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Hal Holbrook, award-winning actor who played Mark Twain, dead at 95 Updated Feb 02, 2021; He was 95. Holbrook gained fame for his performance as Mark Twain in the one-man show “Mark Twain Tonight!” in 1954, later winning a Tony Award in 1966 for playing the author. Holbrook also won five Emmys and earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in 2007 for his performance in “Into the Wild.” Holbrook also famously played Deep Throat, the secret government informant to Bob Woodward during The Washington Post’s Watergate scandal investigation (later revealed to be former FBI ass...

Actor Hal Holbrook attends the premiere of Disney's "Planes: Fire & Rescue" at the El Capitan Theatre on July 15, 2014 in Hollywood. Photo by Jason Kempin /Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Hal Holbrook, an award-winning actor acclaimed for his one-man portrayal of American literary legend Mark Twain and whose film work included portraying the mysterious “Deep Throat” in “All the President’s Men,” has died at th...

Hal Holbrook, Emmy and Tony-Winning Actor Who Portrayed Mark Twain, Dies at 95 Carmel Dagan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Holbrook’s personal assistant, Joyce Cohen, confirmed his death to the New York Times on Monday night. More from Variety Holbrook played the American novelist in a solo show called “Mark Twain Tonight!” that he directed himself and for which he won the best actor Tony in 1966. He returned to Broadway with the show in 1977 and 2005 and appeared in it more than 2,200 times (as of 2010) in legit venues across the country. He began performing the show in 1954. He re...

By City News Service Feb 2, 2021 LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Hal Holbrook, the versatile actor of stage, films and television who over a six-decade career portrayed characters as diverse as Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and the Watergate mole “Deep Throat,'' has died at age 95. Holbrook's ex-wife, Carol Rossen, confirmed the actor's death to the Los Angeles Times. The New York Times reported that he died at his Beverly Hills home on Jan. 23. Holbrook, who was born in Cleveland in 1925, was a five-time Emmy winner as well as an Oscar nominee in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in “Into the Wild'' -- ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 2 February 2021 Popular American actor, Hal Holbrook, best known for his role as Mark Twain, whom he portrayed for decades in one-man shows has died. The Emmy and Tony awards winner was 95 years old. His personal assistant, Joyce Cohen, confirmed his death to the New York Times on Monday night. Harold Rowe “Hal” Holbrook, Jr. was born in Cleveland; his mother was a vaudeville dancer. He was raised in South Weymouth, Massecuessets, and graduated from Ohio’s Denison U., where an honours project about Twain led him to develop “Mark Twain Tonight.”  ...