He was Dixie Carter's husband in real life. RIP and hope they are happily back together.
Posted on 02/02/2021 4:45:43 AM PST by Cecily
Hal Holbrook, who carved out a substantial acting career in television and film but who achieved his widest acclaim onstage, embodying Mark Twain in all his craggy splendor and vinegary wit in a one-man show seen around the world, died Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 95.
His death was confirmed by his assistant, Joyce Cohen, on Monday night.
Holbrook had a long and fruitful run as an actor. He was the shadowy patriot Deep Throat in “All the President’s Men” (1976); an achingly grandfatherly character in “Into the Wild” (2007), for which he received an Oscar nomination; and the influential Republican Preston Blair in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (2012).
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He played John Adams in the 1984 version of George Washington starring Barry Bostwick.
WHOA. Great actor. Condolences to family and friends. R.I.P., sir. Thanks. love
I still wonder how Dixie Carter died. Holbrook and the rest of the family wouldn’t say.
He was Dixie Carter's husband in real life. RIP and hope they are happily back together.
Mark Twain
Your gun’s out of its holster, Briggs.
As per Wikipedia, “her death (in April 2010) was caused by complications from endometrial cancer, diagnosed earlier in 2010”.
A man’s gotta know his limitations.
Complications from Endometrial Cancer.
he was married to Dixie Carter.
I saw him portraying Mark Twain in Maui around 1998 -2000.
Amazing actor. RIP.
Oh. I recall that when she passed they were very private about it. Sad. I liked her.
I wondered why the obit didn’t mention his great comedic hit because I was going to say I liked him in “Barney Miller.” R.I.P. To Hal Holbrook.
Miscast as Callahan’s bad guy superior.
Magnum Force, Our Town, Wall Street.
“Man looks into the Abyss. Nothing staring back at him. It’s then that he finds is character, and that’s what keeps him from the Abyss.”
That was based on a popular book at the time that I treasured, The Indispensable Man. Shortly after, we spent part of our honeymoon at Mount Vernon and Williamsburg. Our generation has failed the younger generations by withholding Washington’s story from them.
And I especially liked Holbrook as a refugee wilderness lawyer opposite Elizabeth Montgomery in The Awaking Land- again, for its historical significance to our home state.
Prayers to his family and Rest in Peace, Hal. You were a hell of an actor. Say hello to Dixie for me. God needs you for his acting company.
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