Olin Howland

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

158

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-02-09

Day of death

1959-09-20 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Olin 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.

Known For

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • The Blob

    The Blob

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Nevadan

    The Nevadan

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Santa Fe

    Santa Fe

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Relentless

    Relentless

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

  • Young People

    Young People

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • Kentucky Moonshine

    Kentucky Moonshine

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

  • Apache Rose

    Apache Rose

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Chad Hanna

    Chad Hanna

  • Folies Bergère

    Folies Bergère

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • Road Gang

    Road Gang

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Mountain Music

    Mountain Music

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • Brother Rat

    Brother Rat

  • Bermuda Mystery

    Bermuda Mystery

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

  • Danse macabre

    Danse macabre

  • Earthworm Tractors

    Earthworm Tractors

  • Sappy Birthday

    Sappy Birthday

  • Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk

    A Ticket to Tomahawk

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die

    The Man Who Wouldn't Die

  • Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

  • Hick Manhattan

    Hick Manhattan

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Ten Gentlemen from West Point

  • The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

  • You're in the Army Now

    You're in the Army Now

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • The Falcon and the Co-Eds

    The Falcon and the Co-Eds

  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Mr. Soft Touch

  • I'll Be Seeing You

    I'll Be Seeing You

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

    Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

  • The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    The Shepherd of the Hills

  • Can't Help Singing

    Can't Help Singing

  • Sing, Neighbor, Sing

    Sing, Neighbor, Sing

  • The Widow from Monte Carlo

    The Widow from Monte Carlo

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

  • Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

  • Two-Faced Woman

    Two-Faced Woman

  • The Return of the Whistler

    The Return of the Whistler

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

  • The Case of the Lucky Legs

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • The Storm Rider

    The Storm Rider

  • Home Sweet Homicide

    Home Sweet Homicide

  • Zander the Great

    Zander the Great

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

  • Senorita from the West

    Senorita from the West

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • I Married a Doctor

    I Married a Doctor

  • One Hour To Live

    One Hour To Live

  • The Longest Night

    The Longest Night

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • Santa Fe Saddlemates

    Santa Fe Saddlemates

  • Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

  • Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

  • Leave It to Henry

    Leave It to Henry

  • Sheriff of Cimarron

    Sheriff of Cimarron

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • Henry and Dizzy

    Henry and Dizzy

  • Man from Frisco

    Man from Frisco

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • The Dude Goes West

    The Dude Goes West

  • A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger in Town

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • Secrets of the Underground

    Secrets of the Underground

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Twilight on the Prairie

    Twilight on the Prairie

  • The Good Fellows

    The Good Fellows

  • Fighting Coast Guard

    Fighting Coast Guard

  • Father Makes Good

    Father Makes Good

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone

    The Bad Man of Brimstone

  • Her Lucky Night

    Her Lucky Night

  • Charlie's Haunt

    Charlie's Haunt

  • Sing Your Way Home

    Sing Your Way Home

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • Just a Cute Kid

    Just a Cute Kid

  • You Can't Escape Forever

    You Can't Escape Forever

  • Dr. Socrates

    Dr. Socrates

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

    Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Last of the Wild Horses

    Last of the Wild Horses

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • Buy Me That Town

    Buy Me That Town

  • When Were You Born

    When Were You Born

  • Cheaters at Play

    Cheaters at Play

  • Bad Men of Tombstone

    Bad Men of Tombstone

  • Independence, B'Gosh

    Independence, B'Gosh

  • Wagon Wheels

    Wagon Wheels

  • Almost Married

    Almost Married

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Romance and Brass Tacks

    Romance and Brass Tacks

  • Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

  • Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Nancy Drew... Reporter

  • Love Me Forever

    Love Me Forever

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • Janice Meredith

    Janice Meredith

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse

    Wife, Doctor and Nurse

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Ridin' Down the Canyon

  • Men in Exile

    Men in Exile

  • She Gets Her Man

    She Gets Her Man

  • Home in Wyomin'

    Home in Wyomin'

  • Little Tough Guy

    Little Tough Guy

  • Sweethearts

    Sweethearts