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Earl Holliman

Acting

Born September 11, 1928 · Delhi, Louisiana, USA

Died November 25, 2024

Also known as Henry Earl Holliman · ارل هالیمن

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 - November 25, 2024) was an American actor, animal rights activist and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974–1978 run.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

The Twilight Zone

1959as Mike Ferris

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996as Self

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Earl Holliman

In the Heat of the Night

1988as Dr. Lambert

Giant

1956as 'Bob' Dace

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Sheriff J.T. Tanner

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Bonanza

1959as Sherman Clegg

The Fugitive

1963as Charley Judd

The Thorn Birds

1983as Luddie Mueller

Forbidden Planet

1956as Cookie

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965as Matt Elder

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959as Rick Belden, Craig's Son

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

2021as Self

Police Story

1973

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Chris Conway

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957as Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett

The Big Combo

1955as Mingo

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990as Milton (voice)

CHiPs

1977as Earl Holliman (uncredited)

Cry Panic

1974as Sheriff Ross Cabot

The Rookies

1972

Ironside

1967as Gordy Brokaw

The Trap

1959as Tippy Anderson

Children of 'Giant'

2015as Self

Trooper Hook

1957as Jeff Bennett

The Rainmaker

1956as Jim Curry

Gunsmoke

1955as Boone Shadler

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969as Father Hugh

Summer and Smoke

1961as Archie Kramer

The Virginian

1962as Wiley

Broken Lance

1954as Denny Devereaux

Scared Stiff

1953as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Night Man

as Frank Dominus

Police Woman

1974as Lt. Bill Crowley

Custer

1967

The Biscuit Eater

1972as Harve McNeil

The Power

1968as Prof. Talbot Scott aka Scotty

Sharky's Machine

1981as Donald Hotchkins

I Died a Thousand Times

1955as Red

The Burning Hills

1956as Morton Bayliss

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954as Nestor Gamidge

Destination Gobi

1953as Frank Swenson

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953as Marine (uncredited)

Anzio

1968as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler

The F.B.I.

1965as Walker Carr

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979as Ed Eckles

Visit to a Small Planet

1960as Conrad

Don't Go Near the Water

1957as Adam Garrett

A Covenant with Death

1967as Brian Talbot