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John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

December 20, 1932

Day of Death

November 9, 2017(aged 84)

Place of Birth

Denison, Texas, USA

Career

1944 – 2010

Credits

45 movies·34 TV shows

Also Known As

Джон Хіллерман

John Benedict Hillerman

Джон Бенедикт Хиллерман

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.

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Known For

Chinatown

Chinatown

1974

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973

High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

1973

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981

Filmography

Movies

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

as (archive footage)

Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

as Self (archive footage)

A Very Brady Sequel

A Very Brady Sequel

as Dr. Whitehead

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

as Narrator (Voice)

Hands of a Murderer

Hands of a Murderer

as Dr. John Watson

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

as Pfarrer

Street of Dreams

Street of Dreams

as Raymond Kepler

Assault and Matrimony

Assault and Matrimony

as Cyril

Up the Creek

Up the Creek

as Dean Burch

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

as Host

TV Shows

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1 ep.

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

as Sir Francis Commarty · 3 ep.

The Hogan Family

The Hogan Family

as Lloyd Hogan · 13 ep.

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Edgar Greenstreet · 1 ep.

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

2 ep.

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

as Maury Paul · 2 ep.

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1 ep.

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as Jonathan Higgins · 162 ep.

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1 ep.

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1 ep.