1886-02-09 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.
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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Creepy Classics | Old Man - (archive footage) | 1987-10-01 |
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The Blob | The Old Man | 1958-09-10 |
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Bombers B-52 | Joe (uncredited) | 1957-11-22 |
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The Spirit of St. Louis | Surplus Dealer (uncredited) | 1957-04-01 |
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The Storm Rider | Will Collins | 1957-03-01 |
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The McConnell Story | Sam | 1955-09-29 |
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Them! | Jensen | 1954-06-16 |
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A Star Is Born | Charley (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
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So This Is Love | Mailman | 1953-07-15 |
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The Fabulous Senorita | Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin) | 1952-03-31 |
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Fighting Coast Guard | Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) | 1951-05-31 |
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Santa Fe | Dan Dugan | 1951-04-01 |
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Charlie's Haunt | Storyteller on Bench | 1950-08-19 |
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The Nevadan | Rusty (uncredited) | 1950-01-11 |
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Father Makes Good | Milo Williams | 1950-05-07 |
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Never a Dull Moment | Hunter (uncredited) | 1950-08-19 |
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Rock Island Trail | Saloonkeeper | 1950-05-18 |
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Mr. Soft Touch | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
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Hellfire | 1949-05-29 | |
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Bad Men of Tombstone | Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) | 1949-01-21 |
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Leave It to Henry | Milo Williams | 1949-06-12 |
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Grand Canyon | Windy | 1949-05-19 |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
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Relentless | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1948-06-15 |
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Station West | Cook | 1948-09-01 |
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The Paleface | Jonathan Sloane, undertaker | 1948-12-17 |
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Last of the Wild Horses | Remedy Williams | 1948-12-27 |
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The Dude Goes West | Finnegan | 1948-05-30 |
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The Return of the Whistler | Jeff Anderson | 1948-03-18 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Gas Man | 1947-03-07 |
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Living in a Big Way | Gardener | 1947-06-10 |
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Angel and the Badman | Bradley | 1947-02-15 |
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Apache Rose | Alkali | 1947-02-15 |
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I Walk Alone | Ed the Watchman (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
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Home Sweet Homicide | Luke | 1946-10-02 |
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) | 1946-08-19 |
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Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Marcus Le Blaine | 1946-10-24 |
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Senorita from the West | Justice of Peace | 1945-10-12 |
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She Gets Her Man | Hank (uncredited) | 1945-01-12 |
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Captain Eddie | Census Taker | 1945-06-18 |
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Dakota | Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) | 1945-12-15 |
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Sheriff of Cimarron | Pinky Snyder | 1945-02-28 |
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Grissly's Millions | Andrews | 1945-01-16 |
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Santa Fe Saddlemates | Dead Eye | 1945-06-01 |
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Her Lucky Night | Prince de la Mour | 1945-02-09 |
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Fallen Angel | Joe Ellis (uncredited) | 1945-11-15 |
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Sing Your Way Home | Steward | 1945-11-14 |
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I'll Be Seeing You | Train Vendor (uncredited) | 1944-12-31 |
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Nothing But Trouble | Painter's Foreman (uncredited) | 1944-12-06 |
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Twilight on the Prairie | Jed (as Olin Howlin) | 1944-04-30 |
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Can't Help Singing | Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) | 1944-12-25 |
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In the Meantime, Darling | Moorehousse | 1944-09-22 |
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Bermuda Mystery | Gas Station Owner | 1944-05-01 |
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Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Joe the Barber | 1944-08-12 |
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Man from Frisco | Eben Whelock | 1944-06-15 |
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The Town Went Wild | Bit Part | 1944-12-15 |
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The Falcon Strikes Back | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
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The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver | 1943-11-10 |
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Dixie | Mr. Deveraux | 1943-06-23 |
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A Stranger in Town | Homer Todds | 1943-04-01 |
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The Good Fellows | Reynolds | 1943-08-11 |
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The Sky's the Limit | Driver (uncredited) | 1943-07-13 |
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Almost Married | Bright | 1942-05-22 |
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Blondie's Blessed Event | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1942-04-09 |
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Secrets of the Underground | Oscar Mayberry | 1942-12-18 |
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Dr. Broadway | The professor | 1942-05-09 |
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Dr. Broadway | The Professor | 1942-05-09 |
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Henry and Dizzy | Frank Stevens | 1942-06-05 |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Carpenter (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Jonathan Meek | 1942-04-27 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Jacob Diezel | 1942-10-01 |
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This Gun for Hire | Blair Fletcher | 1942-04-24 |
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In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role | 1942-05-31 |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Jailer | 1942-12-30 |
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You Can't Escape Forever | Cemetery Organist (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
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Home in Wyomin' | Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) | 1942-04-29 |
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Sappy Birthday | 1942-02-05 | |
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You're in the Army Now | Farmer | 1941-12-25 |
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Buy Me That Town | Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) | 1941-10-03 |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Corky | 1941-07-18 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Train Station Master (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Dr. Williams | 1941-11-18 |
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Belle Starr | Jasper Trench | 1941-09-12 |
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Two-Faced Woman | Frank (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
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Comin' Round the Mountain | Pa Blower | 1940-08-16 |
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Just a Cute Kid | Dr. Clump | 1940-10-05 |
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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Young Tom Edison | Telegrapher (Indian Attack) | 1940-03-15 |
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Young People | Station Master | 1940-08-30 |
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Chad Hanna | Cisco Tridd | 1940-12-25 |
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Days of Jesse James | Muncie Undersheriff | 1939-12-20 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Undertaker | 1939-11-23 |
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Blondie Brings Up Baby | Encyclopedia Salesman | 1939-11-08 |
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Made for Each Other | Farmer (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
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Gone with the Wind | A Carpetbagger Businessman | 1939-12-15 |
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Four Wives | Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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Zenobia | Attorney Culpepper | 1939-04-21 |
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Nancy Drew... Reporter | Police Sergeant Entwhistle | 1939-02-18 |
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One Hour To Live | Clerk | 1939-11-10 |
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The Mad Miss Manton | Mr. X, the Safecracker | 1938-10-21 |
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When Were You Born | Peter Finlay | 1938-06-18 |
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Kentucky Moonshine | Tom Slack | 1938-05-20 |
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Mr. Moto's Gamble | Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) | 1938-04-07 |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster | 1938-02-11 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Trinidad Joe | 1938-03-18 |
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Merrily We Live | Jed Smith | 1938-03-04 |
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Sweethearts | Appleby | 1938-12-30 |
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Little Tough Guy | Baxter | 1938-07-22 |
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Brother Rat | Slim | 1938-10-29 |
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Nothing Sacred | Baggage Man | 1937-11-25 |
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The Bad Man of Brimstone | Stagecoach Driver | 1937-12-31 |
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Mountain Music | Pappy Burnside | 1937-06-18 |
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Marry the Girl | Southern sales manager | 1937-07-13 |
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Doorman | 1937-09-17 |
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Men in Exile | Jones | 1937-04-04 |
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Stand-In | Hotel manager | 1937-10-29 |
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The Longest Night | Smythe, Floorwalker | 1936-10-02 |
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Snowed Under | Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
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The Big Noise | Harrison | 1936-06-22 |
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The Case of the Velvet Claws | Wilbur Strong | 1936-07-03 |
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Road Gang | Prison Farm Doctor | 1936-03-28 |
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Country Gentlemen | Lawyer | 1936-11-08 |
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I Married a Doctor | Dave Dyer | 1936-04-25 |
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Man Hunt | Court Starrett | 1936-01-29 |
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Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. MacDuffy | 1936-12-28 |
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Satan Met a Lady | Detective Dunhill | 1936-07-22 |
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Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Blair | 1936-07-24 |
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Dr. Socrates | Bob Catlett | 1935-10-19 |
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The Widow from Monte Carlo | Eaves | 1935-12-19 |
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Naughty Marietta | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1935-03-29 |
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The Case of the Lucky Legs | Dr. Croker | 1935-10-05 |
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Love Me Forever | Carlton | 1935-06-28 |
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Folies Bergère | Stage Manager | 1935-02-22 |
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The Case of the Curious Bride | Wilbur Strong | 1935-04-13 |
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Little Big Shot | Doc (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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Treasure Island | Pirate of the Spanish Main | 1934-08-17 |
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Wagon Wheels | Bill O'Leary | 1934-09-15 |
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Blondie Johnson | Eddie | 1933-02-25 |
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Little Women | Mr. Davis (uncredited) | 1933-11-24 |
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Golden Harvest | Wheat Farmer (uncredited) | 1933-09-21 |
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So Big! | Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
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Cheaters at Play | Secretary | 1932-01-27 |
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Over the Hill | Isaac as an Adult | 1931-11-29 |
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Zander the Great | Elmer Lovejoy | 1925-05-01 |
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Janice Meredith | Philemon | 1924-12-08 |
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Danse macabre | Death | 1922-03-08 |
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Independence, B'Gosh | Horation Whiffle | 1918-12-08 |
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Romance and Brass Tacks | 1918-09-29 | |
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Hick Manhattan | Hugh Columbus McGinty | 1918-09-01 |
