Olin Howland

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

159

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

  • Santa Fe

    Santa Fe

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • Mountain Music

    Mountain Music

  • Road Gang

    Road Gang

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

  • In the Meantime, Darling

    In the Meantime, Darling

  • Hick Manhattan

    Hick Manhattan

  • Blondie Johnson

    Blondie Johnson

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Chad Hanna

    Chad Hanna

  • I Married a Doctor

    I Married a Doctor

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Mr. Soft Touch

  • Young People

    Young People

  • Bermuda Mystery

    Bermuda Mystery

  • The Dude Goes West

    The Dude Goes West

  • Independence, B'Gosh

    Independence, B'Gosh

  • Earthworm Tractors

    Earthworm Tractors

  • Just a Cute Kid

    Just a Cute Kid

  • Sappy Birthday

    Sappy Birthday

  • Cheaters at Play

    Cheaters at Play

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • Young Tom Edison

    Young Tom Edison

  • Country Gentlemen

    Country Gentlemen

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Santa Fe Saddlemates

    Santa Fe Saddlemates

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon

  • Sing Your Way Home

    Sing Your Way Home

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Longest Night

    The Longest Night

  • Satan Met a Lady

    Satan Met a Lady

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • Snowed Under

    Snowed Under

  • Love Me Forever

    Love Me Forever

  • Last of the Wild Horses

    Last of the Wild Horses

  • Bad Men of Tombstone

    Bad Men of Tombstone

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Hopalong Cassidy

    Hopalong Cassidy

  • Captain Eddie

    Captain Eddie

  • The Blob

    The Blob

  • Fighting Coast Guard

    Fighting Coast Guard

  • Romance and Brass Tacks

    Romance and Brass Tacks

  • The Paleface

    The Paleface

  • Buy Me That Town

    Buy Me That Town

  • Her Lucky Night

    Her Lucky Night

  • Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

  • Sing, Neighbor, Sing

    Sing, Neighbor, Sing

  • The Storm Rider

    The Storm Rider

  • Henry and Dizzy

    Henry and Dizzy

  • Relentless

    Relentless

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

  • Home Sweet Homicide

    Home Sweet Homicide

  • Brother Rat

    Brother Rat

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

  • Charlie's Haunt

    Charlie's Haunt

  • The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • Nothing Sacred

    Nothing Sacred

  • Golden Harvest

    Golden Harvest

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    The Shepherd of the Hills

  • The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

  • Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die

    The Man Who Wouldn't Die

  • The Good Fellows

    The Good Fellows

  • Station West

    Station West

  • Sweethearts

    Sweethearts

  • I'll Be Seeing You

    I'll Be Seeing You

  • The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

  • You're in the Army Now

    You're in the Army Now

  • Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Nancy Drew... Reporter

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • Little Tough Guy

    Little Tough Guy

  • The Falcon Strikes Back

    The Falcon Strikes Back

  • Two-Faced Woman

    Two-Faced Woman

  • Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

    Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

  • Never a Dull Moment

    Never a Dull Moment

  • Wagon Wheels

    Wagon Wheels

  • The Falcon and the Co-Eds

    The Falcon and the Co-Eds

  • The Return of the Whistler

    The Return of the Whistler

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk

    A Ticket to Tomahawk

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • The Doctor Takes a Wife

    The Doctor Takes a Wife

  • She Gets Her Man

    She Gets Her Man

  • Can't Help Singing

    Can't Help Singing

  • Nothing But Trouble

    Nothing But Trouble

  • Stand-In

    Stand-In

  • Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

  • Little Big Shot

    Little Big Shot

  • A Stranger in Town

    A Stranger in Town

  • Four Wives

    Four Wives

  • The Case of the Lucky Legs

    The Case of the Lucky Legs

  • Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

    Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Dr. Broadway

    Dr. Broadway

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Ridin' Down the Canyon

  • The Widow from Monte Carlo

    The Widow from Monte Carlo

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse

    Wife, Doctor and Nurse

  • Gold Diggers of 1937

    Gold Diggers of 1937

  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • The Nevadan

    The Nevadan

  • Dr. Socrates

    Dr. Socrates

  • The Bad Man of Brimstone

    The Bad Man of Brimstone

  • Marry the Girl

    Marry the Girl

  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • When Were You Born

    When Were You Born

  • The Big Noise

    The Big Noise

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Ten Gentlemen from West Point

  • The Sky's the Limit

    The Sky's the Limit

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • One Hour To Live

    One Hour To Live

  • Man from Frisco

    Man from Frisco

  • Apache Rose

    Apache Rose

  • Man Hunt

    Man Hunt

  • Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • Zander the Great

    Zander the Great

  • You Can't Escape Forever

    You Can't Escape Forever

  • Days of Jesse James

    Days of Jesse James

  • The Case of the Curious Bride

    The Case of the Curious Bride

  • Senorita from the West

    Senorita from the West

  • Men in Exile

    Men in Exile

  • Kentucky Moonshine

    Kentucky Moonshine

  • Secrets of the Underground

    Secrets of the Underground

  • Home in Wyomin'

    Home in Wyomin'

  • Janice Meredith

    Janice Meredith

  • Leave It to Henry

    Leave It to Henry

  • Almost Married

    Almost Married

  • Father Makes Good

    Father Makes Good

  • Sheriff of Cimarron

    Sheriff of Cimarron

  • Folies Bergère

    Folies Bergère

  • Twilight on the Prairie

    Twilight on the Prairie

  • Danse macabre

    Danse macabre