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Born | December 18, 1952 |
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]
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 . [3] [4] [5]
In 2017, Broski appeared as the Woodsman in Part 8 of Twin Peaks: The Return . [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Grace Bedell | Abraham Lincoln | Short film |
2013 | Therapy | Abe | Short film |
2014 | Linclone | Abraham Linclone | Short film |
2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Abraham Lincoln | — |
2017 | Rumspringa | Grandpa Amos | Short film |
2019 | High Desert Hell | Old Man | Short film |
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Abraham Lincoln | Uncredited | |
Mr. Death | Death | Short film | |
2020 | Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates' | Abraham Lincoln | — |
BAB | Chief Brogue | — | |
2022 | A Night at the Theatre | Abraham Lincoln | Short film |
The Volunteer | Boris | Short film | |
The Tales Never Told | Eldmir Stelgard | Short film | |
Ringing Rocks | Nick | Short film | |
Vengeance Turns | Bad Guy Link | — | |
2023 | The Last Stop in Yuma County | Truck Driver | — |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Lincoln@Gettysburg | Abraham Lincoln | TV movie |
2014 | The Haunted Hathaways | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode |
Wigs | Abe | — | |
2017 | Twin Peaks: The Return | The Woodsman | 1 episode |
U.S. Grant: American Warrior | Abraham Lincoln | TV movie | |
Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special | Abraham Lincoln | TV special | |
2018 | Dumped | Ron | 1 episode |
2019 | Tempo | Man in Black | 1 episode |
2020 | L.A. Macabre | Smiley | 9 episodes |
Abe and Trump Being Frank | Abraham Lincoln | TV miniseries | |
Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode | |
2021 | Shock Docs | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode |
2022 | I Was There | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode |
2023 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Amish | 1 episode |
Dhar Mann | Various | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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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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