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Olin Howland
Actor
Died September 20, 1959 (73 years)
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Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor.
Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland.
From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.
Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies Nothing Sacred (1937) as a strange luggage man, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938, as the teacher Mr. Dobbins) and Gone with the Wind (1939) as a carpetbagger businessman. He also played in numerous westerns from Republic Pictures, including the John Wayne films In Old California (1942) and Angel and the Badman (1947). As a young man, Howland learned to fly at the Wright Flying School and soloed on a Wright Model B. This lent special sentiment in his scenes with James Stewart in the film The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), as Stewart was also a pilot in real life. The Spirit of St. Louis and Them (1954),where he played a drunken old man, and The Blob (1958) were his last films.
He also played in telelevision shows during the 1950s. In 1958 and 1959, he was cast as Charley Perkins in five episodes of ABC's sitcom The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan.
Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in Hollywood, California, at the age of 73.
Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor.
Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland.
From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.
Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies Nothing Sacred (1937) as a strange luggage man, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938, as the teacher Mr. Dobbins) and Gone with the Wind (1939) as a carpetbagger businessman. He also played in numerous westerns from Republic Pictures, including the John Wayne films In Old California (1942) and Angel and the Badman (1947). As a young man, Howland learned to fly at the Wright Flying School and soloed on a Wright Model B. This lent special sentiment in his scenes with James Stewart in the film The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), as Stewart was also a pilot in real life. The Spirit of St. Louis and Them (1954),where he played a drunken old man, and The Blob (1958) were his last films.
He also played in telelevision shows during the 1950s. In 1958 and 1959, he was cast as Charley Perkins in five episodes of ABC's sitcom The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan.
Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in Hollywood, California, at the age of 73.
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Filmography
| 1987 | Creepy Classics · as Old Man - (archive Footage) |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror · as Old Man In 'the Blob' |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Attorney Culpepper (1986) |
| 1986 | Classic Comedy Teams · as Lawyer (segment "olsen And Johnson") |
| 1958 | The Blob · as The Old Man |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 · as Joe (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Martin Chandler |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis · as Surplus Dealer |
| 1957 | The Storm Rider · as Will Collins |
| 1956 | Circus Boy (TV Series) · as Swifty |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Sam |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Charley (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Ed |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) · as Ralph Switzer |
| 1954 | Them! · as Jensen |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Mailman |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Paw Dooley |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) |
| 1952 | The Fabulous Senorita · as Justice Of The Peace (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Mr. Skinner |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard · as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Dan Dugan |
| 1950 | He's a Cockeyed Wonder · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1950 | Stage to Tucson · as Chantry |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment · as Hunter |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk · as Railway Conductor |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail · as Saloonkeeper |
| 1950 | The Nevadan · as Rusty (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Top o' the Morning · as Barfly |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch · as Skinny Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Anna Lucasta · as Station Master |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Little Women · as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher |
| 1949 | Badmen of Tombstone · as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1948 | Isn't It Romantic · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1948 | Station West · as Cook |
| 1948 | Last of the Wild Horses · as Remedy Williams |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Jonathan Sloane, Undertaker |
| 1948 | The Dude Goes West · as Finnegan |
| 1948 | My Dog Rusty · as Frank Foley |
| 1948 | The Return of the Whistler · as Jeff Anderson |
| 1948 | Relentless · as Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone · as Ed The Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan · as Mcginn - Storekeeper |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Gardener |
| 1947 | Wyoming · as Cowboy Wanting Herd |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women · as Mr. Pink |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Lefty Macdonald |
| 1947 | For the Love of Rusty · as Frank Foley |
| 1947 | Angel and the Badman · as Bradley |
| 1947 | Apache Rose · as Alkali |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Painter |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools · as Witness |
| 1946 | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt · as Marcus Le Blaine |
| 1946 | Home, Sweet Homicide · as Luke |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book · as Baggage Master |
| 1945 | Dakota · as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel · as Joe Ellis (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home · as Steward |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde · as Interior Decorator |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie · as Census Taker |
| 1945 | Santa Fe Saddlemates · as Dead Eye |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Dr. Greengrass's Doctor |
| 1945 | Sheriff of Cimarron · as Pinky Snyder |
| 1945 | Her Lucky Night · as Prince De La Mour |
| 1945 | Grissly's Millions · as Andrews |
| 1945 | She Gets Her Man · as Hank (uncredited) |
| 1944 | And Now Tomorrow · as Customer |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Train Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing · as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild · as Bit Part |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble · as Room Painter |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Moorehousse |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Riverboat Southerner |
| 1944 | Man from Frisco · as Eben Whelock |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery · as Gas Station Owner |
| 1943 | Dixie · as Mr. Deveraux (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1943 | Jack London · as Mailman |
| 1943 | The Falcon and the Co-eds · as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Homer Todds |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit · as Driver (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Falcon Strikes Back · as Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Young and Willing · as Second Cop |
| 1943 | Lady Bodyguard · as Dr. Saunders |
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North · as Undetermined Role |
| 1942 | Ridin' Down the Canyon · as Jailer |
| 1942 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home · as Trullers |
| 1942 | Secrets of the Underground · as Oscar Mayberry |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever · as Cemetery Organist (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Jacob Diezel |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire · as Blair Fletcher |
| 1942 | Orchestra Wives · as Dance Ticket-Taker |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover · as Frank - Casino Manager |
| 1942 | Joan of Ozark · as Game Warden |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Carpenter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Henry and Dizzy · as Frank Stevens |
| 1942 | In Old California · as Undetermined Minor Role |
| 1942 | Dr. Broadway · as The Professor |
| 1942 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die · as Jonathan Meek |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1942 | Blondie's Blessed Event · as Office Worker (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman · as Frank (uncredited) |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now · as Farmer |
| 1941 | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring · as Dr. Williams |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven · as Train Station Master (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Buy Me That Town · as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1941 | Belle Starr · as Jasper Trench |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills · as Corky |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Ed - Arizona Ranch Hand |
| 1940 | Chad Hanna · as Cisco Tridd |
| 1940 | Young People · as Station Master |
| 1940 | Comin' Round the Mountain · as Pa Blower |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison · as Telegrapher (indian Attack) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as A Carpetbagger Businessman |
| 1939 | Four Wives · as Joe - A Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James · as Muncie Undersheriff |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Undertaker |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Encyclopedia Salesman |
| 1939 | The Kid from Kokomo · as Sam, The Whittler |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Attorney Culpepper |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Police Sergeant Entwhistle |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other · as Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Boy Slaves · as Cookie |
| 1939 | Ambush · as Radio Actor (segment "uncle Toby") |
| 1938 | Sweethearts · as Appleby |
| 1938 | Brother Rat · as Slim |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton · as Mr. X, The Safecracker |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guy · as Baxter |
| 1938 | When Were You Born? · as Peter Finlay |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine · as Tom Slack |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble · as Deputy Sheriff Burt (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West · as Trinidad Joe |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live · as Jed Smith |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster |
| 1938 | Swing Your Lady · as Hotel Proprietor |
| 1937 | The Bad Man of Brimstone · as Stagecoach Driver |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Baggage Man |
| 1937 | Stand-In · as Hotel Manager |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse · as Doorman |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas · as Stephen's Office Clerk |
| 1937 | Marry the Girl · as Southern Sales Manager |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born · as Judd Baker |
| 1937 | Men in Exile · as Jones |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 · as Dr. Macduffy |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as Mr. Blair |
| 1936 | Country Gentlemen · as Lawyer |
| 1936 | The Longest Night · as Smythe, Floorwalker |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet Claws · as Wilbur Strong |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Detective Dunhill |
| 1936 | The Big Noise · as Harrison |
| 1936 | I Married a Doctor · as Dave Dyer |
| 1936 | Snowed Under · as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Road Gang · as Prison Farm Doctor |
| 1936 | Man Hunt · as Court Starrett |
| 1935 | The Widow from Monte Carlo · as Eaves |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates · as Bob Catlett |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs · as Dr. Croker |
| 1935 | Little Big Shot · as Doc (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Love Me Forever · as Carlton |
| 1935 | The Case of the Curious Bride · as Wilbur Strong |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta · as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris · as Stage Manager |
| 1935 | Under Pressure · as Newspaper Reporter |
| 1934 | Behold My Wife! · as Mattingly |
| 1934 | Marie Galante · as Clerk French Consul |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels · as Bill O'leary |
| 1934 | Treasure Island · as Pirate Of The Spanish Main |
| 1933 | Little Women · as Mr. Davis (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest · as Wheat Farmer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson · as Eddie |
| 1932 | So Big! · as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Over the Hill · as Isaac As An Adult |
| 1925 | Zander the Great · as Elmer Lovejoy |
| 1924 | Janice Meredith · as Philemon |