Complicated Women
2003 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Olin Howland
1886-02-09
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Denver, Colorado, USA
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
Creepy Classics
1987 · Movie
as Old Man - (archive footage)
The Blob
1958 · Movie
as The Old Man
The Storm Rider
1957 · Movie
as Will Collins
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · Movie
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
1957 · Movie
as Joe (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957 · TV Show
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · TV Show
The McConnell Story
1955 · Movie
as Sam
Them!
1954 · Movie
as Jensen
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
as Charley (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953 · Movie
as Mailman
The Fabulous Senorita
1952 · Movie
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
Hopalong Cassidy
1952 · TV Show
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952 · TV Show
Santa Fe
1951 · Movie
as Dan Dugan
Fighting Coast Guard
1951 · Movie
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
as Mr. Skinner
The Nevadan
1950 · Movie
as Rusty (uncredited)
Charlie's Haunt
1950 · Movie
as Storyteller on Bench
Rock Island Trail
1950 · Movie
as Saloonkeeper
Father Makes Good
1950 · Movie
as Milo Williams
Never a Dull Moment
1950 · Movie
as Hunter (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Movie
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Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Sheriff, Pete Walters, Bartender
Hellfire
1949 · Movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Movie
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949 · Movie
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Leave It to Henry
1949 · Movie
as Milo Williams
Mr. Soft Touch
1949 · Movie
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Grand Canyon
1949 · Movie
as Windy
Little Women
1949 · Movie
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Station West
1948 · Movie
as Cook
The Dude Goes West
1948 · Movie
as Finnegan
Last of the Wild Horses
1948 · Movie
as Remedy Williams
The Return of the Whistler
1948 · Movie
as Jeff Anderson
Relentless
1948 · Movie
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948 · Movie
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Angel and the Badman
1947 · Movie
as Bradley
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Movie
as Gas Man
I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Apache Rose
1947 · Movie
as Alkali
Living in a Big Way
1947 · Movie
as Gardener
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946 · Movie
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946 · Movie
as Marcus Le Blaine
Home Sweet Homicide
1946 · Movie
as Luke
Fallen Angel
1945 · Movie
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945 · Movie
as Pinky Snyder
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945 · Movie
as Dead Eye
Dakota
1945 · Movie
as Devlin's Driver
She Gets Her Man
1945 · Movie
as Hank (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
1945 · Movie
as Andrews
Senorita from the West
1945 · Movie
as Justice of Peace
Captain Eddie
1945 · Movie
as Census Taker
Her Lucky Night
1945 · Movie
as Prince de la Mour
Sing Your Way Home
1945 · Movie
as Steward (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944 · Movie
as Bit Part
I'll Be Seeing You
1944 · Movie
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble
1944 · Movie
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944 · Movie
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944 · Movie
as Joe the Barber
Bermuda Mystery
1944 · Movie
as Gas Station Owner
In the Meantime, Darling
1944 · Movie
as Moorehousse
Man from Frisco
1944 · Movie
as Eben Whelock
Twilight on the Prairie
1944 · Movie
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
The Good Fellows
1943 · Movie
as Reynolds
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943 · Movie
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
A Stranger in Town
1943 · Movie
as Homer Todds
The Sky's the Limit
1943 · Movie
as Driver (uncredited)
Dixie
1943 · Movie
as Mr. Deveraux
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943 · Movie
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942 · Movie
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Almost Married
1942 · Movie
as Bright
This Gun for Hire
1942 · Movie
as Blair Fletcher
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Sappy Birthday
1942 · Movie
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942 · Movie
as Jonathan Meek
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942 · Movie
as Jailer
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942 · Movie
as Jacob Diezel
Henry and Dizzy
1942 · Movie
as Frank Stevens
Secrets of the Underground
1942 · Movie
as Oscar Mayberry
Home in Wyomin'
1942 · Movie
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
In Old California
1942 · Movie
as Undetermined Minor Role
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Movie
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
1942 · Movie
as The Professor
You Can't Escape Forever
1942 · Movie
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942 · Movie
as Trullers
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941 · Movie
as Dr. Williams
Belle Starr
1941 · Movie
as Jasper Trench
Two-Faced Woman
1941 · Movie
as Frank (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town
1941 · Movie
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 · Movie
as Corky
You're in the Army Now
1941 · Movie
as Farmer
One Foot in Heaven
1941 · Movie
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
Young People
1940 · Movie
as Station Master
Chad Hanna
1940 · Movie
as Cisco Tridd
Young Tom Edison
1940 · Movie
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Just a Cute Kid
1940 · Movie
as Dr. Clump
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940 · Movie
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940 · Movie
as Pa Blower
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939 · Movie
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Zenobia
1939 · Movie
as Attorney Culpepper
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 · Movie
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Made for Each Other
1939 · Movie
as Farmer (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
1939 · Movie
as Muncie Undersheriff
Four Wives
1939 · Movie
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
1939 · Movie
as Undertaker
One Hour to Live
1939 · Movie
as Clerk
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Movie
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Movie
as Trinidad Joe
Kentucky Moonshine
1938 · Movie
as Tom Slack
When Were You Born
1938 · Movie
as Peter Finlay
Merrily We Live
1938 · Movie
as Jed Smith
Little Tough Guy
1938 · Movie
as Baxter
The Mad Miss Manton
1938 · Movie
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Brother Rat
1938 · Movie
as Slim
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 · Movie
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Sweethearts
1938 · Movie
as Appleby
Nothing Sacred
1937 · Movie
as Baggage Man
Stand-In
1937 · Movie
as Hotel Manager
Men in Exile
1937 · Movie
as Jones
Marry the Girl
1937 · Movie
as Southern sales manager
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 · Movie
as Doorman
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 · Movie
as Stagecoach Driver
Mountain Music
1937 · Movie
as Pappy Burnside
Satan Met a Lady
1936 · Movie
as Detective Dunhill
Earthworm Tractors
1936 · Movie
as Mr. Blair
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 · Movie
as Wilbur Strong
Road Gang
1936 · Movie
as Prison Farm Doctor
Country Gentlemen
1936 · Movie
as Lawyer
The Big Noise
1936 · Movie
as Harrison
Man Hunt
1936 · Movie
as Court Starrett
I Married a Doctor
1936 · Movie
as Dave Dyer
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936 · Movie
as Dr. MacDuffy
Snowed Under
1936 · Movie
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
The Longest Night
1936 · Movie
as Smythe, Floorwalker
Love Me Forever
1935 · Movie
as Carlton
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 · Movie
as Dr. Croker
Dr. Socrates
1935 · Movie
as Bob Catlett
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935 · Movie
as Stage Manager
Little Big Shot
1935 · Movie
as Doc (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · Movie
as Wilbur Strong
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935 · Movie
as Eaves
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Movie
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1934 · Movie
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Wagon Wheels
1934 · Movie
as Bill O'Leary
Blondie Johnson
1933 · Movie
as Eddie
Little Women
1933 · Movie
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
1933 · Movie
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Cheaters at Play
1932 · Movie
as Secretary
So Big!
1932 · Movie
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
Over the Hill
1931 · Movie
as Isaac as an Adult
Zander the Great
1925 · Movie
as Elmer Lovejoy
Janice Meredith
1924 · Movie
as Philemon
Danse macabre
1922 · Movie
as Death
Hick Manhattan
1918 · Movie
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
Independence, B'Gosh
1918 · Movie
as Horation Whiffle
Romance and Brass Tacks
1918 · Movie
