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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Santa Fe | Dan Dugan | 1951-04-01 |
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Fighting Coast Guard | Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) | 1951-05-31 |
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Never a Dull Moment | Hunter (uncredited) | 1950-08-19 |
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Father Makes Good | Milo Williams | 1950-05-07 |
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A Ticket to Tomahawk | 1950-05-19 | |
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Charlie's Haunt | Storyteller on Bench | 1950-08-19 |
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Rock Island Trail | Saloonkeeper | 1950-05-18 |
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The Nevadan | Rusty (uncredited) | 1950-01-11 |
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Grand Canyon | Windy | 1949-05-19 |
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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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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
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Hellfire | 1949-05-29 | |
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Mr. Soft Touch | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
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The Paleface | Jonathan Sloane, undertaker | 1948-12-17 |
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The Dude Goes West | Finnegan | 1948-05-30 |
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Relentless | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1948-06-15 |
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Last of the Wild Horses | Remedy Williams | 1948-12-27 |
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The Return of the Whistler | Jeff Anderson | 1948-03-18 |
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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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Apache Rose | Alkali | 1947-02-15 |
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I Walk Alone | Ed the Watchman (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
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Angel and the Badman | Bradley | 1947-02-15 |
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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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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) | 1946-08-19 |
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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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Fallen Angel | Joe Ellis (uncredited) | 1945-11-15 |
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Grissly's Millions | Andrews | 1945-01-16 |
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Senorita from the West | Justice of Peace | 1945-10-12 |
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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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She Gets Her Man | Hank (uncredited) | 1945-01-12 |
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Dakota | Devlin's Driver | 1945-12-15 |
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Can't Help Singing | Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) | 1944-12-25 |
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Bermuda Mystery | Gas Station Owner | 1944-05-01 |
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I'll Be Seeing You | Train Vendor (uncredited) | 1944-12-31 |
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The Town Went Wild | Bit Part | 1944-12-15 |
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In the Meantime, Darling | Moorehousse | 1944-09-22 |
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Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Joe the Barber | 1944-08-12 |
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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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Man from Frisco | Eben Whelock | 1944-06-15 |
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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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Dixie | Mr. Deveraux | 1943-06-23 |
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The Sky's the Limit | Driver (uncredited) | 1943-07-13 |
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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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Henry and Dizzy | Frank Stevens | 1942-06-05 |
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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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Sappy Birthday | 1942-02-05 | |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Carpenter (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Jailer | 1942-12-30 |
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In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role | 1942-05-31 |
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Almost Married | Bright | 1942-05-22 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Jacob Diezel | 1942-10-01 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Jonathan Meek | 1942-04-27 |
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You Can't Escape Forever | Cemetery Organist (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
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This Gun for Hire | Blair Fletcher | 1942-04-24 |
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Dr. Broadway | The Professor | 1942-05-09 |
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Blondie's Blessed Event | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1942-04-09 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Train Station Master (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Buy Me That Town | Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) | 1941-10-03 |
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You're in the Army Now | Farmer | 1941-12-25 |
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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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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Dr. Williams | 1941-11-18 |
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Two-Faced Woman | Frank (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
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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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Comin' Round the Mountain | Pa Blower | 1940-08-16 |
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The Doctor Takes a Wife | Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
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Just a Cute Kid | Dr. Clump | 1940-10-05 |
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Young People | Station Master | 1940-08-30 |
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Zenobia | Attorney Culpepper | 1939-04-21 |
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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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One Hour To Live | Clerk | 1939-11-10 |
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Nancy Drew... Reporter | Police Sergeant Entwhistle | 1939-02-18 |
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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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Four Wives | Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
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Blondie Brings Up Baby | Encyclopedia Salesman | 1939-11-08 |
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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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Mr. Moto's Gamble | Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) | 1938-04-07 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Trinidad Joe | 1938-03-18 |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster | 1938-02-11 |
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Merrily We Live | Jed Smith | 1938-03-04 |
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Kentucky Moonshine | Tom Slack | 1938-05-20 |
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Little Tough Guy | Baxter | 1938-07-22 |
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Sweethearts | Appleby | 1938-12-30 |
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Brother Rat | Slim | 1938-10-29 |
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Doorman | 1937-09-17 |
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Stand-In | Hotel Manager | 1937-10-29 |
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Nothing Sacred | Baggage Man | 1937-11-25 |
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Men in Exile | Jones | 1937-04-04 |
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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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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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Naughty Marietta | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1935-03-29 |
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The Widow from Monte Carlo | Eaves | 1935-12-19 |
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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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Little Big Shot | Doc (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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The Case of the Curious Bride | Wilbur Strong | 1935-04-13 |
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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 |
