Some of you may be old enough to remember the movie Wall Street and, if you are, you might remember that just before Bud is taken into federal custody, Lou says "man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him.
Some of you may be old enough to remember the movie Wall Street and, if you are, you might remember that just before Bud is taken into federal custody, Lou says “man looks in the.
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Hal Holbrook was one of those actors who may have never been a household name, but he appeared so frequently in film and television that it s almost impossible for you to have not seen him perform in something over the years. He had over 130 credits on the big and small screen and that doesn t even count his numerous stage performances, where he did some of his most famous work. The world has lost another great actor as Hal Holbrook has passed away at the age of 95.
Hal Holbrook died at his home on January 23, but the news of the actor s death was only confirmed to the New York Times, this week. His most famous big screen role was likely that of the infamous Deep Throat, the man who gives the evidence against the Nixon Administration to Woodward and Bernstein, in the 1976 film
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image captionHolbrook s TV credits included roles in The West Wing and The Sopranos
Hal Holbrook, the Oscar-nominated actor known for playing Deep Throat in All the President s Men, has died at 95.
Holbrook, who also appeared in Wall Street, Into The Wild and Lincoln, died on 23 January, his assistant told the New York Times.
As Deep Throat, Holbrook leaks vital evidence to the journalists investigating the Watergate scandal.
Holbrook also had a distinguished theatre career, mostly notably in his one-man show portraying Mark Twain.
He had numerous TV credits to his name, including two appearances in US political drama The West Wing as Republican Albie Duncan.