Cast
Olin Howland
Acting
Cast
Olin Howland
Known for
Acting
Born
1886-02-09
From
Denver, Colorado, USA
Died
1959-09-20
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. 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.
Gone with the Wind
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
Little Women
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Blob
as The Old Man
Them!
as Jensen
Little Women
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Charley (uncredited)
Fallen Angel
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Belle Starr
as Jasper Trench
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Sweethearts
as Appleby
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Stand-In
as Hotel Manager
Bermuda Mystery
as Gas Station Owner
Janice Meredith
as Philemon
This Gun for Hire
as Blair Fletcher
Zenobia
as Attorney Culpepper
Brother Rat
as Slim
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Hick Manhattan
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
Young People
as Station Master
Nothing Sacred
as Baggage Man
Relentless
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Nevadan
as Rusty (uncredited)
Station West
as Cook
Dakota
as Devlin's Driver
Mr. Soft Touch
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Eddie
I Walk Alone
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Angel and the Badman
as Bradley
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
The Mad Miss Manton
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Creepy Classics
as Old Man - (archive footage)
Never a Dull Moment
as Hunter (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Merrily We Live
as Jed Smith
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Corky
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Jonathan Meek
The Return of Doctor X
as Undertaker
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Little Big Shot
as Doc (uncredited)
The McConnell Story
as Sam
Four Wives
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wilbur Strong
Made for Each Other
as Farmer (uncredited)
Dixie
as Mr. Deveraux
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Dunhill
The Dude Goes West
as Finnegan
Dr. Socrates
as Bob Catlett
Marry the Girl
as Southern sales manager
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Dr. MacDuffy
Grand Canyon
as Windy
So Big!
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
as Joe (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Wilbur Strong
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Carpenter (uncredited)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Santa Fe
as Dan Dugan
When Were You Born
as Peter Finlay
Two-Faced Woman
as Frank (uncredited)
Man from Frisco
as Eben Whelock
So This Is Love
as Mailman
Naughty Marietta
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
as Reynolds
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Doorman
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
Home Sweet Homicide
as Luke
I'll Be Seeing You
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
The Paleface
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Senorita from the West
as Justice of Peace
Days of Jesse James
as Muncie Undersheriff
The Return of the Whistler
as Jeff Anderson
Hellfire
as Bartender (uncredited)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Fighting Coast Guard
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
Chad Hanna
as Cisco Tridd
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Blair
Home in Wyomin'
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Jailer
Henry and Dizzy
as Frank Stevens
Last of the Wild Horses
as Remedy Williams
Kentucky Moonshine
as Tom Slack
Living in a Big Way
as Gardener
Sing Your Way Home
as Steward
The Town Went Wild
as Bit Part
Rock Island Trail
as Saloonkeeper
Road Gang
as Prison Farm Doctor
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Dead Eye
You're in the Army Now
as Farmer
Folies Bergère de Paris
as Stage Manager
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Eaves
The Sky's the Limit
as Driver (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
Snowed Under
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Trinidad Joe
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Pa Blower
Grissly's Millions
as Andrews
Can't Help Singing
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
She Gets Her Man
as Hank (uncredited)
The Fabulous Senorita
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Dr. Croker
Nothing But Trouble
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Dr. Williams
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
A Stranger in Town
as Homer Todds
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Office Worker (uncredited)
I Married a Doctor
as Dave Dyer
Dr. Broadway
as The Professor
Secrets of the Underground
as Oscar Mayberry
The Big Noise
as Harrison
Charlie's Haunt
as Storyteller on Bench
Man Hunt
as Court Starrett
Little Tough Guy
as Baxter
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Stagecoach Driver
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Jacob Diezel
Almost Married
as Bright
Buy Me That Town
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
The Longest Night
as Smythe, Floorwalker
Love Me Forever
as Carlton
In the Meantime, Darling
as Moorehousse
Apache Rose
as Alkali
Captain Eddie
as Census Taker
Over the Hill
as Isaac as an Adult
Leave It to Henry
as Milo Williams
Country Gentlemen
as Lawyer
Cheaters at Play
as Secretary
Danse macabre
as Death
Twilight on the Prairie
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Gas Man
Wagon Wheels
as Bill O'Leary
Zander the Great
as Elmer Lovejoy
The Storm Rider
as Will Collins
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Joe the Barber
Men in Exile
as Jones
Sheriff of Cimarron
as Pinky Snyder
Romance and Brass Tacks
Mountain Music
as Pappy Burnside
Her Lucky Night
as Prince de la Mour
Sappy Birthday
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
as Marcus Le Blaine
Just a Cute Kid
as Dr. Clump
One Hour to Live
as Clerk
Father Makes Good
as Milo Williams
Independence, B'Gosh
as Horation Whiffle