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.
Movie | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
Movie | Creepy Classics | Old Man - (archive footage) | 1987-10-01 |
Movie | Horrible Horror | Old Man in 'The Blob' | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | The Blob | The Old Man | 1958-09-10 |
Movie | The Storm Rider | Will Collins | 1957-03-01 |
Movie | The Spirit of St. Louis | Surplus Dealer (uncredited) | 1957-04-01 |
Series | The Real McCoys | Unknown | 1957-10-03 |
Movie | Bombers B-52 | Joe (uncredited) | 1957-11-22 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | The McConnell Story | Sam | 1955-09-29 |
Movie | Them! | Jensen | 1954-06-16 |
Movie | A Star Is Born | Charley (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
Movie | So This Is Love | Mailman | 1953-07-15 |
Movie | The Fabulous Senorita | Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin) | 1952-03-31 |
Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Series | Mr. & Mrs. North | Unknown | 1952-10-03 |
Movie | Fighting Coast Guard | Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin) | 1951-05-31 |
Movie | Santa Fe | Dan Dugan | 1951-04-01 |
Series | I Love Lucy | Mr. Skinner | 1951-10-15 |
Movie | The Nevadan | Rusty (uncredited) | 1950-01-11 |
Movie | Father Makes Good | Milo Williams | 1950-05-07 |
Movie | Rock Island Trail | Saloonkeeper | 1950-05-18 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Bartender | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Charlie's Haunt | Storyteller on Bench | 1950-08-19 |
Movie | Bad Men of Tombstone | Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin) | 1949-01-21 |
Movie | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited) | 1949-04-18 |
Movie | Grand Canyon | Windy | 1949-05-19 |
Movie | Mr. Soft Touch | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) | 1949-07-28 |
Movie | Leave It to Henry | Milo Williams | 1949-06-12 |
Movie | Hellfire | Unknown | 1949-05-29 |
Movie | The Dude Goes West | Finnegan | 1948-05-30 |
Movie | The Return of the Whistler | Jeff Anderson | 1948-03-18 |
Movie | Relentless | Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1948-06-15 |
Movie | Station West | Cook | 1948-09-01 |
Movie | Last of the Wild Horses | Remedy Williams | 1948-12-27 |
Movie | The Paleface | Jonathan Sloane, undertaker | 1948-12-17 |
Movie | Angel and the Badman | Bradley | 1947-02-15 |
Movie | Apache Rose | Alkali | 1947-02-15 |
Movie | Living in a Big Way | Gardener | 1947-06-10 |
Movie | Easy Come, Easy Go | Gas Man | 1947-03-07 |
Movie | I Walk Alone | Ed the Watchman (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | Home Sweet Homicide | Luke | 1946-10-02 |
Movie | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers | Newspaper Clerk (uncredited) | 1946-08-19 |
Movie | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Marcus Le Blaine | 1946-10-24 |
Movie | Sheriff of Cimarron | Pinky Snyder | 1945-02-28 |
Movie | Her Lucky Night | Prince de la Mour | 1945-02-09 |
Movie | She Gets Her Man | Hank (uncredited) | 1945-01-12 |
Movie | Santa Fe Saddlemates | Dead Eye | 1945-06-01 |
Movie | Grissly's Millions | Andrews | 1945-01-16 |
Movie | Captain Eddie | Census Taker | 1945-06-18 |
Movie | Dakota | Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin) | 1945-12-15 |
Movie | Sing Your Way Home | Steward | 1945-11-14 |
Movie | Fallen Angel | Joe Ellis (uncredited) | 1945-11-15 |
Movie | Senorita from the West | Justice of Peace | 1945-10-12 |
Movie | Man from Frisco | Eben Whelock | 1944-06-15 |
Movie | Bermuda Mystery | Gas Station Owner | 1944-05-01 |
Movie | Twilight on the Prairie | Jed (as Olin Howlin) | 1944-04-30 |
Movie | Sing, Neighbor, Sing | Joe the Barber | 1944-08-12 |
Movie | The Town Went Wild | Bit Part | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | I'll Be Seeing You | Train Vendor (uncredited) | 1944-12-31 |
Movie | In the Meantime, Darling | Moorehousse | 1944-09-22 |
Movie | Can't Help Singing | Bigelow (as Olin Howlin) | 1944-12-25 |
Movie | Nothing But Trouble | Room painter | 1944-12-06 |
Movie | The Falcon Strikes Back | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | A Stranger in Town | Homer Todds | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | Dixie | Mr. Deveraux (as Olin Howlin) | 1943-06-23 |
Movie | The Sky's the Limit | Driver (uncredited) | 1943-07-13 |
Movie | The Falcon and the Co-Eds | Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver | 1943-11-10 |
Movie | The Good Fellows | Reynolds | 1943-08-11 |
Movie | Home in Wyomin' | Sunrise (as Olin Howlin) | 1942-04-29 |
Movie | Dr. Broadway | The professor | 1942-05-09 |
Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Jonathan Meek | 1942-04-27 |
Movie | Blondie's Blessed Event | Office Worker (uncredited) | 1942-04-09 |
Movie | Sappy Birthday | Unknown | 1942-02-05 |
Movie | This Gun for Hire | Blair Fletcher | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Almost Married | Bright | 1942-05-22 |
Movie | Ridin' Down the Canyon | Jailer | 1942-12-30 |
Movie | In Old California | Undetermined Minor Role | 1942-05-31 |
Movie | Secrets of the Underground | Oscar Mayberry | 1942-12-18 |
Movie | You Can't Escape Forever | Cemetery Organist (uncredited) | 1942-10-10 |
Movie | Henry and Dizzy | Frank Stevens | 1942-06-05 |
Movie | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Carpenter (uncredited) | 1942-06-26 |
Movie | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Jacob Diezel | 1942-10-01 |
Movie | Belle Starr | Jasper Trench | 1941-09-12 |
Movie | The Shepherd of the Hills | Corky | 1941-07-18 |
Movie | One Foot in Heaven | Train Station Master (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
Movie | Buy Me That Town | Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin) | 1941-10-03 |
Movie | Two-Faced Woman | Frank (uncredited) | 1941-12-31 |
Movie | You're in the Army Now | Farmer | 1941-12-25 |
Movie | Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring | Dr. Williams | 1941-11-18 |
Movie | Young Tom Edison | Telegrapher (Indian Attack) | 1940-03-15 |
Movie | The Doctor Takes a Wife | Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited) | 1940-04-25 |
Movie | Young People | Station Master | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | Just a Cute Kid | Dr. Clump | 1940-10-05 |
Movie | Chad Hanna | Cisco Tridd | 1940-12-25 |
Movie | Gone with the Wind | A Carpetbagger Businessman | 1939-03-12 |
Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Police Sergeant Entwhistle | 1939-02-18 |
Movie | Made for Each Other | Farmer (uncredited) | 1939-02-10 |
Movie | Zenobia | Attorney Culpepper | 1939-04-21 |
Movie | Days of Jesse James | Muncie Undersheriff | 1939-12-20 |
Movie | Blondie Brings Up Baby | Encyclopedia Salesman | 1939-11-08 |
Movie | Four Wives | Joe - a Policeman (uncredited) | 1939-12-22 |
Movie | The Return of Doctor X | Undertaker | 1939-11-23 |
Movie | One Hour To Live | Clerk | 1939-11-10 |
Movie | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited) | 1938-04-07 |
Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Trinidad Joe | 1938-03-18 |
Movie | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster | 1938-02-11 |
Movie | Kentucky Moonshine | Tom Slack | 1938-05-20 |
Movie | Merrily We Live | Jed Smith | 1938-03-04 |
Movie | When Were You Born | Peter Finlay | 1938-06-18 |
Movie | Little Tough Guy | Baxter | 1938-07-22 |
Movie | Brother Rat | Slim | 1938-10-29 |
Movie | Sweethearts | Appleby | 1938-12-30 |
Movie | The Mad Miss Manton | Mr. X, the Safecracker | 1938-10-21 |
Movie | Mountain Music | Pappy Burnside | 1937-06-18 |
Movie | Marry the Girl | Southern sales manager | 1937-07-13 |
Movie | Men in Exile | Jones | 1937-04-04 |
Movie | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Stagecoach Driver | 1937-12-31 |
Movie | Nothing Sacred | Baggage Man | 1937-11-25 |
Movie | Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Doorman | 1937-09-17 |
Movie | Stand-In | Hotel manager | 1937-10-29 |
Movie | I Married a Doctor | Dave Dyer | 1936-04-25 |
Movie | Snowed Under | Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited) | 1936-03-29 |
Movie | Man Hunt | Court Starrett | 1936-01-29 |
Movie | The Big Noise | Harrison | 1936-06-22 |
Movie | Road Gang | Prison Farm Doctor | 1936-03-28 |
Movie | The Case of the Velvet Claws | Wilbur Strong | 1936-07-03 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1937 | Dr. MacDuffy | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | The Longest Night | Smythe, Floorwalker | 1936-10-02 |
Movie | Country Gentlemen | Lawyer | 1936-11-08 |
Movie | Earthworm Tractors | Mr. Blair | 1936-07-24 |
Movie | Satan Met a Lady | Detective Dunhill | 1936-07-22 |
Movie | The Case of the Curious Bride | Wilbur Strong | 1935-04-13 |
Movie | Folies Bergère | Stage Manager | 1935-02-22 |
Movie | Love Me Forever | Carlton | 1935-06-28 |
Movie | Naughty Marietta | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | 1935-03-29 |
Movie | Little Big Shot | Doc (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
Movie | The Widow from Monte Carlo | Eaves | 1935-12-19 |
Movie | Dr. Socrates | Bob Catlett | 1935-10-19 |
Movie | The Case of the Lucky Legs | Dr. Croker | 1935-10-05 |
Movie | Treasure Island | Pirate of the Spanish Main | 1934-08-17 |
Movie | Wagon Wheels | Bill O'Leary | 1934-09-15 |
Movie | Blondie Johnson | Eddie | 1933-02-25 |
Movie | Golden Harvest | Wheat Farmer (uncredited) | 1933-09-21 |
Movie | Little Women | Mr. Davis (uncredited) | 1933-11-24 |
Movie | Cheaters at Play | Secretary | 1932-01-27 |
Movie | So Big! | Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited) | 1932-04-30 |
Movie | Over the Hill | Isaac as an Adult | 1931-11-29 |
Movie | Zander the Great | Elmer Lovejoy | 1925-05-01 |
Movie | Janice Meredith | Philemon | 1924-12-08 |
Movie | Danse macabre | Death | 1922-03-08 |
Movie | Hick Manhattan | Hugh Columbus McGinty | 1918-09-01 |
Movie | Romance and Brass Tacks | Unknown | 1918-09-29 |
Movie | Independence, B'Gosh | Horation Whiffle | 1918-12-08 |