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John Hillerman

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 20, 1932 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Denison, Texas, USA

Biography

John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)
2001Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage)
1996A Very Brady SequelDr. Whitehead
1996Sink the Bismarck!Narrator (Voice)
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990Hands of a MurdererDr. John Watson
1989Real Men Don't Eat Gummi BearsPfarrer
1989Around the World in 80 DaysSir Francis Commarty
1988Street of DreamsRaymond Kepler
1987Assault and MatrimonyCyril
1986The Hogan FamilyLloyd Hogan
1984Up the CreekDean Burch
1984Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing LinkHost
1984Murder, She WroteJonathan Higgins
1984Murder, She WroteEdgar Greenstreet
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982Little Gloria... Happy at LastMaury Paul
1981History of the World: Part IRich Man - The French Revolution
1981Simon & Simon
1980The Murder That Wouldn't DiePaul Harrison
1980MarathonGreg Previn
1980Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
1980Magnum, P.I.Jonathan Higgins
1979Beane's of BostonJohn Peacock
1979SunburnWebb
1979Institute for RevengeVoice of I.F.R. (voice)
1979Hart to Hart
1979Beane's of BostonJohn Peacock
1978A Guide for the Married WomanMarvin
1978BetrayalVictor Slavin
1978Flying High
1977Audrey RoseScott Velle
1977Kill Me If You CanGeorge Davis
1977RelentlessMajor Leo Hargit
1977Lou Grant
1977The Betty White ShowJohn Elliot
1977The Love BoatEd Hartnett
1976The Invasion of Johnson CountyMajor Walcott
1976DelvecchioDr. Augustus Hamilton
1975At Long Last LoveRodney James
1975The Nickel RideCarl
1975Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsSimon Brimmer
1975Lucky LadyChristy McTeague
1975The Day of the LocustNed Grote
1975Wonder WomanConrad Steigler
1975Ellery Queen
1975The Bob Crane Show
1975Ellery QueenSimon Brimmer
1975One Day at a TimeMr. Connors
1974ChinatownRuss Yelburton
1974The LawThomas Q. Rachel
1974Blazing SaddlesHoward Johnson
1974The Last Angry ManTree Inspector
1974Little House on the Prairie
1974Dinah!Self
1973Paper MoonDeputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
1973High Plains DrifterBootmaker
1973The Thief Who Came to DinnerEdmund Lasker
1973The Naked ApePsychiatrist
1973KojakMark Gallant
1972What's Up, Doc?Hotel Manager
1972SkyjackedAir flight controller
1972The Carey TreatmentJenkins
1972The Outside ManDepartment Store Manager
1972The Great Man's WhiskersMajor Underwood
1972The Sandy Duncan Show
1972The Sixth Sense
1971The Last Picture ShowEnglish teacher
1971HonkyBus Ticket Salesman
1971LawmanTotts
1971Sweet, Sweet RachelMedical Examiner
1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Reporter (uncredited)
1968Hawaii Five-ODonald Blair
1968Hawaii Five-ONelson Bodine
1967Mannix
1967MannixLarry Lawton
1965The F.B.I.Morris Ridley
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee