Olin Howland

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 09, 1886

Deathday: September 20, 1959

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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939-12-15

Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939-11-08

Blondie's Blessed Event
Blondie's Blessed Event

1942-04-09

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson

1933-02-25

Them!
Them!

1954-06-16

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938-02-11

The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild

1944-12-15

I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You

1944-12-31

The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows

1943-08-11

Angel and the Badman
Angel and the Badman

1947-02-15

Almost Married
Almost Married

1942-05-22

The Blob
The Blob

1958-09-10

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel

1945-11-15

Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble

1944-12-06

Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady

1936-07-22

Station West
Station West

1948-09-01

Nothing Sacred
Nothing Sacred

1937-11-25

The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West

1938-03-18

Earthworm Tractors
Earthworm Tractors

1936-07-24

This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

The Falcon and the Co-Eds
The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943-11-10

Little Women
Little Women

1933-11-24

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941-11-18

Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing

1944-12-25

Belle Starr
Belle Starr

1941-09-12

Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics

1987-10-01

Hick Manhattan
Hick Manhattan

1918-09-01

Romance and Brass Tacks
Romance and Brass Tacks

1918-09-29

Independence, B'Gosh
Independence, B'Gosh

1918-12-08

Sappy Birthday
Sappy Birthday

1942-02-05

The Nevadan
The Nevadan

1950-01-11

Young People
Young People

1940-08-30

The Man Who Wouldn't Die
The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942-04-27

Hellfire
Hellfire

1949-05-29

Zenobia
Zenobia

1939-04-21

Love Me Forever
Love Me Forever

1935-06-28

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942-12-30

The Case of the Lucky Legs
The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935-10-05

The McConnell Story
The McConnell Story

1955-09-29

Santa Fe
Santa Fe

1951-04-01

Stand-In
Stand-In

1937-10-29

The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936-07-03

A Stranger in Town
A Stranger in Town

1943-04-01

Men in Exile
Men in Exile

1937-04-04

The Storm Rider
The Storm Rider

1957-03-01

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946-08-19

Marry the Girl
Marry the Girl

1937-07-13

Road Gang
Road Gang

1936-03-28

Country Gentlemen
Country Gentlemen

1936-11-08

Dr. Socrates
Dr. Socrates

1935-10-19

Kentucky Moonshine
Kentucky Moonshine

1938-05-20

When Were You Born
When Were You Born

1938-06-18

Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go

1947-03-07

So This Is Love
So This Is Love

1953-07-15

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit

1943-07-13

Over the Hill
Over the Hill

1931-11-29

Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live

1938-03-04

Little Tough Guy
Little Tough Guy

1938-07-22

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942-10-01

The Mad Miss Manton
The Mad Miss Manton

1938-10-21

The Dude Goes West
The Dude Goes West

1948-05-30

Chad Hanna
Chad Hanna

1940-12-25

Charlie's Haunt
Charlie's Haunt

1950-08-19

Folies Bergère
Folies Bergère

1935-02-22

Treasure Island
Treasure Island

1934-08-17

Little Big Shot
Little Big Shot

1935-09-07

Two-Faced Woman
Two-Faced Woman

1941-12-31

Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Sing, Neighbor, Sing

1944-08-12

I Walk Alone
I Walk Alone

1947-12-31

Brother Rat
Brother Rat

1938-10-29

Dixie
Dixie

1943-06-23

Zander the Great
Zander the Great

1925-05-01

Last of the Wild Horses
Last of the Wild Horses

1948-12-27

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1954-10-01

The Big Noise
The Big Noise

1936-06-22

Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy

1942-06-05

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939-02-18

Made for Each Other
Made for Each Other

1939-02-10

Cheaters at Play
Cheaters at Play

1932-01-27

Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway

1942-05-09

Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James

1939-12-20

Four Wives
Four Wives

1939-12-22

The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X

1939-11-23

Sheriff of Cimarron
Sheriff of Cimarron

1945-02-28

Apache Rose
Apache Rose

1947-02-15

Santa Fe Saddlemates
Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945-06-01

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949-04-18

Janice Meredith
Janice Meredith

1924-12-08

Danse macabre
Danse macabre

1922-03-08

Bermuda Mystery
Bermuda Mystery

1944-05-01

Young Tom Edison
Young Tom Edison

1940-03-15

In the Meantime, Darling
In the Meantime, Darling

1944-09-22

Dakota
Dakota

1945-12-15

Man Hunt
Man Hunt

1936-01-29

Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938-04-07

Just a Cute Kid
Just a Cute Kid

1940-10-05

Buy Me That Town
Buy Me That Town

1941-10-03

Secrets of the Underground
Secrets of the Underground

1942-12-18

The Return of the Whistler
The Return of the Whistler

1948-03-18

She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man

1945-01-12

I Married a Doctor
I Married a Doctor

1936-04-25

Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco

1944-06-15

The Doctor Takes a Wife
The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940-04-25

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937-09-17

The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis

1957-04-01

The Case of the Curious Bride
The Case of the Curious Bride

1935-04-13

Rock Island Trail
Rock Island Trail

1950-05-18

Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions

1945-01-16

Home in Wyomin'
Home in Wyomin'

1942-04-29

The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills

1941-07-18

Senorita from the West
Senorita from the West

1945-10-12

Twilight on the Prairie
Twilight on the Prairie

1944-04-30

Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest

1933-09-21

Bad Men of Tombstone
Bad Men of Tombstone

1949-01-21

In Old California
In Old California

1942-05-31

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942-06-26

Gold Diggers of 1937
Gold Diggers of 1937

1936-12-28

Bombers B-52
Bombers B-52

1957-11-22

The Widow from Monte Carlo
The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935-12-19

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003-05-06

The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937-12-31

Relentless
Relentless

1948-06-15

Fighting Coast Guard
Fighting Coast Guard

1951-05-31

So Big!
So Big!

1932-04-30

The Paleface
The Paleface

1948-12-17

Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way

1947-06-10

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946-10-24

Sweethearts
Sweethearts

1938-12-30

Father Makes Good
Father Makes Good

1950-05-07

Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway

1942-05-09

The Falcon Strikes Back
The Falcon Strikes Back

1943-04-01

Wagon Wheels
Wagon Wheels

1934-09-15

Leave It to Henry
Leave It to Henry

1949-06-12

Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide

1946-10-02

Captain Eddie
Captain Eddie

1945-06-18

One Hour To Live
One Hour To Live

1939-11-10

Her Lucky Night
Her Lucky Night

1945-02-09

Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch

1949-07-28

Naughty Marietta
Naughty Marietta

1935-03-29

Mountain Music
Mountain Music

1937-06-18

You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now

1941-12-25

You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever

1942-10-10

The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita

1952-03-31

Snowed Under
Snowed Under

1936-03-29

The Longest Night
The Longest Night

1936-10-02

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven

1941-11-01

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon

1949-05-19

Sing Your Way Home
Sing Your Way Home

1945-11-14

Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment

1950-08-19

Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain

1940-08-16