Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr. (born February 17, 1925) is an American actor. Best known for his appearances in several TV series such as Abraham Lincoln in the 1976 TV series Lincoln, Hays Stowe on The Bold Ones: The Senator and Capt. Lloyd Bucher on Pueblo, He is also well known for his role in the recent film Into the Wild, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award. He is married to actress Dixie Carter..