Earl Holliman

Acting

Earl Holliman

Born September 11, 1928Delhi, Louisiana, USA112 credits

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.

Known For

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
9.0

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

Movie

2021

Children of 'Giant'
6.8

Children of 'Giant'

Movie

2015

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
7.0

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Movie

2006

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
4.5

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Movie

2006

The Perfect Tenant
2.8

The Perfect Tenant

Movie

2000

Bad City Blues
2.7

Bad City Blues

Movie

1999

Filmography

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
2021Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Missionas SelfMovie
Children of 'Giant'
2015Children of 'Giant'as SelfMovie
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Iconas SelfMovie
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas SelfMovie
The Perfect Tenant
2000The Perfect Tenantas Arthur MichaelsMovie
Bad City Blues
1999Bad City Bluesas Joe GagsMovie
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1998Memories of GiantMovie
Nightman
1997Nightmanas Frank DominusMovie
Night Man
1997Night Manas Frank DominusTV
Return to 'Giant'
1996Return to 'Giant'as SelfMovie
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reachas SelfMovie
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the Cityas Fred DuffyTV
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV
Delta
1992Deltaas Darden ToweTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Earl HollimanTV
P.S. I Luv U
1991P.S. I Luv Uas Matthew DurningTV
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteersas Milton (voice)TV
In the Heat of the Night
1988In the Heat of the Nightas Dr. LambertTV
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987Gunsmoke: Return to Dodgeas Jake FlaggMovie
American Harvest
1987American Harvestas Krab HoganMovie
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1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwoodas SelfMovie
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugsas Kim's FatherMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Sheriff J.T. TannerTV
The Thorn Birds
1983The Thorn Birdsas Luddie MuellerTV
Country Gold
1982Country Goldas Wade PurcellMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Sharky's Machine
1981Sharky's Machineas Donald HotchkinsMovie
Where the Ladies Go
1980Where the Ladies Goas BuckMovie
The Solitary Man
1979The Solitary Manas Dave KeyesMovie
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoffas Ed EcklesMovie
CHiPs
1977CHiPsas Earl Holliman (uncredited)TV
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977Alexander: The Other Side of Dawnas Ray ChurchMovie
People's Choice Awards
1975People's Choice Awardsas SelfTV
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Police Woman
1974Police Womanas Lt. Bill CrowleyTV
Trapped
1974Trappedas David MooreMovie
I Love You...Good-bye
1974I Love You...Good-byeas Tom ChandlerMovie
Cry Panic
1974Cry Panicas Sheriff Ross CabotMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Harry DonnerMovie
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973The Dean Martin Celebrity Roastsas SelfTV
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
1973The Boy and the Bronc Busteras Cal WinslowMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Chris ConwayTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
The Biscuit Eater
1972The Biscuit Eateras Harve McNeilMovie
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971The Day They Hanged Kid Curryas WheatMovie
Cannon
1971Cannonas MagruderMovie
Montserrat
1971Montserratas LuhanMovie
Alias Smith and Jones
1971Alias Smith and JonesTV
Tribes
1970Tribesas DePaysterMovie
Smoke
1970Smokeas Cal FinchMovie
The Desperate Mission
1969The Desperate Missionas Shad ClayMovie
Medical Center
1969Medical Centeras BrentTV
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Father HughTV
Anzio
1968Anzioas Platoon Sgt. Abe StimmlerMovie
The Power
1968The Poweras Prof. Talbot Scott aka ScottyMovie
It Takes a Thief
1968It Takes a Thiefas Major Arlin McCoyTV
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Custer
1967CusterTV
Ironside
1967Ironsideas Gordy BrokawTV
A Covenant with Death
1967A Covenant with Deathas Brian TalbotMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Robert Charles PorterTV
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965The Sons of Katie Elderas Matt ElderMovie
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock Highas Lt. Paul StigerTV
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventureas Will CrossTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Charley JuddTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Wide Country
1962The Wide CountryTV
The Virginian
1962The Virginianas WileyTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
Summer and Smoke
1961Summer and Smokeas Archie KramerMovie
W
1961Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessedas WebsterMovie
Bus Stop
1961Bus StopTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Capt. Bob HillTV
Armored Command
1961Armored Commandas MikeMovie
Checkmate
1960Checkmateas Jack QuentinTV
Visit to a Small Planet
1960Visit to a Small Planetas ConradMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Mike FerrisTV
H
1959Hotel de PareeTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Sherman CleggTV
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959Last Train from Gun Hillas Rick Belden, Craig's SonMovie
The Trap
1959The Trapas Tippy AndersonMovie
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
Hot Spell
1958Hot Spellas Buddy DuvalMovie
Don't Go Near the Water
1957Don't Go Near the Wateras Adam GarrettMovie
T
1957The Lux Showas SelfTV
The Dark Side of the Earth
1957The Dark Side of the Earthas Capt. VolodneyMovie
Trooper Hook
1957Trooper Hookas Jeff BennettMovie
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957Gunfight at the O.K. Corralas Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' BassettMovie
The Rainmaker
1956The Rainmakeras Jim CurryMovie
Giant
1956Giantas 'Bob' DaceMovie
The Burning Hills
1956The Burning Hillsas Morton BaylissMovie
Forbidden Planet
1956Forbidden Planetas CookieMovie
I Died a Thousand Times
1955I Died a Thousand Timesas RedMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas WillTV
The Big Combo
1955The Big Comboas MingoMovie
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
1954The Bridges at Toko-Rias Nestor GamidgeMovie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Cal FinchTV
Broken Lance
1954Broken Lanceas Denny DevereauxMovie
Tennessee Champ
1954Tennessee Champas Happy JackfieldMovie
East of Sumatra
1953East of Sumatraas Cupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman)Movie
Devil's Canyon
1953Devil's Canyonas PrisonerMovie
Scared Stiff
1953Scared Stiffas Elevator Operator (uncredited)Movie
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953The Girls of Pleasure Islandas Marine (uncredited)Movie
Destination Gobi
1953Destination Gobias Frank SwensonMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras David SeymourTV
Pony Soldier
1952Pony Soldieras Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)Movie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Wayne PilgrimTV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Kraft Television Theatreas Danny SmithTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Audience MemberTV