Olin Howland
Known for Acting · 157 credits
- Born
- 1886-02-09
- Died
- 1959-09-20
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Olin Howlin · Olin Ross Howland
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (151)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
Little Women
1949
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Blob
1958
as The Old Man
Fallen Angel
1945
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Them!
1954
as Jensen
Little Women
1933
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Charley (uncredited)
Belle Starr
1941
as Jasper Trench
Golden Harvest
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Devlin's Driver
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Stand-In
1937
as Hotel Manager
Sweethearts
1938
as Appleby
Relentless
1948
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
Janice Meredith
1924
as Philemon
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Blair Fletcher
Angel and the Badman
1947
as Bradley
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Baggage Man
The Nevadan
1950
as Rusty (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Gas Station Owner
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Corky
Creepy Classics
1987
as Old Man - (archive footage)
Station West
1948
as Cook
Young People
1940
as Station Master
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
I Walk Alone
1947
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Made for Each Other
1939
as Farmer (uncredited)
Zenobia
1939
as Attorney Culpepper
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Undertaker
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Hunter (uncredited)
So Big!
1932
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
In Old California
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Bombers B-52
1957
as Joe (uncredited)
Grand Canyon
1949
as Windy
Hick Manhattan
1918
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Jonathan Meek
Two-Faced Woman
1941
as Frank (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Eddie
Marry the Girl
1937
as Southern sales manager
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Dr. MacDuffy
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Bob Catlett
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Merrily We Live
1938
as Jed Smith
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doc (uncredited)
Four Wives
1939
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
When Were You Born
1938
as Peter Finlay
Hellfire
1949
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Wilbur Strong
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Detective Dunhill
Brother Rat
1938
as Slim
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
Man from Frisco
1944
as Eben Whelock
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
as Luke
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Frank Stevens
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Wilbur Strong
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Gardener
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Dixie
1943
as Mr. Deveraux
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Pa Blower
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Santa Fe
1951
as Dan Dugan
Snowed Under
1936
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
1940
as Cisco Tridd
The Paleface
1948
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Road Gang
1936
as Prison Farm Doctor
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as Dr. Williams
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Saloonkeeper
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953
as Mailman
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Bit Part
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
The McConnell Story
1955
as Sam
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Jeff Anderson
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Tom Slack
Senorita from the West
1945
as Justice of Peace
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Muncie Undersheriff
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Farmer
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Finnegan
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Mr. Blair
Dr. Broadway
1942
as The Professor
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Stage Manager
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Dead Eye
Charlie's Haunt
1950
as Storyteller on Bench
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
Secrets of the Underground
1942
as Oscar Mayberry
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Stagecoach Driver
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Moorehousse
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Jacob Diezel
The Good Fellows
1943
as Reynolds
The Big Noise
1936
as Harrison
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Dr. Croker
Grissly's Millions
1945
as Andrews
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Apache Rose
1947
as Alkali
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Doorman
Man Hunt
1936
as Court Starrett
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Steward
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Sheriff (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Trinidad Joe
Over the Hill
1931
as Isaac as an Adult
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Eaves
Captain Eddie
1945
as Census Taker
About 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 i… With 157 credits spanning from 1918 to 2003, Olin Howland has appeared in 151 films and 6 TV shows.
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- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as A Carpetbagger Businessman
- Little Women (1949) — as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
- The Blob (1958) — as The Old Man
- Fallen Angel (1945) — as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
- Them! (1954) — as Jensen
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