Hal Holbrook R.I.P
02-02-21, 01:16 AM
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Re: Hal Holbrook R.I.P
Ironically 2/1 was also the same day that The Fog was first released - 41 years ago .
I believe the first time I saw him, or remember seeing him, he was playing Harry Truman in Give 'Em Hell, Harry. which I remember running on HBO in their earliest days.
I believe the first time I saw him, or remember seeing him, he was playing Harry Truman in Give 'Em Hell, Harry. which I remember running on HBO in their earliest days.
02-02-21, 02:56 AM
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I was wrong. That wasn't Holbrook in GEHH.
It was James Whitmore who played Truman.
The American icon Holbrook was famous for playing was Mark Twain.
HH showed up frequently in my formative years- and was especially prominent in some of my favorite conspiracy themed movies post-Watergate.
Also I just realized I'm as old now as Holbrook was when he played old Father Malone.
That explains so much
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It was James Whitmore who played Truman.
The American icon Holbrook was famous for playing was Mark Twain.
HH showed up frequently in my formative years- and was especially prominent in some of my favorite conspiracy themed movies post-Watergate.
Also I just realized I'm as old now as Holbrook was when he played old Father Malone.
That explains so much
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02-02-21, 05:08 PM
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Re: Hal Holbrook R.I.P
One of my favourite actors. 
Among his many magnificent performances was one in 1979's Natural Enemies, one of the best overlooked films of the '70s. That same year, he was equally good in the wickedly convoluted TV mystery, Murder By Natural Causes.
Among his many magnificent performances was one in 1979's Natural Enemies, one of the best overlooked films of the '70s. That same year, he was equally good in the wickedly convoluted TV mystery, Murder By Natural Causes.
02-04-21, 02:24 AM
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Re: Hal Holbrook R.I.P
One of his other big roles was in the Star Chamber
02-04-21, 08:13 PM
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Re: Hal Holbrook R.I.P
As already mentioned, I loved him in Rituals (1977).
RIP
RIP
