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