Olin Howland
from Denver, Colorado, USA
from Denver, Colorado, USA
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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.
Self (archive footage)
Old Man - (archive footage)
The Old Man
Will Collins
Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
Joe (uncredited)
Sam
Jensen
Charley (uncredited)
Mailman
Justice of the Peace
Dan Dugan
Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
Rusty (uncredited)
Milo Williams
Saloonkeeper
(Unknown)
Storyteller on Bench
Hunter (uncredited)
Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Windy
Bartender (uncredited)
Milo Williams
Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Jeff Anderson
Finnegan
Veterinarian (uncredited)
Cook
Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Remedy Williams
Alkali
Bradley
Gas Man
Gardener
Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Luke
Marcus Le Blaine
Hank (uncredited)
Andrews
Prince de la Mour
Pinky Snyder
Dead Eye
Census Taker
Justice of Peace
Steward (uncredited)
Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Devlin's Driver
Jed (as Olin Howlin)
Gas Station Owner
Eben Whelock
Joe the Barber
Moorehousse
Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Bit Part
Train Vendor (uncredited)
Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Homer Todds
Mr. Deveraux
Driver (uncredited)
Reynolds
Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
Sappy Birthday
(Unknown)
Office Worker (uncredited)
Blair Fletcher
Jonathan Meek
Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
Professor
Bright
Undetermined Minor Role
Frank Stevens
Carpenter (uncredited)
Jacob Diezel
Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
Oscar Mayberry
Trullers
Jailer
Corky
Jasper Trench
Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
Train Station Master (uncredited)
Dr. Williams
Farmer
Frank (uncredited)
Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Pa Blower
Station Master
Dr. Clump
Cisco Tridd
Farmer (uncredited)
Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Attorney Culpepper
Encyclopedia Salesman
Clerk
Undertaker
A Carpetbagger Businessman
Muncie Undersheriff
Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
Jed Smith
Trinidad Joe
Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Tom Slack
Peter Finlay
Baxter
Mr. X, the Safecracker
Slim
Appleby
Jones
Pappy Burnside
Southern sales manager
Doorman
Hotel Manager
Baggage Man
Stagecoach Driver
Court Starrett
Prison Farm Doctor
Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
Dave Dyer
Harrison
Wilbur Strong
Detective Dunhill
Mr. Blair
Smythe, Floorwalker
Lawyer
Dr. MacDuffy
Stage Manager
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wilbur Strong
Carlton
Doc (uncredited)
Dr. Croker
Bob Catlett
Eaves
Pirate of the Spanish Main
Bill O'Leary
Eddie
Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Secretary
Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
Isaac as an Adult
Elmer Lovejoy
Philemon
Death
Hugh Columbus McGinty
(Unknown)
Horation Whiffle