Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-09-11

Day of Death

2024-11-25 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Delhi, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Henry Earl Holliman

ارل هالیمن

Earl Holliman

Biography

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.

Known For

Giant

Giant

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Solitary Man

The Solitary Man

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

Acting

Giant

1956

Giant

as

'Bob' Dace

Forbidden Planet

1956

Forbidden Planet

as

Cookie

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as

Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett

The Big Combo

1955

The Big Combo

as

Mingo

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

as

Nestor Gamidge

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

as

Red

Anzio

1968

Anzio

as

Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler

Broken Lance

1954

Broken Lance

as

Denny Devereaux

Sharky's Machine

1981

Sharky's Machine

as

Donald Hotchkins

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

Last Train from Gun Hill

as

Rick Belden, Craig's Son

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

1973

The Boy and the Bronc Buster

as

Cal Winslow

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder

as

Matt Elder

The Power

1968

The Power

as

Prof. Talbot Scott aka Scotty

The Trap

1959

The Trap

as

Tippy Anderson

The Biscuit Eater

1972

The Biscuit Eater

as

Harve McNeil

Summer and Smoke

1961

Summer and Smoke

as

Archie Kramer

Tribes

1970

Tribes

as

DePayster

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

1987

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

as

Jake Flagg

Visit to a Small Planet

1960

Visit to a Small Planet

as

Conrad

The Burning Hills

1956

The Burning Hills

as

Morton Bayliss

Trooper Hook

1957

Trooper Hook

as

Jeff Bennett

Don't Go Near the Water

1957

Don't Go Near the Water

as

Adam Garrett

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as

Ed Eckles

Trapped

1974

Trapped

as

David Moore

Smoke

1970

Smoke

as

Cal Finch

Hot Spell

1958

Hot Spell

as

Buddy Duval

Tennessee Champ

1954

Tennessee Champ

as

Happy Jackfield

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

2006

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

as

Self

A Covenant with Death

1967

A Covenant with Death

as

Brian Talbot

The Rainmaker

1956

The Rainmaker

as

Jim Curry

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

1977

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

as

Ray Church

Bad City Blues

1999

Bad City Blues

as

Joe Gags

Cannon

1971

Cannon

as

Magruder

Where the Ladies Go

1980

Where the Ladies Go

as

Buck

East of Sumatra

1953

East of Sumatra

as

Cupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman

Armored Command

1961

Armored Command

as

Mike

Children of 'Giant'

2015

Children of 'Giant'

as

Self

The Desperate Mission

1969

The Desperate Mission

as

Shad Clay

Montserrat

1971

Montserrat

as

Luhan

Scared Stiff

1953

Scared Stiff

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Devil's Canyon

1953

Devil's Canyon

as

Prisoner

Country Gold

1982

Country Gold

as

Wade Purcell

The Perfect Tenant

2000

The Perfect Tenant

as

Arthur Michaels

Cry Panic

1974

Cry Panic

as

Sheriff Ross Cabot

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957

The Dark Side of the Earth

as

Capt. Volodney

Destination Gobi

1953

Destination Gobi

as

Frank Swenson

The Solitary Man

1979

The Solitary Man

as

Dave Keyes

I Love You...Good-bye

1974

I Love You...Good-bye

as

Tom Chandler

Return to 'Giant'

1996

Return to 'Giant'

as

Self

American Harvest

1987

American Harvest

as

Krab Hogan

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

as

Kim's Father

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

as

Harry Donner

Nightman

1997

Nightman

as

Frank Dominus

Pony Soldier

1952

Pony Soldier

as

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953

The Girls of Pleasure Island

as

Marine (uncredited)

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

2006

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

as

Self

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as

Self

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

2021

Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission

as

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

1961

Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed

as

Webster

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

1971

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

as

Wheat

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Sheriff J.T. Tanner

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Will Cross

The Rookies

The Rookies

as

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Robert Charles Porter

Delta

Delta

as

Darden Towe

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Father Hugh

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Hotel

Hotel

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Will

Studio One

Studio One

as

Wayne Pilgrim

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

David Seymour

The Wide Country

The Wide Country

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Mike Ferris

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

as

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Lt. Bill Crowley

Police Story

Police Story

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Charley Judd

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Wiley

Insight

Insight

as

Fleming

P.S. I Luv U

P.S. I Luv U

as

Matthew Durning

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

Night Man

Night Man

as

Frank Dominus

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

as

Luddie Mueller

Hotel de Paree

Hotel de Paree

as

Custer

Custer

as

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Capt. Bob Hill

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

as

Earl Holliman

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Earl Holliman (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Wayne Platte

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Drake Faron

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Walker Carr

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Frank

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hackett

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Boone Shadler

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Jack Quentin

The Lux Show

The Lux Show

as

Self

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as

Milton (voice)

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Sherman Clegg

Ironside

Ironside

as

Gordy Brokaw

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Danny Smith

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

as

Dr. Lambert

Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

as

Fred Duffy

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief

as

Major Arlin McCoy

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Chris Conway

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Audience Member

Hotel

Hotel

as

Owen McDermott

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Brent

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Dr. Ian Hayton

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as

Lt. Paul Stiger

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Cal Finch

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Cal Winslow

Production

Crew

Directing