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Earle Hyman
Acting

Earle Hyman

October 11, 1926November 18, 2017 (aged 91)Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.

Filmography

Løven - Henrik Ibsen poster

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

2006

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

The Cosby Show: A Look Back poster

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

7.8
•2002

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

Did you leave us, Blake? poster

Did you leave us, Blake?

as Self

6.0•2002

Did you leave us, Blake?

as Self

The Moving of Sophia Myles poster

The Moving of Sophia Myles

as Bishop Heath

8.0•2000

The Moving of Sophia Myles

as Bishop Heath

Hijacked: Flight 285 poster

Hijacked: Flight 285

as Wayne Edwards

5.6•1996

Hijacked: Flight 285

as Wayne Edwards

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie poster

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

7.8•1987

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus poster

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

as King Awgwa (voice)

5.7•1985

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

as King Awgwa (voice)

ThunderCats: Exodus poster

ThunderCats: Exodus

as Panthro (voice)

8.0•1985

ThunderCats: Exodus

as Panthro (voice)

Long Day's Journey Into Night poster

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James Tyrone

6.0•1982

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James Tyrone

Fighting Back poster

Fighting Back

as Police Chief Freeman

5.8•1982

Fighting Back

as Police Chief Freeman

The Ivory Ape poster

The Ivory Ape

as Inspector St. George

5.3•1980

The Ivory Ape

as Inspector St. George

Coriolanus poster

Coriolanus

as Cominius

5.0•1979

Coriolanus

as Cominius

The Super Cops poster

The Super Cops

as Police Detective (uncredited)

5.9•1974

The Super Cops

as Police Detective (uncredited)

And the Bones Came Together poster

And the Bones Came Together

as Roy Lockhart

6.3•1973

And the Bones Came Together

as Roy Lockhart

The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

as prophet jerimiah

1973

The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

as prophet jerimiah

The Possession of Joel Delaney poster

The Possession of Joel Delaney

as Charles

5.6•1972

The Possession of Joel Delaney

as Charles

The African

7.5•1966

The African

John Brown's Raid poster

John Brown's Raid

as Emperor Green

1960

John Brown's Raid

as Emperor Green

The Bamboo Prison poster

The Bamboo Prison

as Doc Jackson, medic

6.4•1954

The Bamboo Prison

as Doc Jackson, medic

The Lost Weekend poster

The Lost Weekend

as Smoking Man (uncredited)

7.6•1945

The Lost Weekend

as Smoking Man (uncredited)