John Hillerman

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Love Boat

1977 • as Ed Hartnett

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Donald Blair

Hawaii Five-O

1968 • as Nelson Bodine

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Filmography

2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 8/3/2010

2001

Back in the Saddle

as Self (archive footage)

Movie - Released: 6/19/2001

1996

A Very Brady Sequel

as Dr. Whitehead

Movie - Released: 8/23/1996

Sink the Bismarck!

as Narrator (Voice)

Movie - Released: 2/1/1996

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1990

Hands of a Murderer

as Dr. John Watson

Movie - Released: 5/16/1990

1989

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

as Pfarrer

Movie - Released: 8/17/1989

Around the World in 80 Days

as Sir Francis Commarty

TV - Released: 4/16/1989

1988

Street of Dreams

as Raymond Kepler

Movie - Released: 10/7/1988

1987

Assault and Matrimony

as Cyril

Movie - Released: 9/27/1987

1986

The Hogan Family

as Lloyd Hogan

TV - Released: 3/1/1986

1984

Up the Creek

as Dean Burch

Movie - Released: 4/6/1984

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

as Host

Movie - Released: 6/27/1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Jonathan Higgins

TV - Released: 9/30/1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Edgar Greenstreet

TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Tales of the Gold Monkey

TV - Released: 9/22/1982

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as Maury Paul

TV - Released: 10/24/1982

1981

History of the World: Part I

as Rich Man - The French Revolution

Movie - Released: 6/12/1981

Simon & Simon

TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

as Paul Harrison

Movie - Released: 3/9/1980

Marathon

as Greg Previn

Movie - Released: 1/30/1980

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

TV - Released: 1/27/1980

Magnum, P.I.

as Jonathan Higgins

TV - Released: 12/11/1980

Magnum, P.I.

as Father Paddy McGuinness

TV - Released: 12/11/1980

1979

Beane's of Boston

as John Peacock

Movie - Released: 5/5/1979

Sunburn

as Webb

Movie - Released: 8/10/1979

Movie

Institute for Revenge

as Voice of I.F.R. (voice)

Movie - Released: 1/22/1979

Hart to Hart

TV - Released: 9/22/1979

Beane's of Boston

as John Peacock

TV - Released: 5/5/1979

1978

A Guide for the Married Woman

as Marvin

Movie - Released: 10/13/1978

Betrayal

as Victor Slavin

Movie - Released: 11/13/1978

Flying High

TV - Released: 9/29/1978

1977

Audrey Rose

as Scott Velle

Movie - Released: 4/6/1977

Kill Me If You Can

as George Davis

Movie - Released: 9/25/1977

Relentless

as Major Leo Hargit

Movie - Released: 9/14/1977

Lou Grant

TV - Released: 9/20/1977

The Betty White Show

as John Elliot

TV - Released: 9/12/1977

The Love Boat

as Ed Hartnett

TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

The Invasion of Johnson County

as Major Walcott

Movie - Released: 7/31/1976

Delvecchio

as Dr. Augustus Hamilton

TV - Released: 9/9/1976

1975

At Long Last Love

as Rodney James

Movie - Released: 3/1/1975

The Nickel Ride

as Carl

Movie - Released: 1/15/1975

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

as Simon Brimmer

Movie - Released: 3/23/1975

Lucky Lady

as Christy McTeague

Movie - Released: 12/25/1975

The Day of the Locust

as Ned Grote

Movie - Released: 5/7/1975

Wonder Woman

as Conrad Steigler

TV - Released: 11/7/1975

Ellery Queen

TV - Released: 9/11/1975

The Bob Crane Show

TV - Released: 3/6/1975

Ellery Queen

as Simon Brimmer

TV - Released: 9/11/1975

One Day at a Time

as Mr. Connors

TV - Released: 12/16/1975

1974

Chinatown

as Russ Yelburton

Movie - Released: 6/20/1974

The Law

as Thomas Q. Rachel

Movie - Released: 10/22/1974

Blazing Saddles

as Howard Johnson

Movie - Released: 2/7/1974

The Last Angry Man

as Tree Inspector

Movie - Released: 4/16/1974

Little House on the Prairie

TV - Released: 9/11/1974

Dinah!

as Self

TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

Paper Moon

as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

Movie - Released: 5/9/1973

High Plains Drifter

as Bootmaker

Movie - Released: 4/19/1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

as Edmund Lasker

Movie - Released: 3/1/1973

The Naked Ape

as Psychiatrist

Movie - Released: 8/1/1973

Kojak

as Mark Gallant

TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1972

What's Up, Doc?

as Hotel Manager

Movie - Released: 3/9/1972

Skyjacked

as Air flight controller

Movie - Released: 5/24/1972

The Carey Treatment

as Jenkins

Movie - Released: 3/29/1972

The Outside Man

as Department Store Manager

Movie - Released: 12/21/1972

The Great Man's Whiskers

as Major Underwood

Movie - Released: 5/2/1972

The Sandy Duncan Show

TV - Released: 9/17/1972

The Sixth Sense

TV - Released: 1/15/1972

1971

The Last Picture Show

as English teacher

Movie - Released: 10/3/1971

Honky

as Bus Ticket Salesman

Movie - Released: 11/26/1971

Lawman

as Totts

Movie - Released: 3/11/1971

1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Movie - Released: 7/10/1970

1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Donald Blair

TV - Released: 9/20/1968

Hawaii Five-O

as Nelson Bodine

TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Mannix

TV - Released: 9/16/1967

Mannix

as Larry Lawton

TV - Released: 9/16/1967

1965

The F.B.I.

as Morris Ridley

TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV - Released: 1/20/1944