Birth Day: 1886-02-09
Place of birth: 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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As Self (archive footage) -
As Old Man - (archive footage) -
As The Old Man -
As Surplus Dealer (uncredited) -
As Will Collins -
As Joe (uncredited) -
As Sam -
As Charley (uncredited) -
As Jensen -
As Mailman -
As Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin) -
As Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) -
As Dan Dugan -
As Rusty (uncredited) -
As Hunter (uncredited) -
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As Saloonkeeper -
As Storyteller on Bench -
As Milo Williams -
As Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) -
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As Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) -
As Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited) -
As Milo Williams -
As Windy -
As Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) -
As Finnegan -
As Jeff Anderson -
As Jonathan Sloane, undertaker -
As Cook -
As Veterinarian (uncredited) -
As Remedy Williams -
As Gas Man -
As Bradley -
As Alkali -
As Gardener -
As Ed the Watchman (uncredited) -
As Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) -
As Marcus Le Blaine -
As Luke -
As Justice of Peace -
As Joe Ellis (uncredited) -
As Andrews -
As Devlin's Driver -
As Hank (uncredited) -
As Dead Eye -
As Pinky Snyder -
As Prince de la Mour -
As Census Taker -
As Steward -
As Gas Station Owner -
As Train Vendor (uncredited) -
As Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) -
As Eben Whelock -
As Bit Part -
As Jed (as Olin Howlin) -
As Moorehousse -
As Joe the Barber -
As Painter's Foreman (uncredited) -
As Mr. Deveraux -
As Driver (uncredited) -
As Reynolds -
As Sheriff (uncredited) -
As Homer Todds -
As Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver -
As Oscar Mayberry -
As Undetermined Minor Role -
As Cemetery Organist (uncredited) -
As Carpenter (uncredited) -
As The Professor -
As Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) -
As Frank Stevens -
As Bright -
As Jacob Diezel -
As Blair Fletcher -
As Jailer -
As Office Worker (uncredited) -
As Jonathan Meek -
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As Frank (uncredited) -
As Corky -
As Farmer -
As Train Station Master (uncredited) -
As Jasper Trench -
As Dr. Williams -
As Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) -
As Station Master -
As Dr. Clump -
As Pa Blower -
As Cisco Tridd -
As Telegrapher (Indian Attack) -
As Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited) -
As Attorney Culpepper -
As Clerk -
As A Carpetbagger Businessman -
As Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) -
As Encyclopedia Salesman -
As Muncie Undersheriff -
As Farmer (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant Entwhistle -
As Undertaker -
As Appleby -
As Baxter -
As Slim -
As Mr. X, the Safecracker -
As Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) -
As Trinidad Joe -
As Peter Finlay -
As Jed Smith -
As Tom Slack -
As Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster -
As Stagecoach Driver -
As Pappy Burnside -
As Baggage Man -
As Hotel Manager -
As Doorman -
As Jones -
As Southern sales manager -
As Harrison -
As Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) -
As Detective Dunhill -
As Smythe, Floorwalker -
As Mr. Blair -
As Lawyer -
As Wilbur Strong -
As Dr. MacDuffy -
As Prison Farm Doctor -
As Court Starrett -
As Dave Dyer -
As Doc (uncredited) -
As Stage Manager -
As Carlton -
As Dr. Croker -
As Bob Catlett -
As Wilbur Strong -
As Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) -
As Eaves -
As Pirate of the Spanish Main -
As Bill O'Leary -
As Eddie -
As Wheat Farmer (uncredited) -
As Mr. Davis (uncredited) -
As Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) -
As Secretary -
As Isaac as an Adult -
As Elmer Lovejoy -
As Philemon -
As Death -
As Hugh Columbus McGinty -
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As Horation Whiffle