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Earle Hyman

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Earle Hyman

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 11, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.

Known For

Acting
2006Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2002The Cosby Show: A Look BackSelf / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
2002Did you leave us, Blake?Self
2000The Moving of Sophia MylesBishop Heath
1999Twice in a LifetimeCharley Freeman / Jack
1996Hijacked: Flight 285Wayne Edwards
1989A Man Called Hawk
1987ThunderCats Ho! The MoviePanthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
1987A Different WorldRussel Huxtable
1985ThunderCats: ExodusPanthro (voice)
1985The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausKing Awgwa (voice)
1985ThunderCatsPanthro (voice)
1984The Cosby ShowRussell Huxtable
1984The Cosby ShowVoice of MacBeth (uncredited)
1982Fighting BackPolice Chief Freeman
1982Long Day's Journey Into NightJames Tyrone
1980The Ivory ApeInspector St. George
1979CoriolanusCominius
1974The Super CopsPolice Detective (uncredited)
1973The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testamentprophet jerimiah
1973And the Bones Came TogetherRoy Lockhart
1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyCharles
1960John Brown's Raid
1954The Bamboo PrisonDoc Jackson, medic
1951Hallmark Hall of FameAdam and Hezdrel
1945The Lost WeekendSmoking Man (uncredited)