8.2
8.2
Over the Hill
1931
as Isaac as an Adult
Olin Howland
Acting
Born:February 9, 1886
Died:September 20, 1959(aged 73)
Birthplace:Denver, Colorado, USA
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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.
Filmography (117 movies)
8.0
8.0
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
7.3
7.3
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Office Worker (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Snowed Under
1936
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Jailer
6.9
6.9
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Blair Fletcher
6.9
6.9
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
Merrily We Live
1938
as Jed Smith
6.8
6.8
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Wilbur Strong
6.8
6.8
Santa Fe
1951
as Dan Dugan
6.8
6.8
Them!
1954
as Jensen
6.6
6.6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
6.5
6.5
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Corky
6.5
6.5
Treasure Island
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
6.5
6.5
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
6.5
6.5
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
6.5
6.5
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Encyclopedia Salesman
6.5
6.5
Road Gang
1936
as Prison Farm Doctor
6.4
6.4
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Jonathan Meek
6.4
6.4
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Bob Catlett
6.4
6.4
Angel and the Badman
1947
as Bradley
6.3
6.3
The McConnell Story
1955
as Sam
6.3
6.3
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Baggage Man
6.3
6.3
Stand-In
1937
as Hotel Manager
6.3
6.3
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
6.2
6.2
The Blob
1958
as The Old Man
6.2
6.2
Apache Rose
1947
as Alkali
6.2
6.2
Relentless
1948
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
A Stranger in Town
1943
as Homer Todds
6.1
6.1
Station West
1948
as Cook
6.1
6.1
Danse macabre
1922
as Death
6.0
6.0
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Stagecoach Driver
6.0
6.0
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doc (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Doorman
6.0
6.0
Chad Hanna
1940
as Cisco Tridd
6.0
6.0
Leave It to Henry
1949
as Milo Williams
6.0
6.0
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
6.0
6.0
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Saloonkeeper
6.0
6.0
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
as Pinky Snyder
6.0
6.0
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
6.0
6.0
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
6.0
6.0
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Gas Station Owner
6.0
6.0
Grissly's Millions
1945
as Andrews
6.0
6.0
Father Makes Good
1950
as Milo Williams
6.0
6.0
Man from Frisco
1944
as Eben Whelock
5.9
5.9
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Undertaker
5.9
5.9
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Jeff Anderson
5.8
5.8
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Wilbur Strong
5.8
5.8
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Dr. MacDuffy
5.8
5.8
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
as Marcus Le Blaine
5.8
5.8
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Eddie
5.7
5.7
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as Dr. Williams
5.7
5.7
Sweethearts
1938
as Appleby
5.7
5.7
The Longest Night
1936
as Smythe, Floorwalker
5.7
5.7
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Moorehousse
5.6
5.6
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Detective Dunhill
5.6
5.6
Little Tough Guy
1938
as Baxter
5.6
5.6
Folies Bergère
1935
as Stage Manager
5.6
5.6
So Big!
1932
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Dr. Croker
5.6
5.6
Dr. Broadway
1942
as The Professor
5.6
5.6
Belle Starr
1941
as Jasper Trench
5.5
5.5
Zander the Great
1925
as Elmer Lovejoy
5.5
5.5
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Sheriff (uncredited)
5.4
5.4
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
5.3
5.3
Mountain Music
1937
as Pappy Burnside
5.2
5.2
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Finnegan
5.2
5.2
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Steward
5.1
5.1
Dakota
1945
as Devlin's Driver
5.0
5.0
When Were You Born
1938
as Peter Finlay
5.0
5.0
Janice Meredith
1924
as Philemon
5.0
5.0
Brother Rat
1938
as Slim
5.0
5.0
Marry the Girl
1937
as Southern sales manager
5.0
5.0
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Mr. Blair
5.0
5.0
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Bit Part
5.0
5.0
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Eaves
5.0
5.0
The Big Noise
1936
as Harrison
5.0
5.0
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Dead Eye
5.0
5.0
Senorita from the West
1945
as Justice of Peace
4.9
4.9
Love Me Forever
1935
as Carlton
4.8
4.8
Wagon Wheels
1934
as Bill O'Leary
4.8
4.8
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Tom Slack
4.7
4.7
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Muncie Undersheriff
4.7
4.7
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Dave Dyer
4.7
4.7
Country Gentlemen
1936
as Lawyer
4.6
4.6
Young People
1940
as Station Master
4.6
4.6
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Trinidad Joe
4.6
4.6
Zenobia
1939
as Attorney Culpepper
4.5
4.5
Her Lucky Night
1945
as Prince de la Mour
4.2
4.2
Men in Exile
1937
as Jones
4.0
4.0
Independence, B'Gosh
1918
as Horation Whiffle
3.8
3.8
So This Is Love
1953
as Mailman
3.8
3.8
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
as Luke
3.0
3.0
Dixie
1943
as Mr. Deveraux
2.6
2.6
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
as Remedy Williams
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Pa Blower
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Frank Stevens
One Hour To Live
1939
as Clerk
Cheaters at Play
1932
as Secretary
Charlie's Haunt
1950
as Storyteller on Bench
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Gas Man
Hick Manhattan
1918
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
The Storm Rider
1957
as Will Collins
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Jacob Diezel
Grand Canyon
1949
as Windy
Romance and Brass Tacks
1918
Twilight on the Prairie
1944
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Joe the Barber
Man Hunt
1936
as Court Starrett
Just a Cute Kid
1940
as Dr. Clump
The Good Fellows
1943
as Reynolds
Secrets of the Underground
1942
as Oscar Mayberry
Almost Married
1942
as Bright
Sappy Birthday
1942
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