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