Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Acting
Born 1886-02-09 - Died 1959-09-20Denver, Colorado, USA

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.

Movies (152)

Gone with the Wind
7.9

Gone with the Wind

1939Movie7.9
Little Women
7.4

Little Women

1949Movie7.4
Them!
6.8

Them!

1954Movie6.8
The Blob
6.2

The Blob

1958Movie6.2
Nothing But Trouble
6.4

Nothing But Trouble

1944Movie6.4
The Shepherd of the Hills
6.6

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941Movie6.6
Fallen Angel
6.5

Fallen Angel

1945Movie6.5
I Walk Alone
6.6

I Walk Alone

1947Movie6.6
Little Women
6.8

Little Women

1933Movie6.8
Home Sweet Homicide
4.5

Home Sweet Homicide

1946Movie4.5
Angel and the Badman
6.4

Angel and the Badman

1947Movie6.4
A Star Is Born
7.1

A Star Is Born

1954Movie7.1
The Sky's the Limit
6.3

The Sky's the Limit

1943Movie6.3
Complicated Women
6.9

Complicated Women

2003Movie6.9
The Spirit of St. Louis
6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957Movie6.7
This Gun for Hire
7.0

This Gun for Hire

1942Movie7.0
Dixie
5.0

Dixie

1943Movie5.0
Two-Faced Woman
6.4

Two-Faced Woman

1941Movie6.4
Santa Fe
6.8

Santa Fe

1951Movie6.8
The Mad Miss Manton
6.4

The Mad Miss Manton

1938Movie6.4
Belle Starr
5.9

Belle Starr

1941Movie5.9
Treasure Island
6.5

Treasure Island

1934Movie6.5
Nothing Sacred
6.3

Nothing Sacred

1937Movie6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.2

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949Movie6.2
Naughty Marietta
5.5

Naughty Marietta

1935Movie5.5
Dakota
5.2

Dakota

1945Movie5.2
The Doctor Takes a Wife
6.8

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940Movie6.8
The McConnell Story
6.8

The McConnell Story

1955Movie6.8
Hick Manhattan
10.0

Hick Manhattan

1918Movie10.0
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
6.6

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938Movie6.6
Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

Mr. Soft Touch

1949Movie6.8
Zenobia
5.0

Zenobia

1939Movie5.0
The Return of Doctor X
6.0

The Return of Doctor X

1939Movie6.0
Made for Each Other
6.1

Made for Each Other

1939Movie6.1
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
7.1

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946Movie7.1
Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.0

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939Movie6.0
Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938Movie6.4
Blondie Brings Up Baby
6.9

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939Movie6.9
Rock Island Trail
6.3

Rock Island Trail

1950Movie6.3
Blondie Johnson
5.9

Blondie Johnson

1933Movie5.9
Four Wives
5.5

Four Wives

1939Movie5.5
Young Tom Edison
5.9

Young Tom Edison

1940Movie5.9
Man Hunt
10.0

Man Hunt

1936Movie10.0
Snowed Under
7.4

Snowed Under

1936Movie7.4
So This Is Love
4.3

So This Is Love

1953Movie4.3
One Foot in Heaven
6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941Movie6.9
The Paleface
6.1

The Paleface

1948Movie6.1
Bermuda Mystery
8.0

Bermuda Mystery

1944Movie8.0
Relentless
6.4

Relentless

1948Movie6.4
Young People
5.3

Young People

1940Movie5.3
Gold Diggers of 1937
6.1

Gold Diggers of 1937

1936Movie6.1
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
6.5

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942Movie6.5
Folies Bergère de Paris
6.0

Folies Bergère de Paris

1935Movie6.0
Bombers B-52
5.8

Bombers B-52

1957Movie5.8
The Bad Man of Brimstone
6.8

The Bad Man of Brimstone

1937Movie6.8
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
6.8

The Falcon and the Co-Eds

1943Movie6.8
I'll Be Seeing You
6.9

I'll Be Seeing You

1944Movie6.9
Never a Dull Moment
6.1

Never a Dull Moment

1950Movie6.1
Stand-In
6.5

Stand-In

1937Movie6.5
Road Gang
7.0

Road Gang

1936Movie7.0
Buy Me That Town
6.3

Buy Me That Town

1941Movie6.3
Merrily We Live
6.9

Merrily We Live

1938Movie6.9
In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942Movie5.3
Dr. Broadway
6.0

Dr. Broadway

1942Movie6.0
The Nevadan
5.9

The Nevadan

1950Movie5.9
Can't Help Singing
6.0

Can't Help Singing

1944Movie6.0
Station West
6.4

Station West

1948Movie6.4
Brother Rat
6.0

Brother Rat

1938Movie6.0
Satan Met a Lady
5.8

Satan Met a Lady

1936Movie5.8
A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.0

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950Movie6.0
Henry and Dizzy
9.0

Henry and Dizzy

1942Movie9.0
Little Big Shot
7.3

Little Big Shot

1935Movie7.3
Captain Eddie
7.2

Captain Eddie

1945Movie7.2
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
5.6

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941Movie5.6
The Dude Goes West
5.9

The Dude Goes West

1948Movie5.9
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
7.0

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

1942Movie7.0
Dr. Socrates
6.6

Dr. Socrates

1935Movie6.6
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
6.4

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942Movie6.4
The Longest Night
6.3

The Longest Night

1936Movie6.3
The Girl of the Golden West
5.3

The Girl of the Golden West

1938Movie5.3
Hellfire
6.4

Hellfire

1949Movie6.4
So Big!
5.8

So Big!

1932Movie5.8
Living in a Big Way
6.0

Living in a Big Way

1947Movie6.0
The Falcon Strikes Back
5.7

The Falcon Strikes Back

1943Movie5.7
Blondie's Blessed Event
7.0

Blondie's Blessed Event

1942Movie7.0
Golden Harvest
6.5

Golden Harvest

1933Movie6.5
Earthworm Tractors
5.4

Earthworm Tractors

1936Movie5.4
Man from Frisco
6.5

Man from Frisco

1944Movie6.5
Marry the Girl
6.5

Marry the Girl

1937Movie6.5
Independence, B'Gosh
4.0

Independence, B'Gosh

1918Movie4.0
The Big Noise
7.5

The Big Noise

1936Movie7.5
Grissly's Millions
6.5

Grissly's Millions

1945Movie6.5
Sweethearts
5.8

Sweethearts

1938Movie5.8
Her Lucky Night
6.3

Her Lucky Night

1945Movie6.3
Cheaters at Play
7.0

Cheaters at Play

1932Movie7.0
Twilight on the Prairie
8.0

Twilight on the Prairie

1944Movie8.0
Grand Canyon
10.0

Grand Canyon

1949Movie10.0
Home in Wyomin'
8.5

Home in Wyomin'

1942Movie8.5
Santa Fe Saddlemates
6.7

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945Movie6.7
Days of Jesse James
5.1

Days of Jesse James

1939Movie5.1
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
8.0

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1942Movie8.0
Love Me Forever
5.5

Love Me Forever

1935Movie5.5
Creepy Classics
6.4

Creepy Classics

1987Movie6.4
Wagon Wheels
5.1

Wagon Wheels

1934Movie5.1
Fighting Coast Guard
6.7

Fighting Coast Guard

1951Movie6.7
The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935Movie6.0
One Hour to Live
6.5

One Hour to Live

1939Movie6.5
In the Meantime, Darling
6.8

In the Meantime, Darling

1944Movie6.8
Chad Hanna
7.0

Chad Hanna

1940Movie7.0
Bad Men of Tombstone
6.5

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949Movie6.5
Zander the Great
6.2

Zander the Great

1925Movie6.2
You're in the Army Now
4.4

You're in the Army Now

1941Movie4.4
Kentucky Moonshine
5.2

Kentucky Moonshine

1938Movie5.2
You Can't Escape Forever
6.0

You Can't Escape Forever

1942Movie6.0
A Stranger in Town
6.3

A Stranger in Town

1943Movie6.3
Country Gentlemen
5.5

Country Gentlemen

1936Movie5.5
Ridin' Down the Canyon
7.5

Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942Movie7.5
Sappy Birthday
10.0

Sappy Birthday

1942Movie10.0
When Were You Born
5.3

When Were You Born

1938Movie5.3
Senorita from the West
6.0

Senorita from the West

1945Movie6.0
Easy Come, Easy Go
7.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947Movie7.0
The Case of the Curious Bride
6.0

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935Movie6.0
Charlie's Haunt

Charlie's Haunt

1950Movie
She Gets Her Man
5.3

She Gets Her Man

1945Movie5.3
The Town Went Wild
7.0

The Town Went Wild

1944Movie7.0
Mountain Music
6.0

Mountain Music

1937Movie6.0
The Fabulous Senorita
6.5

The Fabulous Senorita

1952Movie6.5
Over the Hill
8.1

Over the Hill

1931Movie8.1
Last of the Wild Horses
3.3

Last of the Wild Horses

1948Movie3.3
Almost Married
7.0

Almost Married

1942Movie7.0
Romance and Brass Tacks

Romance and Brass Tacks

1918Movie
Sing Your Way Home
5.6

Sing Your Way Home

1945Movie5.6
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
6.6

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946Movie6.6
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
7.0

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937Movie7.0
Apache Rose
6.4

Apache Rose

1947Movie6.4
I Married a Doctor
5.3

I Married a Doctor

1936Movie5.3
Comin' Round the Mountain
9.0

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940Movie9.0
The Storm Rider
7.0

The Storm Rider

1957Movie7.0
Leave It to Henry
7.5

Leave It to Henry

1949Movie7.5
The Widow from Monte Carlo
5.8

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935Movie5.8
Janice Meredith
7.0

Janice Meredith

1924Movie7.0
The Return of the Whistler
6.0

The Return of the Whistler

1948Movie6.0
The Good Fellows
8.0

The Good Fellows

1943Movie8.0
The Case of the Velvet Claws
7.2

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936Movie7.2
Sheriff of Cimarron
8.0

Sheriff of Cimarron

1945Movie8.0
Little Tough Guy
5.7

Little Tough Guy

1938Movie5.7
Just a Cute Kid
7.0

Just a Cute Kid

1940Movie7.0
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
8.0

Sing, Neighbor, Sing

1944Movie8.0
Danse macabre
6.2

Danse macabre

1922Movie6.2
Men in Exile
5.0

Men in Exile

1937Movie5.0
Father Makes Good
6.5

Father Makes Good

1950Movie6.5
Secrets of the Underground
7.0

Secrets of the Underground

1942Movie7.0

TV Shows (6)

I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951Series7.9
The Real McCoys
5.9

The Real McCoys

1957Series5.9
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Mr. & Mrs. North
5.0

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952Series5.0
Hopalong Cassidy
5.3

Hopalong Cassidy

1952Series5.3