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