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John Hillerman

Acting

Born December 20, 1932 · Denison, Texas, USA

Died November 9, 2017

Also known as Джон Хіллерман · John Benedict Hillerman · Джон Бенедикт Хиллерман

Biography

John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 1987

Filmography31 titles

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Sterling Murdock

Chinatown

1974as Russ Yelburton

Paper Moon

1973as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

The Last Picture Show

1971as English teacher

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Jonathan Higgins

What's Up, Doc?

1972as Hotel Manager

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Jonathan Higgins

High Plains Drifter

1973as Bootmaker

Blazing Saddles

1974as Howard Johnson

Kojak

1973as Mark Gallant

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Donald Blair

Wonder Woman

1975as Conrad Steigler

Hart to Hart

1979

History of the World: Part I

1981as Rich Man - The French Revolution

One Day at a Time

1975as Mr. Connors

Mannix

1967

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Hands of a Murderer

1990as Dr. John Watson

Around the World in 80 Days

1989as Sir Francis Commarty

Simon & Simon

1981

Lawman

1971as Totts

The Day of the Locust

1975as Ned Grote

The Love Boat

1977as Ed Hartnett

Skyjacked

1972as Air flight controller

The Outside Man

1972as Department Store Manager

The Carey Treatment

1972as Jenkins

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970as Reporter (uncredited)

A Very Brady Sequel

1996as Dr. Whitehead

Up the Creek

1984as Dean Burch

Audrey Rose

1977as Scott Velle

The F.B.I.

1965as Morris Ridley