John Hillerman

Acting

John Hillerman

Born December 20, 1932Denison, Texas, USA75 credits

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.

Known For

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

Movie

2010

Back in the Saddle
6.0

Back in the Saddle

Movie

2001

A Very Brady Sequel
5.8

A Very Brady Sequel

Movie

1996

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

Movie

1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV

1992

Hands of a Murderer
6.5

Hands of a Murderer

Movie

1990

Filmography

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Driftas (archive footage)Movie
Back in the Saddle
2001Back in the Saddleas Self (archive footage)Movie
A Very Brady Sequel
1996A Very Brady Sequelas Dr. WhiteheadMovie
Sink the Bismarck!
1996Sink the Bismarck!as Narrator (Voice)Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Hands of a Murderer
1990Hands of a Murdereras Dr. John WatsonMovie
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bearsas PfarrerMovie
Around the World in 80 Days
1989Around the World in 80 Daysas Sir Francis CommartyTV
Street of Dreams
1988Street of Dreamsas Raymond KeplerMovie
Assault and Matrimony
1987Assault and Matrimonyas CyrilMovie
The Hogan Family
1986The Hogan Familyas Lloyd HoganTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Jonathan HigginsTV
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
1984Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Linkas HostMovie
Up the Creek
1984Up the Creekas Dean BurchMovie
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1982Little Gloria... Happy at Lastas Maury PaulTV
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982Tales of the Gold MonkeyTV
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
History of the World: Part I
1981History of the World: Part Ias Rich Man - The French RevolutionMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Jonathan HigginsTV
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980The Murder That Wouldn't Dieas Paul HarrisonMovie
Marathon
1980Marathonas Greg PrevinMovie
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980Tenspeed and Brown ShoeTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
Sunburn
1979Sunburnas WebbMovie
Beane's of Boston
1979Beane's of Bostonas John PeacockMovie
B
1979Beane's of Bostonas John PeacockTV
I
1979Institute for Revengeas Voice of I.F.R. (voice)Movie
Betrayal
1978Betrayalas Victor SlavinMovie
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978A Guide for the Married Womanas MarvinMovie
Flying High
1978Flying HighTV
Kill Me If You Can
1977Kill Me If You Canas George DavisMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Ed HartnettTV
Lou Grant
1977Lou GrantTV
Relentless
1977Relentlessas Major Leo HargitMovie
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1977The Betty White Showas John ElliotTV
Audrey Rose
1977Audrey Roseas Scott VelleMovie
Delvecchio
1976Delvecchioas Dr. Augustus HamiltonTV
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976The Invasion of Johnson Countyas Major WalcottMovie
Lucky Lady
1975Lucky Ladyas Christy McTeagueMovie
One Day at a Time
1975One Day at a Timeas Mr. ConnorsTV
Wonder Woman
1975Wonder Womanas Conrad SteiglerTV
Ellery Queen
1975Ellery QueenTV
The Day of the Locust
1975The Day of the Locustas Ned GroteMovie
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspectsas Simon BrimmerMovie
T
1975The Bob Crane ShowTV
At Long Last Love
1975At Long Last Loveas Rodney JamesMovie
The Nickel Ride
1975The Nickel Rideas CarlMovie
The Law
1974The Lawas Thomas Q. RachelMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Little House on the Prairie
1974Little House on the PrairieTV
Chinatown
1974Chinatownas Russ YelburtonMovie
The Last Angry Man
1974The Last Angry Manas Tree InspectorMovie
Blazing Saddles
1974Blazing Saddlesas Howard JohnsonMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Mark GallantTV
The Naked Ape
1973The Naked Apeas PsychiatristMovie
Paper Moon
1973Paper Moonas Deputy Hardin / Jess HardinMovie
High Plains Drifter
1973High Plains Drifteras BootmakerMovie
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
1973The Thief Who Came to Dinneras Edmund LaskerMovie
The Outside Man
1972The Outside Manas Department Store ManagerMovie
T
1972The Sandy Duncan ShowTV
Skyjacked
1972Skyjackedas Air flight controllerMovie
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972The Great Man's Whiskersas Major UnderwoodMovie
The Carey Treatment
1972The Carey Treatmentas JenkinsMovie
What's Up, Doc?
1972What's Up, Doc?as Hotel ManagerMovie
The Sixth Sense
1972The Sixth SenseTV
Honky
1971Honkyas Bus Ticket SalesmanMovie
The Last Picture Show
1971The Last Picture Showas English teacherMovie
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
1971Sweet, Sweet Rachelas Medical ExaminerMovie
Lawman
1971Lawmanas TottsMovie
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Reporter (uncredited)Movie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Donald BlairTV
Mannix
1967MannixTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Morris RidleyTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV