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John Hillerman

Actor | * 12/20/1932 († 84, 11/09/2017) | Denison, Texas (United States of America (USA))
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John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. He retired from acting in 1999. ()

John Hillerman (born December 20, 1932) is an American actor, known for Magnum, P.I.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

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High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nea ...

The Last Picture Show

R

1971 | 3.9/5 | 1h 59min
Drama
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Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes ...

Chinatown

R

1974 | 4.0/5 | 2h 10min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. A ...

Blazing Saddles

R

1974 | 3.7/5 | 1h 33min
Western, Comedy
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A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's th ...

Magnum, P.I.

TV-14

1980 | 3.7/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for John Hillerman

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Movies with John Hillerman as Actor(39)

as Dr. Whitehead1996 A Very Brady Sequel
as Narrator (Voice)1996 Sink the Bismarck!
as Dr. John Watson1990 Hands of a Murderer
as Pfarrer1989 Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Cyril1987 Assault and Matrimony
1984 Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
as Dean Burch1984 Up the Creek
as Rich Man - The French Revolution1981 History of the World: Part I
as Greg Previn1980 Marathon
as Paul Harrison1980 The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Voice of I.F.R. (voice)1979 Institute for Revenge
as Webb1979 Sunburn
as Victor Slavin1978 Betrayal
as Marvin1978 A Guide for the Married Woman
as George Davis1977 Kill Me If You Can
as Scott Velle1977 Audrey Rose
as Major Leo Hargit1977 Relentless
as Major Walcott1976 The Invasion of Johnson County
as Carl1975 The Nickel Ride
as Ned Grote1975 The Day of the Locust
as Rodney James1975 At Long Last Love
as Simon Brimmer1975 Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as McTeague1975 Lucky Lady
as Howard Johnson1974 Blazing Saddles
as Tree Inspector1974 The Last Angry Man
as Russ Yelburton1974 Chinatown
as Thomas Q. Rachel1974 The Law
as Edmund Lasker1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner
as Psychiatrist1973 The Naked Ape
as Bootmaker1973 High Plains Drifter
as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin1973 Paper Moon
as Major Underwood1972 The Great Man's Whiskers
as Air flight controller1972 Skyjacked
as Hotel Manager1972 What's Up, Doc?
1972 The Outside Man
as English teacher1971 The Last Picture Show
as Bus Ticket Salesman1971 Honky
as Totts1971 Lawman
1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

TV Shows/Series with John Hillerman as Actor(24)

1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Lloyd Hogan1986 The Hogan Family
as Jonathan Higgins1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Edgar Greenstreet1984 Murder, She Wrote
1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey
as Maury Paul1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last
1981 Simon & Simon
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
as Jonathan Higgins1980 Magnum, P.I.
1979 Hart to Hart
1978 Flying High
as Ed Hartnett1977 The Love Boat
as John Elliot1977 The Betty White Show
1977 Lou Grant
as Conrad Steigler1975 Wonder Woman
1975 Ellery Queen
1975 The Bob Crane Show
1974 Little House on the Prairie
as Mark Gallant1973 Kojak
1972 The Sandy Duncan Show
1972 The Sixth Sense
as Donald Blair1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Nelson Bodine1968 Hawaii Five-O
1967 Mannix

Full Name: John Hillerman
Born: Tuesday, 12/20 1932 (December) in Denison, Texas (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 11/09 2017 (November) in Houston (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language), British English
Educated at: University of Texas at Austin
Other names for John Hillerman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Benedict Hillerman"
John Hillerman frequently works together with these people:
Alan Fudge (15x, Actor)
Jessica Walter (13x, Actress)
Soon-Tek Oh (12x, Actor)
Peter Bogdanovich (12x, Actor)
David Hedison (12x, Actor)
Nehemiah Persoff (11x, Actor)
Monte Markham (11x, Actor)
William Windom (11x, Actor)
George DiCenzo (11x, Actor)
William Lucking (11x, Actor)
Don Knight (11x, Actor)
Allan Miller (10x, Actor)
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