Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Mike Ferris

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1988 • as Dr. Lambert

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Sheriff J.T. Tanner

Filmography

2021

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission
Movie - Released: 2/2/2021

2015

Children of 'Giant'
Children of 'Giant'
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/17/2015

2006

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/14/2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/14/2006

2000

The Perfect Tenant
The Perfect Tenant
as Arthur Michaels
Movie - Released: 7/24/2000

1999

Bad City Blues
Bad City Blues
as Joe Gags
Movie - Released: 2/16/1999

1997

Nightman
Nightman
as Frank Dominus
Movie - Released: 11/23/1997
Night Man
Night Man
as Frank Dominus
TV - Released: 9/20/1997

1996

Return to 'Giant'
Return to 'Giant'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/21/1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/1996

1995

Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City
as Fred Duffy
TV - Released: 9/21/1995

1993

Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Delta
Delta
as Darden Towe
TV - Released: 9/15/1992
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
as Earl Holliman
TV - Released: 8/15/1992

1991

P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U
as Matthew Durning
TV - Released: 9/15/1991

1990

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
as Milton (voice)
TV - Released: 9/15/1990

1988

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Dr. Lambert
TV - Released: 3/6/1988

1987

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
as Jake Flagg
Movie - Released: 9/27/1987
American Harvest
American Harvest
as Krab Hogan
Movie - Released: 1/16/1987

1986

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
as Kim's Father
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff J.T. Tanner
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Wayne Platte
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
as Luddie Mueller
TV - Released: 3/27/1983

1982

Country Gold
Country Gold
as Wade Purcell
Movie - Released: 11/23/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as Owen McDermott
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine
as Donald Hotchkins
Movie - Released: 12/18/1981

1980

Where the Ladies Go
Where the Ladies Go
as Buck
Movie - Released: 3/14/1980

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Ed Eckles
Movie - Released: 4/13/1979
The Solitary Man
The Solitary Man
as Dave Keyes
Movie - Released: 10/9/1979

1977

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
as Ray Church
Movie - Released: 5/16/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
as Earl Holliman (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/15/1977

1974

Trapped
Trapped
as David Moore
Movie - Released: 6/13/1974
Cry Panic
Cry Panic
as Sheriff Ross Cabot
Movie - Released: 2/6/1974
I Love You...Good-bye
I Love You...Good-bye
as Tom Chandler
Movie - Released: 2/12/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Lt. Bill Crowley
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster
as Cal Winslow
Movie - Released: 3/18/1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
as Harry Donner
Movie - Released: 10/20/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
TV - Released: 9/14/1973

1972

The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater
as Harve McNeil
Movie - Released: 3/22/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Chris Conway
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

Cannon
Cannon
as Magruder
Movie - Released: 3/26/1971
Montserrat
Montserrat
as Luhan
Movie - Released: 3/2/1971
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Wheat
Movie - Released: 9/16/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971

1970

Tribes
Tribes
as DePayster
Movie - Released: 11/10/1970
Smoke
Smoke
as Cal Finch
Movie - Released: 2/1/1970

1969

The Desperate Mission
The Desperate Mission
as Shad Clay
Movie - Released: 11/20/1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Father Hugh
TV - Released: 9/23/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Brent
TV - Released: 9/24/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Dr. Ian Hayton
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

Anzio
Anzio
as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler
Movie - Released: 7/24/1968
The Power
The Power
as Prof. Talbot Scott aka Scotty
Movie - Released: 2/21/1968
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Major Arlin McCoy
TV - Released: 1/9/1968

1967

A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
as Brian Talbot
Movie - Released: 2/15/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967
Custer
Custer
TV - Released: 9/6/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Gordy Brokaw
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Matt Elder
Movie - Released: 6/23/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Robert Charles Porter
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Drake Faron
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Walker Carr
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Frank
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Lt. Paul Stiger
TV - Released: 9/18/1964

1963

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Will Cross
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Charley Judd
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

The Wide Country
The Wide Country
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Wiley
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
as Archie Kramer
Movie - Released: 11/16/1961
Armored Command
Armored Command
as Mike
Movie - Released: 7/9/1961
Movie
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
as Webster
Movie - Released: 10/23/1961
Bus Stop
Bus Stop
TV - Released: 10/1/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Capt. Bob Hill
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet
as Conrad
Movie - Released: 2/4/1960
Insight
Insight
as Fleming
TV - Released: 10/2/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Jack Quentin
TV - Released: 9/17/1960

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Rick Belden, Craig's Son
Movie - Released: 7/29/1959
The Trap
The Trap
as Tippy Anderson
Movie - Released: 1/28/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Mike Ferris
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
TV
Hotel de Paree
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sherman Clegg
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

Hot Spell
Hot Spell
as Buddy Duval
Movie - Released: 5/21/1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/6/1958

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett
Movie - Released: 5/30/1957
Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook
as Jeff Bennett
Movie - Released: 7/12/1957
Don't Go Near the Water
Don't Go Near the Water
as Adam Garrett
Movie - Released: 11/14/1957
The Dark Side of the Earth
The Dark Side of the Earth
as Capt. Volodney
Movie - Released: 9/19/1957
TV
The Lux Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/26/1957

1956

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
as Cookie
Movie - Released: 3/23/1956
Giant
Giant
as 'Bob' Dace
Movie - Released: 11/8/1956
The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills
as Morton Bayliss
Movie - Released: 9/1/1956
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
as Jim Curry
Movie - Released: 12/13/1956

1955

The Big Combo
The Big Combo
as Mingo
Movie - Released: 2/13/1955
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times
as Red
Movie - Released: 11/9/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Will
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Hackett
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Boone Shadler
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
as Nestor Gamidge
Movie - Released: 12/1/1954
Broken Lance
Broken Lance
as Denny Devereaux
Movie - Released: 9/25/1954
Tennessee Champ
Tennessee Champ
as Happy Jackfield
Movie - Released: 3/3/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Cal Finch
TV - Released: 10/27/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Cal Winslow
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

East of Sumatra
East of Sumatra
as Cupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman
Movie - Released: 9/23/1953
Scared Stiff
Scared Stiff
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/27/1953
Devil's Canyon
Devil's Canyon
as Prisoner
Movie - Released: 8/13/1953
Destination Gobi
Destination Gobi
as Frank Swenson
Movie - Released: 3/20/1953
The Girls of Pleasure Island
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Marine (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as David Seymour
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Pony Soldier
Pony Soldier
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1952

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Wayne Pilgrim
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
as Danny Smith
TV - Released: 5/7/1947

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 1/20/1944