Olin Howland
Acting
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
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movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieCreepy Classics
1987
Old Man - (archive footage)
movieThe Blob
1958
The Old Man
movieBombers B-52
1957
Joe (uncredited)
movieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
movieThe Storm Rider
1957
Will Collins
movieA Star Is Born
1954
Charley (uncredited)
movieThem!
1954
Jensen
movieSo This Is Love
1953
Mailman
movieThe Fabulous Senorita
1952
Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Mr. Skinner
movieFighting Coast Guard
1951
Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
movieSanta Fe
1951
Dan Dugan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Sheriff / Pete Walters / Bartender
movieCharlie's Haunt
1950
Storyteller on Bench
movieNever a Dull Moment
1950
Hunter (uncredited)
movieRock Island Trail
1950
Saloonkeeper
movieFather Makes Good
1950
Milo Williams
movieThe Nevadan
1950
Rusty (uncredited)
movieMr. Soft Touch
1949
Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
movieLeave It to Henry
1949
Milo Williams
movieHellfire
1949
Bartender (uncredited)
movieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
movieLittle Women
1949
Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
movieBad Men of Tombstone
1949
Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
movieLast of the Wild Horses
1948
Remedy Williams
movieThe Paleface
1948
Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
movieRelentless
1948
Veterinarian (uncredited)
movieThe Dude Goes West
1948
Finnegan
movieThe Return of the Whistler
1948
Jeff Anderson
movieI Walk Alone
1947
Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
movieLiving in a Big Way
1947
Gardener
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
Gas Man
movieApache Rose
1947
Alkali
movieCrime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
Marcus Le Blaine
movieThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
movieDakota
1945
Devlin's Driver
movieFallen Angel
1945
Joe Ellis (uncredited)
movieSing Your Way Home
1945
Steward (uncredited)
movieSenorita from the West
1945
Justice of Peace
movieCaptain Eddie
1945
Census Taker
movieSanta Fe Saddlemates
1945
Dead Eye
movieSheriff of Cimarron
1945
Pinky Snyder
movieHer Lucky Night
1945
Prince de la Mour
movieGrissly's Millions
1945
Andrews
movieShe Gets Her Man
1945
Hank (uncredited)
movieI'll Be Seeing You
1944
Train Vendor (uncredited)
movieCan't Help Singing
1944
Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
movieThe Town Went Wild
1944
Bit Part
movieNothing But Trouble
1944
Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
movieIn the Meantime, Darling
1944
Moorehousse
movieSing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
Joe the Barber
movieMan from Frisco
1944
Eben Whelock
movieBermuda Mystery
1944
Gas Station Owner
movieTwilight on the Prairie
1944
Jed (as Olin Howlin)
movieThe Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
movieThe Good Fellows
1943
Reynolds
movieThe Sky's the Limit
1943
Driver (uncredited)
movieDixie
1943
Mr. Deveraux
movieA Stranger in Town
1943
Homer Todds
movieThe Falcon Strikes Back
1943
Sheriff (uncredited)
movieSecrets of the Underground
1942
Oscar Mayberry
movieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
movieMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
Jacob Diezel
movieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Carpenter (uncredited)
movieHenry and Dizzy
1942
Frank Stevens
movieIn Old California
1942
Undetermined Minor Role
movieAlmost Married
1942
Bright
movieDr. Broadway
1942
The Professor
movieHome in Wyomin'
1942
Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
Jonathan Meek
movieThis Gun for Hire
1942
Blair Fletcher
movieBlondie's Blessed Event
1942
Office Worker (uncredited)
movieTwo-Faced Woman
1941
Frank (uncredited)
movieEllery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
Dr. Williams
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Train Station Master (uncredited)
movieBuy Me That Town
1941
Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
movieBelle Starr
1941
Jasper Trench
movieChad Hanna
1940
Cisco Tridd
movieJust a Cute Kid
1940
Dr. Clump
movieYoung People
1940
Station Master
movieComin' Round the Mountain
1940
Pa Blower
movieThe Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
movieYoung Tom Edison
1940
Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
movieFour Wives
1939
Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
movieDays of Jesse James
1939
Muncie Undersheriff
movieGone with the Wind
1939
A Carpetbagger Businessman
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
Undertaker
movieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Encyclopedia Salesman
movieZenobia
1939
Attorney Culpepper
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939
Police Sergeant Entwhistle
movieMade for Each Other
1939
Farmer (uncredited)
movieSweethearts
1938
Appleby
movieThe Mad Miss Manton
1938
Mr. X, the Safecracker
movieWhen Were You Born
1938
Peter Finlay
movieKentucky Moonshine
1938
Tom Slack
movieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
movieThe Girl of the Golden West
1938
Trinidad Joe
movieMerrily We Live
1938
Jed Smith
movieThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
movieThe Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Stagecoach Driver
movieNothing Sacred
1937
Baggage Man
movieStand-In
1937
Hotel Manager
movieMarry the Girl
1937
Southern sales manager
movieMountain Music
1937
Pappy Burnside
movieGold Diggers of 1937
1936
Dr. MacDuffy
movieThe Longest Night
1936
Smythe, Floorwalker
movieEarthworm Tractors
1936
Mr. Blair
movieSatan Met a Lady
1936
Detective Dunhill
movieThe Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
Wilbur Strong
movieThe Big Noise
1936
Harrison
movieI Married a Doctor
1936
Dave Dyer
movieSnowed Under
1936
Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
movieRoad Gang
1936
Prison Farm Doctor
movieMan Hunt
1936
Court Starrett
movieDr. Socrates
1935
Bob Catlett
movieThe Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
Dr. Croker
movieLittle Big Shot
1935
Doc (uncredited)
movieLove Me Forever
1935
Carlton
movieThe Case of the Curious Bride
1935
Wilbur Strong
movieNaughty Marietta
1935
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
movieFolies Bergère de Paris
1935
Stage Manager
movieWagon Wheels
1934
Bill O'Leary
movieTreasure Island
1934
Pirate of the Spanish Main
movieLittle Women
1933
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
movieGolden Harvest
1933
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
movieSo Big!
1932
Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
movieCheaters at Play
1932
Secretary
movieOver the Hill
1931
Isaac as an Adult
movieZander the Great
1925
Elmer Lovejoy
movieJanice Meredith
1924
Philemon
movieIndependence, B'Gosh
1918
Horation Whiffle
movieHick Manhattan
1918
Hugh Columbus McGinty