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.
Born: February 9, 1886 in Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: September 20, 1959 (Age 73)
Streaming Sources for all Olin Howland Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actor | Police Sergeant Entwhistle | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Andrews | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) | 1949 | |
Movie | Actor | Undetermined Minor Role | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Wilbur Strong | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Cisco Tridd | 1940 | |
Movie | Actor | A Carpetbagger Businessman | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Jasper Trench | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Alkali | 1947 | |
Movie | Actor | Encyclopedia Salesman | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Station Master | 1940 | |
Movie | Actor | Farmer | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Gardener | 1947 | |
Movie | Actor | Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Will Collins | 1957 | |
Movie | Actor | Carpenter (uncredited) | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Saloonkeeper | 1950 | |
Movie | Actor | Census Taker | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Baxter | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Milo Williams | 1950 | |
Movie | Actor | Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Detective Dunhill | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Dan Dugan | 1951 | |
Movie | Actor | Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited) | 1940 | |
Movie | Actor | Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) | 1932 | |
Movie | Actor | Dave Dyer | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Lawyer | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Doorman | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Cemetery Organist (uncredited) | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Bill O'Leary | 1934 | |
Movie | Actor | Luke | 1946 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. Deveraux (as Olin Howlin) | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. MacDuffy | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Stage Manager | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Tom Slack | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Gas Man | 1947 | |
Movie | Actor | Prison Farm Doctor | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Corky | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Court Starrett | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Jeff Anderson | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Pinky Snyder | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Jones | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Dead Eye | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Frank Stevens | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Eaves | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. Blair | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Blair Fletcher | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Jailer | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Isaac as an Adult | 1931 | |
Movie | Actor | Oscar Mayberry | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Eddie | 1933 | |
Movie | Actor | Jonathan Meek | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Attorney Culpepper | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Wilbur Strong | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Harrison | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Justice of Peace | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Trinidad Joe | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Homer Todds | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Jed (as Olin Howlin) | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Marcus Le Blaine | 1946 | |
Movie | Actor | Milo Williams | 1949 | |
Movie | Actor | Bradley | 1947 | |
Movie | Actor | Baggage Man | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Peter Finlay | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Eben Whelock | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Pappy Burnside | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin) | 1952 | |
Movie | Actor | Train Vendor (uncredited) | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Undertaker | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | The Old Man | 1958 | |
Movie | Actor | Painter's Foreman (uncredited) | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Cook | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. Williams | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Driver (uncredited) | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Muncie Undersheriff | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Joe Ellis (uncredited) | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | The Professor | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Clerk | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Jensen | 1954 | |
Movie | Actor | Slim | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Elmer Lovejoy | 1925 | |
Movie | Actor | Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) | 1951 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. Croker | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Bob Catlett | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Finnegan | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Ed the Watchman (uncredited) | 1947 | |
Movie | Actor | Doc (uncredited) | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Philemon | 1924 | |
Movie | Actor | Gas Station Owner | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Prince de la Mour | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Hotel manager | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Moorehousse | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) | 1949 | |
Movie | Actor | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. Davis (uncredited) | 1933 | |
Movie | Actor | Jacob Diezel | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Southern sales manager | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Mailman | 1953 | |
Movie | Actor | Jed Smith | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Stagecoach Driver | 1937 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. X, the Safecracker | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Jonathan Sloane, undertaker | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Wheat Farmer (uncredited) | 1933 | |
Movie | Actor | Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Joe (uncredited) | 1957 | |
Movie | Actor | Farmer (uncredited) | 1939 | |
Movie | Actor | Telegrapher (Indian Attack) | 1940 | |
Movie | Actor | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Smythe, Floorwalker | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) | 1936 | |
Movie | Actor | Train Station Master (uncredited) | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Windy | 1949 | |
Movie | Actor | Steward | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Rusty (uncredited) | 1950 | |
Movie | Actor | 1949 | ||
Movie | Actor | Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) | 1946 | |
Movie | Actor | Storyteller on Bench | 1950 | |
Movie | Actor | Pirate of the Spanish Main | 1934 | |
Movie | Actor | Joe the Barber | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Remedy Williams | 1948 | |
Movie | Actor | Charley (uncredited) | 1954 | |
Movie | Actor | Secretary | 1932 | |
Movie | Actor | Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) | 1949 | |
Movie | Actor | Bit Part | 1944 | |
Movie | Actor | Reynolds | 1943 | |
Movie | Actor | Bright | 1942 | |
Movie | Actor | Appleby | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Carlton | 1935 | |
Movie | Actor | Sam | 1955 | |
Movie | Actor | Old Man - (archive footage) | 1987 | |
Movie | Actor | Frank (uncredited) | 1941 | |
Movie | Actor | Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) | 1938 | |
Movie | Actor | Hank (uncredited) | 1945 | |
Movie | Actor | Surplus Dealer (uncredited) | 1957 | |
Movie | Actor | Hunter (uncredited) | 1950 | |
Movie | Actor | Pa Blower | 1940 | |
TV Show | Actor | Bartender 1 Episode | 1950-1959 | |
TV Show | Actor | 5 Episodes | 1957-1963 | |
TV Show | Actor | 2 Episodes | 1952-1954 | |
TV Show | Actor | 1 Episode | 1956-1958 | |
TV Show | Actor | 1 Episode | 1952-1954 | |
TV Show | Actor | Mr. Skinner 1 Episode | 1951-1957 | |
TV Show | Actor | Sheriff 1 Episode | 1950-1959 | |
TV Show | Actor | Pete Walters 1 Episode | 1950-1959 | |
Short Film | Actor | Dr. Clump | 1940 | |
Short Film | Actor | Death | 1922 | |
Short Film | Actor | Horation Whiffle | 1918 | |
Short Film | Actor | 1918 | ||
Short Film | Actor | Hugh Columbus McGinty | 1918 | |
Short Film | Actor | 1942 | ||
Movie | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 2003 | |
Title | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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