--- name: "Earl Holliman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/earl-holliman" roles: [] born: "11 September 1928" died: "25 November 2024" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-20T03:09:54.971053+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Earl Holliman Actor. Born 11 September 1928 in Delhi, Louisiana, USA. Died 25 November 2024. ## Details - **Born:** 11 September 1928, Delhi, Louisiana, USA - **Died:** 25 November 2024 - **Active:** 1956–1963 - **Also known as:** Henry Earl Holliman, ارل هالیمن - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 74 (1), 1960s 84 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Holliman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1277085, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391096/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12313 ## Biography Earl Holliman was an American actor. He appeared in the film *Giant* (1956) as Bob Dace. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role in *The Rainmaker* (1956). Holliman played Sergeant Bill Crowley in the television series *Police Woman* (1974–1978). His other film credits include *Forbidden Planet* (1956), *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957) and *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965). He also appeared in episodes of *The Twilight Zone* (1959) and *Bonanza* (1959). He was an animal rights activist and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, latimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Charley Judd — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *Giant* (1956), Fi1m 74, as Bob Dace — [page](https://film.one/film/giant-1956.md) ## Complete filmography (95) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Perfect Tenant* (2000), as Arthur Michaels - *Bad City Blues* (1999), as Joe Gags - *Nightman* (1997), as Frank Dominus - *Night Man* (1997), series, as Frank Dominus - *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Fred Duffy - *Delta* (1992), series, as Darden Towe - *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), series, as Earl Holliman — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md) - *P.S. I Luv U* (1991), series, as Matthew Durning - *Captain Planet and the Planeteers* (1990), series, as Milton (voice) - *In the Heat of the Night* (1988), series, as Dr. Lambert - *Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge* (1987), as Jake Flagg - *American Harvest* (1987), as Krab Hogan - *Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs* (1986), as Kim's Father - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sheriff J.T. Tanner, Wayne Platte - *The Thorn Birds* (1983), series, as Luddie Mueller - *Country Gold* (1982), as Wade Purcell - *Hotel* (1982), series, as Owen McDermott - *Sharky's Machine* (1981), as Donald Hotchkins - *Where the Ladies Go* (1980), as Buck - *The Solitary Man* (1979), as Dave Keyes - *Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff* (1979), as Ed Eckles - *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Earl Holliman (uncredited) - *Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn* (1977), as Ray Church - *Police Woman* (1974), series, as Lt. Bill Crowley - *Trapped* (1974), as David Moore - *I Love You...Good-bye* (1974), as Tom Chandler - *Cry Panic* (1974), as Sheriff Ross Cabot - *The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War* (1973), as Harry Donner - *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor - *The Boy and the Bronc Buster* (1973), as Cal Winslow - *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Chris Conway - *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor - *The Biscuit Eater* (1972), as Harve McNeil - *The Day They Hanged Kid Curry* (1971), as Wheat - *Cannon* (1971), as Magruder - *Montserrat* (1971), as Luhan - *Alias Smith and Jones* (1971), series, as Wheat - *Tribes* (1970), as DePayster - *Smoke* (1970), as Cal Finch - *The Desperate Mission* (1969), as Shad Clay - *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Brent, Dr. Ian Hayton - *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Father Hugh - *Anzio* (1968), as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler - *The Power* (1968), as Talbot Scott - *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Major Arlin McCoy - *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor - *Custer* (1967), series, Actor - *Ironside* (1967), series, as Gordy Brokaw - *A Covenant with Death* (1967), as Brian Talbot - *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Robert Charles Porter, Walker Carr, Drake Faron, Frank Rodman - *The Sons of Katie Elder* (1965), as Matt Elder - *12 O'Clock High* (1964), series, as Lt. Paul Stiger - *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Will Cross - *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Charley Judd — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md) - *The Wide Country* (1962), series, Actor - *The Virginian* (1962), series, as Wiley - *Summer and Smoke* (1961), as Archie Kramer - *Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed* (1961), as Webster - *Bus Stop* (1961), series, as Allan Stumbo - *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Capt. Bob Hill - *Armored Command* (1961), as Mike - *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Jack Quentin - *Visit to a Small Planet* (1960), as Conrad - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Mike Ferris — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Hotel de Paree* (1959), series, Actor - *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Sherman Clegg - *Last Train from Gun Hill* (1959), as Rick Belden, Craig's Son - *The Trap* (1959), as Tippy Anderson - *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor - *Hot Spell* (1958), as Buddy Duval - *Don't Go Near the Water* (1957), as Adam Garrett - *The Dark Side of the Earth* (1957), as Capt. Volodney - *Trooper Hook* (1957), as Jeff Bennett - *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral* (1957), as Deputy Sheriff Charles 'Charlie' Bassett - *The Rainmaker* (1956), as Jim Curry - *Giant* (1956), as Bob Dace — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/giant-1956.md) - *The Burning Hills* (1956), as Morton Bayliss - *Forbidden Planet* (1956), as Cookie - *I Died a Thousand Times* (1955), as Red - *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor - *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Will, Hackett, Boone Shadler - *The Big Combo* (1955), as Mingo - *The Bridges at Toko-Ri* (1954), as Nestor Gamidge - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Cal Finch, Cal Winslow - *Broken Lance* (1954), as Denny Devereaux - *Tennessee Champ* (1954), as Happy Jackfield - *East of Sumatra* (1953), as Cupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman) - *Devil's Canyon* (1953), as Prisoner - *Scared Stiff* (1953), as Elevator Operator (uncredited) - *The Girls of Pleasure Island* (1953), as Marine (uncredited) - *Destination Gobi* (1953), as Frank Swenson (uncredited) - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as David Seymour - *Pony Soldier* (1952), as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) - *Studio One* (1948), series, as Wayne Pilgrim - *Kraft Television Theatre* (1947), series, as Danny Smith ## Gallery - ![Publicity photo of Anne Francis and Earl Holliman for Don't Go Near The Water (1957)](https://film.one/media/person/467625/gallery-2e95984fdc43.jpg) Publicity photo of Anne Francis and Earl Holliman for Don't Go Near The Water (1957) — Studio Publicity, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/AnneFandEarlHforDGNTW.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![A promotional shot of Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine for The Wide Country (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/467625/gallery-0730ef570a11.jpg) A promotional shot of Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine for The Wide Country (1960) — Studio Publicity, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/AndewPandEarlHforTWC.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo of Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in The Wide Country.](https://film.one/media/person/467625/gallery-308aa27bc31c.jpg) Publicity photo of Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in The Wide Country. — Studio Publicity, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/ADandEHinWC.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Earl Holliman](https://film.one/media/person/467625/gallery-d7622193d619.jpg) Earl Holliman — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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