Editing Hal Holbrook (section)

===Later career===
He appeared in [[Sean Penn]]'s critically acclaimed film ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'' (2007) and received an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]] at the [[80th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web |url= http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/21/hal.holbrook/index.html|title=Veteran actor Hal Holbrook's loving his Oscar nod| work= CNN.com|access-date=April 12, 2015}}</ref> At the time, this rendered Holbrook, at age 82, the oldest nominee in Academy Award history in the Best Supporting Actor category.<ref name="Oscar"/> Holbrook was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for his work in the film.<ref name="Oscar"/> From late August through mid-September 2007, he starred as the narrator in the Hartford Stage production of [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[Our Town]]'', a role he had once played on television.<ref name="Oscar"/>

[[File:Hal Holbrook LF.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Holbrook in 2007]]
Holbrook appeared with wife Dixie Carter in ''[[That Evening Sun (film)|That Evening Sun]]'', filmed in East Tennessee in the summer of 2008.<ref name="Evening"/> The film, produced by Dogwood Entertainment,<ref name="Evening"/> is based on a short story by [[William Gay (author)|William Gay]]. ''That Evening Sun'' premiered in March 2009 at [[South By Southwest]], where it received the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and a special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast.<ref name="Evening"/> [[Joe Leydon]] of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] hailed Hollbrook's performance in the film as a "career-highlight star turn as an irascible octogenarian farmer who will not go gentle into that good night".<ref name="Evening">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939947.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=That Evening Sun|magazine=Variety|access-date=March 26, 2009|archive-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816054220/https://variety.com/review/VE1117939947.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> ''That Evening Sun'' also was screened at the 2009 [[Nashville Film Festival]], where Holbrook was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Award, and the film itself received another Audience Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/nashvillefilmfestival/2009/prweb2357044.htm|title=Nashville Film Festival|publisher=PR Web.com|access-date=April 24, 2009|archive-date=May 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504093705/http://www.prweb.com/releases/nashvillefilmfestival/2009/prweb2357044.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:President George W. Bush presents Hal Holbrook with the National Humanities Medal.jpg|thumb|President [[George W. Bush]] awarding Holbrook with the [[National Humanities Medal]] in the [[Oval Office]] in November 2003 alongside First Lady [[Laura Bush]]]]
Holbrook appeared as a featured guest star in a 2006 episode of the [[HBO]] series ''[[The Sopranos]]'' and the ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' episode "Escaped".<ref name="biography"/> On April 22, 2010, Holbrook signed on to portray [[Katey Sagal]]'s character's father on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] original series'' [[Sons of Anarchy]]'' for a four-episode arc in their third season, as well as appearing in additional fifth episode in the final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Hal-Holbrook-Joins-Sons-of-Anarchy-24166.html|title=Hal Holbrook Joins Sons of Anarchy|work=CINEMABLEND |date=April 23, 2010 |publisher=Cinemablend.com|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234745/http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Hal-Holbrook-Joins-Sons-of-Anarchy-24166.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also had a multiple-episode arc on ''[[The Event]]'', an American television series on [[NBC]], appearing in the 2010–2011 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/hal-holbrook-to-appear-on-nbcs-the-event_30281.html|title=Hal Holbrook to Appear on NBC's The Event|date=September 9, 2010 |publisher=Theatremania|accessdate=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209112540/https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/hal-holbrook-to-appear-on-nbcs-the-event_30281.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Holbrook appeared in ''[[Water for Elephants (film)|Water for Elephants]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/_Water_for_Elephants__All__National_-111998149.html|title=Hal Holbrook Totally Owns the "Water for Elephants" Trailer|publisher=NBC New York.com|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081541/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/popcornbiz/_Water_for_Elephants__All__National_-111998149.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, [[Steven Spielberg]] cast Holbrook to play [[Francis Preston Blair]] in ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''.<ref name="epic">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-dec-16-la-et-mn-hal-holbrook-classic-hollywood-20121217-story.html|title=Hal Holbrook is always up for challenging fare|date=December 16, 2012 |publisher=LA Times.com|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=October 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017064346/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/16/entertainment/la-et-mn-hal-holbrook-classic-hollywood-20121217|url-status=live}}</ref> His subsequent film roles were in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Promised Land (2012 film)|Promised Land]]'' (2012),<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gerhardt|first=Tina|date=December 31, 2012|title=Matt Damon Exposes Fracking in Promised Land|url=http://www.progressive.org/matt-damon-exposes-fracking-in-promised-land|work=[[The Progressive]]|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826055310/http://www.progressive.org/matt-damon-exposes-fracking-in-promised-land|url-status=live}}</ref> the animated film ''[[Planes: Fire & Rescue]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/movie/planes-fire-rescue/hal-holbrook-interview|title='Planes: Fire & Rescue' Interview with Hal Holbrook|date=August 20, 2014 |publisher=Movie Web.com|access-date=April 12, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414053902/http://www.movieweb.com/movie/planes-fire-rescue/hal-holbrook-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> and in the minor role as Whizzer in the drama film ''[[Blackway]]'' (2016).<ref name="Whizzer"/> In 2014, Holbrook was the subject of [[Scott Teems]]' documentary ''Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey'' depicting Holbrook's long-lasting career portraying Twain.<ref name="Odyssey"/> It was premiered at the [[Los Angeles Film Festival]] that same year.<ref name="Odyssey"/>

In 2016, Holbrook was cast as Red Hudmore and appeared in the [[Bones (season 12)|final season]] of ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' on January 17, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/bones-season-12-episode-3-cast-ed-asner-hal-holbrook/|title=Bones Enlists Acting Vets Ed Asner and Hal Holbrook for Final Season|work=TVLine.com|access-date=January 27, 2017|date=August 16, 2016|author=Michael Ausiello|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202033501/http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/bones-season-12-episode-3-cast-ed-asner-hal-holbrook/|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 23, 2017, he appeared on an episode on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' playing a retired [[thoracic surgeon]] whose wife is a patient, and on ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' later in the year.<ref name="Greys">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/greys-anatomy-guest-stars-june-squibb-and-hal-holbrook-1201999499/|title=June Squibb and Hal Holbrook to Guest Star on 'Grey's Anatomy' (EXCLUSIVE)|author=Elisabeth Wagmeiser|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302195521/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/greys-anatomy-guest-stars-june-squibb-and-hal-holbrook-1201999499/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hawaii">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/hawaii-five-0-spoilers-hal-holbrook/|title=Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 Enlists Hal Holbrook to Guest-Star|magazine=TV Guide|access-date=March 12, 2017|date=March 7, 2017|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411022207/https://www.tvguide.com/news/hawaii-five-0-spoilers-hal-holbrook/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2017, after six decades of playing the role of Mark Twain, Holbrook announced his retirement from ''Mark Twain Tonight!''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://newsok.com/article/5563884|title=Hal Holbrook retires his award-winning one-man show 'Mark Twain Tonight!' after 63 years, cancels Oklahoma City performance|date=September 13, 2017|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913195927/http://newsok.com/article/5563884|url-status=live}}</ref> Holbrook indicated that he would like to continue working on movies and television.<ref name=":0"/>