Olin Howland

actor

Country: United States

Gender: M

Birthday: 1886-02-10

Died: 1959-09-20

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Actor:

  1. 1. Little Women (1933), film
    ...
    Mr. Davis
  2. 2. Caravans West (1934), film
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    Bill O'Leary
  3. 3. The Case of the Curious Bride (1935), film
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    Coroner Wilbur Strong
  4. 4. Hard Luck Dame (1936), film
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    Detective Dunhill
  5. 5. Nothing Sacred (1937), film
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    Vermont Baggage Man
  6. 6. Stand-In (1937), film
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    Hotel Manager (uncredited)
  7. 7. Sweethearts (1938), film
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    Appleby
  8. 8. The Mad Miss Manton (1938), film
    ...
    Mr. X
  9. 9. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), film
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    Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
  10. 10. Elephants Never Forget (1939), film
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    Attorney Culpepper
  11. 11. Made for Each Other (1939), film
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    Farmer
  12. 12. Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939), film
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    Police Sgt. Entwhistle
  13. 13. The Return of Doctor X (1939), film
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    Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
  14. 14. Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939), film
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    Encyclopedia Salesman
  15. 15. Days of Jesse James (1939), film
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    Muncie Undersheriff
  16. 16. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940), film
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    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  17. 17. Belle Starr (1941), film
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    Jasper Trench
  18. 18. The Shepherd of the Hills (1941), film
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    Corky
  19. 19. The Great Lie (1941), film
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    Ed - Arizona Ranch Hand (scenes deleted)
  20. 20. Blondie's Blessed Event (1942), film
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    Office Worker
  21. 21. This Gun for Hire (1942), film
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    Blair Fletcher
  22. 22. The Sky's the Limit (1943), film
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    Driver (uncredited)
  23. 23. I'll Be Seeing You (1944), film
    ...
    Train Vendor (uncredited)
  24. 24. Nothing But Trouble (1944), film
    ...
    Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
  25. 25. Fallen Angel (1945), film
    ...
    Joe Ellis
  26. 26. Dakota (1945), film
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    Devlin's Driver
  27. 27. It's in the Bag (1945), film
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    Dr. Greengrass's Doctor (uncredited)
  28. 28. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), film
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    Newspaper Clerk
  29. 29. Home Sweet Home (1946), film
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    Luke (uncredited)
  30. 30. Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946), film
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    Painter (uncredited)
  31. 31. Angel and the Badman (1947), film
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    Bradley
  32. 32. Station West (1948), film
    ...
    Cook
  33. 33. Relentless (1948), film
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    Horse Doctor
  34. 34. The Paleface (1948), film
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    Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
  35. 35. Little Women (1949), film
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    Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher
  36. 36. Hellfire (1949), film
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    Bartender
  37. 37. Mr. Soft Touch (1949), film
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    Skinny Santa Claus
  38. 38. The Man from Nevada (1950), film
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    Rusty
  39. 39. Never a Dull Moment (1950), film
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    Hunter
  40. 40. Rock Island Trail (1950), film
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    Saloonkeeper
  41. 41. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950), film
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    Railway Conductor
  42. 42. He's a Cockeyed Wonder (1950), film
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    Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
  43. 43. Santa Fe (1951), film
    ...
    Dan Dugan
  44. 44. Fighting Coast Guard (1951), film
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    Desk Clerk
  45. 45. Them (1954), film
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    Jensen
  46. 46. The McConnell Story (1955), film
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    Sam - Postman (uncredited)
  47. 47. No Sleep till Dawn (1957), film
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    Joe
  48. 48. The Real McCoys (1957), series
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    Charley Perkins
  49. 49. The Blob (1958), film
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    Old Man

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