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