Olin Howland
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Creepy Classics as Old Man - (archive footage)
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Old Man in 'The Blob'
- 1958 · The Blob as The Old Man
- 1957 · Bombers B-52 as Joe (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Real McCoys as
- 1957 · The Spirit of St. Louis as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Storm Rider as Will Collins
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1955 · The McConnell Story as Sam
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Charley (uncredited)
- 1954 · Them! as Jensen
- 1953 · So This Is Love as Mailman
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Hopalong Cassidy as
- 1952 · The Fabulous Senorita as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Mr. Skinner
- 1951 · Fighting Coast Guard as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
- 1951 · Santa Fe as Dan Dugan
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sheriff
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Pete Walters
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Bartender
- 1950 · Never a Dull Moment as Hunter (uncredited)
- 1950 · Charlie's Haunt as Storyteller on Bench
- 1950 · Rock Island Trail as Saloonkeeper
- 1950 · Father Makes Good as Milo Williams
- 1950 · The Nevadan as Rusty (uncredited)
- 1949 · Mr. Soft Touch as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
- 1949 · Leave It to Henry as Milo Williams
- 1949 · Hellfire as
- 1949 · Grand Canyon as Windy
- 1949 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
- 1949 · Bad Men of Tombstone as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
- 1948 · Last of the Wild Horses as Remedy Williams
- 1948 · The Paleface as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
- 1948 · Station West as Cook
- 1948 · Relentless as Veterinarian (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Dude Goes West as Finnegan
- 1948 · The Return of the Whistler as Jeff Anderson
- 1947 · I Walk Alone as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
- 1947 · Living in a Big Way as Gardener
- 1947 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Gas Man
- 1947 · Angel and the Badman as Bradley
- 1947 · Apache Rose as Alkali
- 1946 · Crime Doctor's Man Hunt as Marcus Le Blaine
- 1946 · Home Sweet Homicide as Luke
- 1946 · The Strange Love of Martha Ivers as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
- 1945 · Dakota as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin)
- 1945 · Fallen Angel as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
- 1945 · Sing Your Way Home as Steward
- 1945 · Senorita from the West as Justice of Peace
- 1945 · Captain Eddie as Census Taker
- 1945 · Santa Fe Saddlemates as Dead Eye
- 1945 · Sheriff of Cimarron as Pinky Snyder
- 1945 · Her Lucky Night as Prince de la Mour
- 1945 · Grissly's Millions as Andrews
- 1945 · She Gets Her Man as Hank (uncredited)
- 1944 · I'll Be Seeing You as Train Vendor (uncredited)
- 1944 · Can't Help Singing as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
- 1944 · The Town Went Wild as Bit Part
- 1944 · Nothing But Trouble as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
- 1944 · In the Meantime, Darling as Moorehousse
- 1944 · Sing, Neighbor, Sing as Joe the Barber
- 1944 · Man from Frisco as Eben Whelock
- 1944 · Bermuda Mystery as Gas Station Owner
- 1944 · Twilight on the Prairie as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
- 1943 · The Falcon and the Co-Eds as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
- 1943 · The Good Fellows as Reynolds
- 1943 · The Sky's the Limit as Driver (uncredited)
- 1943 · Dixie as Mr. Deveraux (as Olin Howlin)
- 1943 · A Stranger in Town as Homer Todds
- 1943 · The Falcon Strikes Back as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1942 · Ridin' Down the Canyon as Jailer
- 1942 · Secrets of the Underground as Oscar Mayberry
- 1942 · You Can't Escape Forever as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
- 1942 · Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Jacob Diezel
- 1942 · Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Carpenter (uncredited)
- 1942 · Henry and Dizzy as Frank Stevens
- 1942 · In Old California as Undetermined Minor Role
- 1942 · Almost Married as Bright
- 1942 · Dr. Broadway as The professor
- 1942 · Dr. Broadway as The Professor
- 1942 · Home in Wyomin' as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
- 1942 · The Man Who Wouldn't Die as Jonathan Meek
- 1942 · This Gun for Hire as Blair Fletcher
- 1942 · Blondie's Blessed Event as Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1942 · Sappy Birthday as
- 1941 · Two-Faced Woman as Frank (uncredited)
- 1941 · You're in the Army Now as Farmer
- 1941 · Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring as Dr. Williams
- 1941 · One Foot in Heaven as Train Station Master (uncredited)
- 1941 · Buy Me That Town as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
- 1941 · Belle Starr as Jasper Trench
- 1941 · The Shepherd of the Hills as Corky
- 1940 · Chad Hanna as Cisco Tridd
- 1940 · Just a Cute Kid as Dr. Clump
- 1940 · Young People as Station Master
- 1940 · The Doctor Takes a Wife as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
- 1940 · Young Tom Edison as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
- 1939 · Four Wives as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
- 1939 · Days of Jesse James as Muncie Undersheriff
- 1939 · The Return of Doctor X as Undertaker
- 1939 · One Hour To Live as Clerk
- 1939 · Blondie Brings Up Baby as Encyclopedia Salesman
- 1939 · Zenobia as Attorney Culpepper
- 1939 · Gone with the Wind as A Carpetbagger Businessman
- 1939 · Nancy Drew... Reporter as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
- 1939 · Made for Each Other as Farmer (uncredited)
- 1938 · Sweethearts as Appleby
- 1938 · Brother Rat as Slim
- 1938 · The Mad Miss Manton as Mr. X, the Safecracker
- 1938 · Little Tough Guy as Baxter
- 1938 · When Were You Born as Peter Finlay
- 1938 · Kentucky Moonshine as Tom Slack
- 1938 · Mr. Moto's Gamble as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
- 1938 · The Girl of the Golden West as Trinidad Joe
- 1938 · Merrily We Live as Jed Smith
- 1938 · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
- 1937 · The Bad Man of Brimstone as Stagecoach Driver
- 1937 · Nothing Sacred as Baggage Man
- 1937 · Stand-In as Hotel manager
- 1937 · Wife, Doctor and Nurse as Doorman
- 1937 · Marry the Girl as Southern sales manager
- 1937 · Mountain Music as Pappy Burnside
- 1937 · Men in Exile as Jones
- 1936 · Gold Diggers of 1937 as Dr. MacDuffy
- 1936 · Country Gentlemen as Lawyer
- 1936 · The Longest Night as Smythe, Floorwalker
- 1936 · Earthworm Tractors as Mr. Blair
- 1936 · Satan Met a Lady as Detective Dunhill
- 1936 · The Case of the Velvet Claws as Wilbur Strong
- 1936 · The Big Noise as Harrison
- 1936 · I Married a Doctor as Dave Dyer
- 1936 · Snowed Under as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1936 · Road Gang as Prison Farm Doctor
- 1936 · Man Hunt as Court Starrett
- 1935 · The Widow from Monte Carlo as Eaves
- 1935 · Dr. Socrates as Bob Catlett
- 1935 · The Case of the Lucky Legs as Dr. Croker
- 1935 · Little Big Shot as Doc (uncredited)
- 1935 · Love Me Forever as Carlton
- 1935 · The Case of the Curious Bride as Wilbur Strong
- 1935 · Naughty Marietta as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- 1935 · Folies Bergère as Stage Manager
- 1934 · Wagon Wheels as Bill O'Leary
- 1934 · Treasure Island as Pirate of the Spanish Main
- 1933 · Little Women as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
- 1933 · Golden Harvest as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
- 1933 · Blondie Johnson as Eddie
- 1932 · So Big! as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
- 1932 · Cheaters at Play as Secretary
- 1931 · Over the Hill as Isaac as an Adult
- 1925 · Zander the Great as Elmer Lovejoy
- 1924 · Janice Meredith as Philemon
- 1922 · Danse macabre as Death
- 1918 · Independence, B'Gosh as Horation Whiffle
- 1918 · Romance and Brass Tacks as
- 1918 · Hick Manhattan as Hugh Columbus McGinty