Men(1976)

    as Deep Throat

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Girl from Petrovka(1974)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lincoln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as Abraham Lincoln

  • Magnum Force(1973)

    as Lieutenant Briggs

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull(1973)

    as Elder (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Capt. Lloyd Bucher

  • Jane Goodall and the World of Animal Behavior: The Wild Dogs of Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Narrator

  • They Only Kill Their Masters(1972)

    as Dr. Warren G. Watkins

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • That Certain Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Doug Salter

  • Appointment With Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator

  • Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Harlan Webb

  • Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Larry Hackett

  • Travis Logan, D.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Matthew Sand

  • The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mitch Collins

  • The Great White Hope(1970)

    as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 8 episodes · as Senator Hays Stowe

  • The People Next Door(1970)

    as David Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Clear and Present Danger(1970)

    as Hays Stowe

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Whole World Is Watching(1969)

    as Chancellor Graham

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Brotherhood(1968)

    as Man at the Table (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as John Adrian

  • Wild in the Streets(1968)

    as Senator Fergus

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mark Twain Tonight! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer · as Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

  • CBS Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Wingfield

  • The Glass Menagerie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as her son

  • The Group(1966)

    as Gus Leroy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Christopher Simes

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mitch Collins

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 140 titles from 1954 to 2017; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Lincoln (2012)

$275M worldwide

Highest rated

All the President's Men (1976)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19542017

Peak 1976 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting139 of 140: 137 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thDirecting1 of 140: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 140: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 140: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew1970s28 · acting1980s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew1990s37 · acting2000s25 · 24 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 39 roles
667681910111

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hal Holbrook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 67 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 67

Midcredits score across 81 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

39 of their 81 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser39
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Trail of Hope: The Story of the Mormon Trail (1997)

92nd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

All the President's Men (1976)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hal Holbrook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles29–77 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles9–68 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles35–76 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles34–57 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles27–68 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hal Holbrook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hal Holbrook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ed Harris shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles