Voice of Hercules' mortal father, a Theban general.
A retired widower and leather worker who lives a lonely life after losing his family in a car accident while serving in the United States Army. He teaches McCandless leatherwork, gives him camping gear, and offers to adopt him as his grandchild.
Aging fire truck and Propwash Junction's sole firefighter.
An anonymous senior government official who secretly advises Bob Woodward, urges him to follow the money, reveals Haldeman's role, and warns of the wider intelligence-community cover-up.
Senior broker and mentor to Bud
'Mr. Pappy' is the racist commanding officer of the diving school. He orders Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy') to ensure that Senior Chief Carl Brashear fails, permits unfair treatment during training, and directs sabotage of Carl's final evaluation, later demoting Sunday for allowing Carl to graduate.
Preston Blair is a founder of the Republican Party whose influence Lincoln needs among conservative state Republicans. Blair agrees to help obtain support for the anti-slavery amendment only if Lincoln permits a Confederate peace mission, creating a political risk because the negotiations could anger the Radical Republicans.
The town priest who uncovers his grandfather's diary revealing that six founders deliberately wrecked the ship Elizabeth Dane to steal gold. Knowing the ghosts demand six lives, he offers himself and the gold cross to spare the townspeople. He is ultimately decapitated by Blake to fulfill the ritual.
Old Jacob is the elderly version of Jacob who recounts his circus past after becoming separated from his nursing home group. He explains his relationship with Marlena, Rosie, and the Benzini Bros. disaster, then asks Charlie for work because he does not want to return to a lonely nursing home.
Cmdr. Joseph Rochefort leads the intelligence work at Pearl Harbor. His staff can partially read Japanese communications, and he uses a simple deception to confirm that the code name AF means Midway. He later reflects on the battle with Nimitz, linking intelligence to the American response.
The head of NASA and the central organizer of the deception, Kelloway tells the astronauts that a life-support failure would have killed them and forces them to fake the mission. He protects NASA funding and contractor profits through threats, orders the crew's elimination, and directs the pursuit of Brubaker.
College student who accidentally releases a deadly alien parasite.
Hal Holbrook has 137 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently The Perry Mason TV Movie Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include The Firm, Planes: Fire & Rescue, Magnum Force. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 9 universes
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