John Hillerman

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John Hillerman

Acting December 20, 1932

Denison, Texas, USA

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 Magnu…

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Chinatown

Chinatown

7.9 1974 Movie
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

7.2 1974 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

8.0 1974 TV Show
High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

7.3 1973 Movie
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3 1977 TV Show
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

7.3 1980 TV Show
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

6.8 1981 Movie
Paper Moon

Paper Moon

7.9 1973 Movie
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

7.6 1971 Movie
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.0 1944 TV Show

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2010
    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

    Movie (archive footage)

  2. 2001
    Back in the Saddle

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1996
    A Very Brady Sequel

    Movie Dr. Whitehead

  4. 1996
    Sink the Bismarck!

    Movie Narrator (Voice)

  5. 1990
    Hands of a Murderer

    Movie Dr. John Watson

  6. 1989
    Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

    Movie Pfarrer

  7. 1989
    Around the World in 80 Days

    TV show Sir Francis Commarty

  8. 1988
    Street of Dreams

    Movie Raymond Kepler

  9. 1987
    Assault and Matrimony

    Movie Cyril

  10. 1986
    The Hogan Family

    TV show Lloyd Hogan

  11. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Jonathan Higgins

  12. 1984
    Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

    Movie Host

  13. 1984
    Up the Creek

    Movie Dean Burch

  14. 1982
    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    TV show Maury Paul

  15. 1982
    Tales of the Gold Monkey

    TV show

  16. 1981
    Simon & Simon

    TV show

More credits
  1. 1981
    History of the World: Part I

    Movie Rich Man - The French Revolution

  2. 1980
    Magnum, P.I.

    TV show Jonathan Higgins

  3. 1980
    Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii

    Movie Higgins

  4. 1980
    The Murder That Wouldn't Die

    Movie Paul Harrison

  5. 1980
    Marathon

    Movie Greg Previn

  6. 1980
    Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

    TV show

  7. 1979
    Hart to Hart

    TV show

  8. 1979
    Sunburn

    Movie Webb

  9. 1979
    Beane's of Boston

    TV show John Peacock

  10. 1979
    Beane's of Boston

    Movie John Peacock

  11. 1979
    Institute for Revenge

    Movie Voice of I.F.R. (voice)

  12. 1978
    Betrayal

    Movie Victor Slavin

  13. 1978
    A Guide for the Married Woman

    Movie Marvin

  14. 1978
    Flying High

    TV show

  15. 1977
    Kill Me If You Can

    Movie George Davis

  16. 1977
    The Love Boat

    TV show Ed Hartnett

  17. 1977
    Lou Grant

    TV show

  18. 1977
    Relentless

    Movie Major Leo Hargit

  19. 1977
    The Betty White Show

    TV show John Elliot

  20. 1977
    Audrey Rose

    Movie Scott Velle

  21. 1976
    Delvecchio

    TV show Dr. Augustus Hamilton

  22. 1976
    The Invasion of Johnson County

    Movie Major Walcott

  23. 1975
    Lucky Lady

    Movie Christy McTeague

  24. 1975
    One Day at a Time

    TV show Mr. Connors