Olin Howland
Age: 73 | From: Denver, Colorado, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1886-02-10 02:09:56
Death: 1959-09-20 02:09:56
Aliases: Olin Howlin , Olin Ross Howland
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 84
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Bartender
Gone with the Wind
(1939) A Carpetbagger Businessman
Them!
(1954) Jensen
Little Women
(1933) Mr. Davis (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
(1954) Charley (uncredited)
Angel and the Badman
(1947) Bradley
The Blob
(1958) The Old Man
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
(1946) Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Old Man - (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Old Man in 'The Blob' | |
| 1958 | The Old Man | |
| 1957 | Joe (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Will Collins | ||
| 1956 | N/A | |
| 1955 | Sam | |
| 1954 | Charley (uncredited) | |
| Jensen | ||
| 1953 | Mailman | |
| 1952 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| 1951 | Mr. Skinner | |
| Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| Dan Dugan | ||
| 1950 | Sheriff | |
| Pete Walters | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Storyteller on Bench | ||
| Saloonkeeper | ||
| Milo Williams | ||
| Rusty (uncredited) | ||
| 1949 | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) | |
| Milo Williams | ||
| N/A | ||
| Windy | ||
| Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) | ||
| Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| 1948 | Remedy Williams | |
| Jonathan Sloane, undertaker | ||
| Cook | ||
| Veterinarian (uncredited) | ||
| Finnegan | ||
| Jeff Anderson | ||
| 1947 | Ed the Watchman (uncredited) | |
| Gardener | ||
| Gas Man | ||
| Bradley | ||
| Alkali | ||
| 1946 | Marcus Le Blaine | |
| Luke | ||
| Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) | |
| Joe Ellis (uncredited) | ||
| Steward | ||
| Justice of Peace | ||
| Census Taker | ||
| Dead Eye | ||
| Pinky Snyder | ||
| Prince de la Mour | ||
| Andrews | ||
| Hank (uncredited) | ||
| 1944 | Train Vendor (uncredited) | |
| Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| Bit Part | ||
| Room painter | ||
| Moorehousse | ||
| Joe the Barber | ||
| Eben Whelock | ||
| Gas Station Owner | ||
| Jed (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| 1943 | Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver | |
| Reynolds | ||
| Driver (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Deveraux (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| Homer Todds | ||
| Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Jailer | |
| Oscar Mayberry | ||
| Cemetery Organist (uncredited) | ||
| Jacob Diezel | ||
| Carpenter (uncredited) | ||
| Frank Stevens | ||
| Undetermined Minor Role | ||
| Bright | ||
| The Professor | ||
| The professor | ||
| Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| Jonathan Meek | ||
| Blair Fletcher | ||
| Office Worker (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1941 | Frank (uncredited) | |
| Farmer | ||
| Dr. Williams | ||
| Train Station Master (uncredited) | ||
| Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) | ||
| Jasper Trench | ||
| Corky | ||
| 1940 | Cisco Tridd | |
| Dr. Clump | ||
| Station Master | ||
| Hotel Clerk | ||
| Telegrapher (Indian Attack) | ||
| 1939 | Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) | |
| Muncie Undersheriff | ||
| A Carpetbagger Businessman | ||
| Undertaker | ||
| Clerk | ||
| Encyclopedia Salesman | ||
| Attorney Culpepper | ||
| Police Sergeant Entwhistle | ||
| Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| 1938 | Appleby | |
| Slim | ||
| Mr. X, the Safecracker | ||
| Baxter | ||
| Peter Finlay | ||
| Tom Slack | ||
| Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) | ||
| Trinidad Joe | ||
| Jed Smith | ||
| Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster | ||
| 1937 | Stagecoach Driver | |
| Baggage Man | ||
| Hotel manager | ||
| Doorman | ||
| Southern sales manager | ||
| Pappy Burnside | ||
| Jones | ||
| 1936 | Dr. MacDuffy | |
| Lawyer | ||
| Smythe, Floorwalker | ||
| Mr. Blair | ||
| Detective Dunhill | ||
| Wilbur Strong | ||
| Harrison | ||
| Dave Dyer | ||
| Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) | ||
| Prison Farm Doctor | ||
| Court Starrett | ||
| 1935 | Eaves | |
| Bob Catlett | ||
| Dr. Croker | ||
| Doc (uncredited) | ||
| Carlton | ||
| Wilbur Strong | ||
| Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | ||
| Stage Manager | ||
| 1934 | Bill O'Leary | |
| Pirate of the Spanish Main | ||
| 1933 | Mr. Davis (uncredited) | |
| Wheat Farmer (uncredited) | ||
| Eddie | ||
| 1932 | Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) | |
| Secretary | ||
| 1931 | Isaac as an Adult | |
| 1925 | Elmer Lovejoy | |
| 1924 | Philemon | |
| 1922 | Death | |
| 1918 | Horation Whiffle | |
| N/A | ||
| Hugh Columbus McGinty | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
