- Films
- 41
- Avg rating
- 6.49
- Peak run
- 2007’12
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Hal by the numbers
Average
6.49
33 rated films
Vote weighted
6.57
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
48y
1968 to 2015
Total votes
2.28M
across every film
Best
8.0
Into the Wild
Worst
5.1
The Bachelor
Newest first
Filmography
| 2015 |  Blackway | Whizzer | 5.3 | 11,458 |
| 2014 |  Planes: Fire & Rescue | Mayday | 5.9 | 22,318 |
| 2013 | Savannah | Judge Harden | 5.8 | 1,883 |
| 2012 |  Lincoln | Preston Blair | 7.3 | 287K |
| 2012 |  Promised Land | Frank Yates | 6.6 | 41,250 |
| 2011 |  Water for Elephants | Old Jacob | 6.9 | 125K |
| 2011 | Good Day for It | Hec | · | 836 |
| 2010 | Flying Lessons | Harry Pleasant | · | 513 |
| 2009 | That Evening Sun | Abner Meecham | 7.0 | 3,189 |
| 2008 |  Killshot | Papa | 6.0 | 23,043 |
| 2007 |  Into the Wild | Ron Franz | 8.0 | 700K |
| 2001 |  The Majestic | Congressman Doyle | 6.9 | 61,374 |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Isaac Green | 6.4 | 8,000 |
| 2000 |  Men of Honor | Mr. Pappy | 7.2 | 132K |
| 1999 |  The Bachelor | O'Dell | 5.1 | 18,289 |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Smitty | · | 771 |
| 1998 |  Hush | Dr. Franklin Hill | 5.5 | 14,945 |
| 1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Boyd Callahan | · | 323 |
| 1998 | Judas Kiss | Senator Rupert Hornbeck | 6.1 | 4,437 |
| 1996 | Carried Away | Dr. Evans | 6.3 | 1,855 |
Better together?
Hal Holbrook's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Hal Holbrook
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 2008Hal Holbrook
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