Olin Howland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 9, 1886
- Died
- September 20, 1959
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
Filmography
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Creepy Classics 1987
as Old Man - (archive footage)
The Blob 1958
as The Old Man
Bombers B-52 1957
as Joe (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis 1957
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
The Storm Rider 1957
as Will Collins
The McConnell Story 1955
as Sam
A Star Is Born 1954
as Charley (uncredited)
Them! 1954
as Jensen
So This Is Love 1953
as Mailman
The Fabulous Senorita 1952
as Justice of the Peace
Fighting Coast Guard 1951
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
Santa Fe 1951
as Dan Dugan
Never a Dull Moment 1950
as Hunter (uncredited)
Charlie's Haunt 1950
as Storyteller on Bench
A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950
Actor
Rock Island Trail 1950
as Saloonkeeper
Father Makes Good 1950
as Milo Williams
The Nevadan 1950
as Rusty (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch 1949
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Leave It to Henry 1949
as Milo Williams
Hellfire 1949
as Bartender (uncredited)
Grand Canyon 1949
as Windy
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Little Women 1949
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Bad Men of Tombstone 1949
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Last of the Wild Horses 1948
as Remedy Williams
The Paleface 1948
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Station West 1948
as Cook
Relentless 1948
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Dude Goes West 1948
as Finnegan
The Return of the Whistler 1948
as Jeff Anderson
I Walk Alone 1947
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way 1947
as Gardener
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Gas Man
Apache Rose 1947
as Alkali
Angel and the Badman 1947
as Bradley
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt 1946
as Marcus Le Blaine
Home Sweet Homicide 1946
as Luke
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Dakota 1945
as Devlin's Driver
Fallen Angel 1945
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Sing Your Way Home 1945
as Steward (uncredited)
Senorita from the West 1945
as Justice of Peace
Captain Eddie 1945
as Census Taker
Santa Fe Saddlemates 1945
as Dead Eye
Sheriff of Cimarron 1945
as Pinky Snyder
Her Lucky Night 1945
as Prince de la Mour
Grissly's Millions 1945
as Andrews
She Gets Her Man 1945
as Hank (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing 1944
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
I'll Be Seeing You 1944
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild 1944
as Bit Part
Nothing But Trouble 1944
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling 1944
as Moorehousse
Sing, Neighbor, Sing 1944
as Joe the Barber
Man from Frisco 1944
as Eben Whelock
Bermuda Mystery 1944
as Gas Station Owner
Twilight on the Prairie 1944
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds 1943
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
The Good Fellows 1943
as Reynolds
The Sky's the Limit 1943
as Driver (uncredited)
Dixie 1943
as Mr. Deveraux
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943
as Sheriff (uncredited)
A Stranger in Town 1943
as Homer Todds
Ridin' Down the Canyon 1942
as Jailer
When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1942
as Trullers
Secrets of the Underground 1942
as Oscar Mayberry
You Can't Escape Forever 1942
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1942
as Jacob Diezel
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy 1942
as Frank Stevens
In Old California 1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Almost Married 1942
as Bright
Dr. Broadway 1942
as Professor
Home in Wyomin' 1942
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die 1942
as Jonathan Meek
This Gun for Hire 1942
as Blair Fletcher
Blondie's Blessed Event 1942
as Office Worker (uncredited)
- Sappy Birthday
Sappy Birthday 1942
Actor
Two-Faced Woman 1941
as Frank (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now 1941
as Farmer
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring 1941
as Dr. Williams
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town 1941
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
Belle Starr 1941
as Jasper Trench
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941
as Corky
Chad Hanna 1940
as Cisco Tridd
Just a Cute Kid 1940
as Dr. Clump
Young People 1940
as Station Master
Comin' Round the Mountain 1940
as Pa Blower
The Doctor Takes a Wife 1940
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison 1940
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Four Wives 1939
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James 1939
as Muncie Undersheriff
Gone with the Wind 1939
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
The Return of Doctor X 1939
as Undertaker
One Hour to Live 1939
as Clerk
Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Zenobia 1939
as Attorney Culpepper
Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Made for Each Other 1939
as Farmer (uncredited)
Sweethearts 1938
as Appleby
Brother Rat 1938
as Slim
The Mad Miss Manton 1938
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Little Tough Guy 1938
as Baxter
When Were You Born 1938
as Peter Finlay
Kentucky Moonshine 1938
as Tom Slack
Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West 1938
as Trinidad Joe
Merrily We Live 1938
as Jed Smith
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
The Bad Man of Brimstone 1937
as Stagecoach Driver
Nothing Sacred 1937
as Baggage Man
Stand-In 1937
as Hotel Manager
Wife, Doctor and Nurse 1937
as Doorman
Marry the Girl 1937
as Southern sales manager
Mountain Music 1937
as Pappy Burnside
Men in Exile 1937
as Jones
Gold Diggers of 1937 1936
as Dr. MacDuffy
Country Gentlemen 1936
as Lawyer
The Longest Night 1936
as Smythe, Floorwalker
Earthworm Tractors 1936
as Mr. Blair
Satan Met a Lady 1936
as Detective Dunhill
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
as Wilbur Strong
The Big Noise 1936
as Harrison
I Married a Doctor 1936
as Dave Dyer
Snowed Under 1936
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
Road Gang 1936
as Prison Farm Doctor
Man Hunt 1936
as Court Starrett
The Widow from Monte Carlo 1935
as Eaves
Dr. Socrates 1935
as Bob Catlett
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935
as Dr. Croker
Little Big Shot 1935
as Doc (uncredited)
Love Me Forever 1935
as Carlton
The Case of the Curious Bride 1935
as Wilbur Strong
Naughty Marietta 1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Folies Bergère de Paris 1935
as Stage Manager
Wagon Wheels 1934
as Bill O'Leary
Treasure Island 1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Little Women 1933
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Golden Harvest 1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson 1933
as Eddie
So Big! 1932
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
Cheaters at Play 1932
as Secretary
Over the Hill 1931
as Isaac as an Adult
Zander the Great 1925
as Elmer Lovejoy
Janice Meredith 1924
as Philemon
Danse macabre 1922
as Death
Independence, B'Gosh 1918
as Horation Whiffle
Romance and Brass Tacks 1918
Actor
Hick Manhattan 1918
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
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