Robert Broski

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Robert Broski
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(1952-12-18) December 18, 1952 (age 71)

Robert Broski (born December 18, 1952) is an American actor best known for portraying the Woodsman in Twin Peaks: The Return and for multiple media appearances as Abraham Lincoln. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

After years of working in construction, Broski first pursued acting in his fifties after being informed of his resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. Broski regularly portrays Lincoln at Civil War reenactment events and on television series such as The Haunted Hathaways and Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun . [4] [5] [6]

In 2017, Broski appeared as the Woodsman in Part 8 of Twin Peaks: The Return . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Grace Bedell Abraham Lincoln Short film [8]
2014Linclone Abraham Linclone Short film [9]
2016 Pee-wee's Big Holiday Abraham Lincoln [8]
2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Abraham Lincoln Uncredited [8]
2020Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates Abraham Lincoln [10]
BABChief Brogue
2022Vengeance TurnsBad Guy Link
2023 The Last Stop in Yuma County Truck Driver [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Lincoln@Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln TV movie [12]
2014 The Haunted Hathaways Abraham Lincoln 1 episode [8]
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return The Woodsman 1 episode [8]
U.S. Grant: American Warrior Abraham Lincoln TV movie
Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special Abraham Lincoln TV special
2018DumpedRon1 episode
2019TempoMan in Black1 episode
2020L.A. MacabreSmiley9 episodes
Abe and Trump Being Frank Abraham Lincoln TV miniseries
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun Abraham Lincoln 1 episode [13]
2021Shock Docs Abraham Lincoln 1 episode
2022I Was There Abraham Lincoln 1 episode
2023 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Amish 1 episode [8]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Wigs Abe [8]
2023 Dhar Mann Various4 episodes [14]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRole
2012"I Have Become Almost Invisible, to Some Extent Like a Dead Man." The Caretaker Abraham Lincoln
2017"You Be Love" Avicii featuring Billy Raffoul Angry Man 2
2024"Shopper" IU Store Owner

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