John Hillerman
Acting
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.
Born: December 20, 1932
Place of Birth: Denison, Texas, USA
Known For
Chinatown
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Paper Moon
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
Little House on the Prairie
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The Last Picture Show
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
What's Up, Doc?
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Tales of the Gold Monkey
In a backwater corner of the South Pacific in 1938, a young American adventurer and his ragtag group of friends become involved in death-defying hi-jinx, transporting people-on-the-run in a well-worn Grumman Goose seaplane.
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Whitehead
as Narrator (Voice)
as Dr. John Watson
as Pfarrer
as Sir Francis Commarty
as Raymond Kepler
as Cyril
as Lloyd Hogan
as Jonathan Higgins
as Edgar Greenstreet
as Dean Burch
as Maury Paul
as Rich Man - The French Revolution
as Jonathan Higgins
as Paul Harrison
as Greg Previn
as Webb
as John Peacock
as Victor Slavin
as Marvin
as George Davis
as Ed Hartnett
as Major Leo Hargit
as Scott Velle
as Dr. Augustus Hamilton
as Major Walcott
as Christy McTeague
as Mr. Connors
as Conrad Steigler
as Simon Brimmer
as Ned Grote
as Simon Brimmer
as Rodney James
as Carl
as Thomas Q. Rachel
as Self
as Russ Yelburton
as Tree Inspector
as Howard Johnson
as Mark Gallant
as Psychiatrist
as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
as Bootmaker
as Edmund Lasker
as Department Store Manager
as Air flight controller
as Major Underwood
as Jenkins
as Hotel Manager
as Bus Ticket Salesman
as English teacher
as Medical Examiner
as Totts
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Donald Blair
as Nelson Bodine
as Larry Lawton
as Morris Ridley
as Self
as Self - Nominee