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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.
Filmography
| 2017 | The Forsaken Westerns (TV Series) · as Printer |
| 1986 | Horrible Horror · as Old Man, In clips from 'The Blob' |
| 1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Attorney Culpepper (1986) |
| 1958 | The Blob · as The Old Man |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis · as Surplus Dealer |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 · as Joe (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Martin Chandler |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Charley |
| 1954 | Them! · as Jensen |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) · as Ralph Switzer |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Ed |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Mailman |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | Santa Fe · as Dan Dugan |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy (TV Series) · as Mr. Skinner |
| 1950 | The Nevadan · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail · as Saloonkeeper |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · as Sam - Connecticut Postman |
| 1949 | Hellfire · as Unknown |
| 1949 | Little Women · as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker |
| 1948 | Station West · as Cook (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1948 | My Dog Rusty · as Frank Foley |
| 1948 | Last of the Wild Horses · as Remedy Williams |
| 1948 | Relentless · as Veterinarian |
| 1948 | The Dude Goes West · as Finnegan |
| 1947 | Angel and the Badman · as Bradley |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone · as Ed the Watchman (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way · as Gardener |
| 1947 | Wyoming · as Cowboy Wanting Herd |
| 1947 | Keeper of the Bees · as Customer |
| 1947 | Apache Rose · as Alkali |
| 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers · as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Colonel Effingham's Raid · as Painter |
| 1945 | Dakota · as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1945 | Sing Your Way Home · as Steward |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel · as Joe Ellis (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble · as Room painter |
| 1944 | I'll Be Seeing You · as Train Vendor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Riverboat Southerner |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild · as Bit Part |
| 1943 | Jack London · as Mailman |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit · as Driver (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Young and Willing · as Second Cop |
| 1943 | A Stranger in Town · as Homer Todds |
| 1942 | This Gun for Hire · as Blair Fletcher |
| 1942 | In Old California · as Undetermined Minor Role |
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North · as Undetermined Role |
| 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover · as Frank - Casino Manager |
| 1942 | Ridin' Down the Canyon · as Jailer |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1942 | Secrets of the Underground · as Oscar Mayberry (as Olin Howlin) |
| 1942 | When Johnny Comes Marching Home · as Trullers |
| 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills · as Corky |
| 1941 | The Great Lie · as Ed - Arizona Ranch Hand |
| 1941 | Belle Starr · as Jasper Trench |
| 1941 | Two-Faced Woman · as Frank |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison · as Telegrapher (Indian Attack) |
| 1940 | Young People · as Station Master |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Hotel Clerk |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as A Carpetbagger Businessman |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby · as Encyclopedia Salesman |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Undertaker |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other · as Farmer |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Police Sergeant Entwhistle |
| 1939 | Zenobia · as Attorney Culpepper |
| 1939 | Days of Jesse James · as Muncie Undersheriff |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster |
| 1938 | The Mad Miss Manton · as Mr. X, the Safecracker |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live · as Jed Smith |
| 1938 | Little Tough Guy · as Baxter |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West · as Trinidad Joe |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born · as Judd Baker |
| 1937 | Stella Dallas · as Stephen's Office Clerk |
| 1937 | Stand-In · as Hotel manager |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Baggage Man |
| 1936 | Satan Met a Lady · as Detective Dunhill |
| 1936 | Earthworm Tractors · as Mr. Blair |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 · as Dr. MacDuffy |
| 1936 | Country Gentlemen · as Lawyer |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky Legs · as Dr. Croker |
| 1935 | Under Pressure · as Newspaper Reporter |
| 1934 | Treasure Island · as Pirate of the Spanish Main |
| 1934 | Wagon Wheels · as Bill O'Leary |
| 1934 | Marie Galante · as Clerk French Consul |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson · as Eddie |
| 1933 | Little Women · as Mr. Davis (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest · as Wheat Farmer (uncredited) |