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Earl Holliman

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Earl Holliman

Born September 11, 1928 in Delhi, Louisiana, USADied November 25, 202453 films

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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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Giant posterFirst watchGiant19567.6as Bob DaceWealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas.View film

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Forbidden Planet poster7.3Forbidden Planet1956Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster7.0Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957The Sons of Katie Elder poster7.0The Sons of Katie Elder1965Last Train from Gun Hill poster7.1Last Train from Gun Hill1959The Big Combo poster7.0The Big Combo1955Sharky's Machine poster6.2Sharky's Machine1981Broken Lance poster6.5Broken Lance1954The Bridges at Toko-Ri poster6.0The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954

Filmography

53 films as actor
  1. 2000The Perfect TenantArthur Michaels
  2. 1999Bad City BluesJoe Gags
  3. 1997NightmanFrank Dominus
  4. 1987Gunsmoke: Return to DodgeJake Flagg
  5. 1987American HarvestKrab Hogan
  6. 1982Country GoldWade Purcell
  7. 1981Sharky's MachineDonald Hotchkins
  8. 1980Where the Ladies GoBuck
  9. 1979The Solitary ManDave Keyes
  10. 1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffEd Eckles
  11. 1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnRay Church
  12. 1974TrappedDavid Moore
  13. 1974I Love You...Good-byeTom Chandler
  14. 1974Cry PanicSheriff Ross Cabot
  15. 1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarHarry Donner
  16. 1973The Boy and the Bronc BusterCal Winslow
  17. 1972The Biscuit EaterHarve McNeil
  18. 1971The Day They Hanged Kid CurryWheat
  19. 1971CannonMagruder
  20. 1971MontserratLuhan
  21. 1970TribesDePayster
  22. 1970SmokeCal Finch
  23. 1969The Desperate MissionShad Clay
  24. 1968AnzioPlatoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler
  25. 1968The PowerTalbot Scott
  26. 1967A Covenant with DeathBrian Talbot
  27. 1965The Sons of Katie ElderMatt Elder
  28. 1961Summer and SmokeArchie Kramer
  29. 1961Westinghouse Presents: The DispossessedWebster
  30. 1961Armored CommandMike
  31. 1960Visit to a Small PlanetConrad
  32. 1959Last Train from Gun HillRick Belden, Craig's Son
  33. 1959The TrapTippy Anderson
  34. 1958Hot SpellBuddy Duval
  35. 1957Don't Go Near the WaterAdam Garrett
  36. 1957The Dark Side of the EarthCapt. Volodney
  37. 1957Trooper HookJeff Bennett
  38. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralDeputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett
  39. 1956The RainmakerJim Curry
  40. 1956GiantBob Dace
  41. 1956The Burning HillsMorton Bayliss
  42. 1956Forbidden PlanetCookie
  43. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesRed
  44. 1955The Big ComboMingo
  45. 1954The Bridges at Toko-RiNestor Gamidge
  46. 1954Broken LanceDenny Devereaux
  47. 1954Tennessee ChampHappy Jackfield
  48. 1953East of SumatraCupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman)
  49. 1953Devil's CanyonPrisoner
  50. 1953Scared StiffElevator Operator (uncredited)
  51. 1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandMarine (uncredited)
  52. 1953Destination GobiFrank Swenson (uncredited)
  53. 1952Pony SoldierUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)