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Hal Holbrook obituary – The Guardian
American stage and screen actor who often played authority figures and was known for his characterisation of Mark Twain
The actor Hal Holbrook, who has died aged 95, enjoyed a long and prolific TV and film career, with an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in Into the Wild (2007). He specialised in authority figures, especially presidents he played Lincoln several times on stage and screen plus senators, judges and generals.
He also developed a nice sideline in sinister roles, nowhere more effectively than as the informant Deep Throat in All the Presidents Men (1976). This part was relatively small in a brilliant…
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