Actor Hal Holbrook, Who Played Mark Twain Longer Than Twain Himself, Dies At 95
Holbrook played the Southern humorist for more than six decades in his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight. He's also known for playing Deep Throat in All the President's Men.
Actor Hal Holbrook was the voice in the shadows of a parking garage in All the President's Men, and a Tony Award winner for his depiction of Mark Twain. He died at his home in Beverly Hills on Jan. 23. He was 95.
In his long-running one-man, Holbrook brought the crotchety Southern humorist to life through acerbic monologues. Twain was the pen name under which Samuel Clemens created classic American characters like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Holbrook performed the show for more than six decades, playing the role of Mark Twain longer than Clemens himself did.
