Acting
John Hillerman
Born 1932-12-20
Denison, Texas, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
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Chinatown
1974
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Blazing Saddles
1974
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High Plains Drifter
1973
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Little House on the Prairie
1974
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Murder, She Wrote
1984
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History of the World: Part I
1981
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Paper Moon
1973
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The Love Boat
1977
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Magnum, P.I.
1980
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The Last Picture Show
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (79 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Back in the Saddle | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Very Brady Sequel | Dr. Whitehead | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sink the Bismarck! | Narrator (Voice) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hands of a Murderer | Dr. John Watson | Movie | 1990 |
 | Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears | Pfarrer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Around the World in 80 Days | Sir Francis Commarty | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Street of Dreams | Raymond Kepler | Movie | 1988 |
 | Assault and Matrimony | Cyril | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Hogan Family | Lloyd Hogan | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Jonathan Higgins | TV Series | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Edgar Greenstreet | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link | Host | Movie | 1984 |
 | Up the Creek | Dean Burch | Movie | 1984 |
 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Maury Paul | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Simon & Simon | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1981 |
 | History of the World: Part I | Rich Man - The French Revolution | Movie | 1981 |
| Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii | Higgins | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Magnum, P.I. | Jonathan Higgins | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The Murder That Wouldn't Die | Paul Harrison | Movie | 1980 |
 | Marathon | Greg Previn | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Hart to Hart | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Sunburn | Webb | Movie | 1979 |
 | Beane's of Boston | John Peacock | Movie | 1979 |
| Beane's of Boston | John Peacock | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | Institute for Revenge | Voice of I.F.R. (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | Betrayal | Victor Slavin | Movie | 1978 |
 | A Guide for the Married Woman | Marvin | Movie | 1978 |
 | Flying High | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Kill Me If You Can | George Davis | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Love Boat | Ed Hartnett | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Lou Grant | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Relentless | Major Leo Hargit | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Betty White Show | John Elliot | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Audrey Rose | Scott Velle | Movie | 1977 |
 | Delvecchio | Dr. Augustus Hamilton | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Invasion of Johnson County | Major Walcott | Movie | 1976 |
 | Lucky Lady | Christy McTeague | Movie | 1975 |
 | One Day at a Time | Mr. Connors | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Wonder Woman | Conrad Steigler | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Ellery Queen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Simon Brimmer | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Day of the Locust | Ned Grote | Movie | 1975 |
 | Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects | Simon Brimmer | Movie | 1975 |
| The Bob Crane Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 | |
 | At Long Last Love | Rodney James | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Nickel Ride | Carl | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Law | Thomas Q. Rachel | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Little House on the Prairie | Sterling Murdock | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Chinatown | Russ Yelburton | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Last Angry Man | Tree Inspector | Movie | 1974 |
 | Blazing Saddles | Howard Johnson | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kojak | Mark Gallant | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Naked Ape | Psychiatrist | Movie | 1973 |
 | Paper Moon | Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin | Movie | 1973 |
 | High Plains Drifter | Bootmaker | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Edmund Lasker | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Outside Man | Department Store Manager | Movie | 1972 |
| The Sandy Duncan Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 | |
 | Skyjacked | Air flight controller | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Great Man's Whiskers | Major Underwood | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Carey Treatment | Jenkins | Movie | 1972 |
 | What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Manager | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Sixth Sense | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Honky | Bus Ticket Salesman | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Last Picture Show | English teacher | Movie | 1971 |
 | Sweet, Sweet Rachel | Medical Examiner | Movie | 1971 |
 | Lawman | Totts | Movie | 1971 |
 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Reporter (uncredited) | Movie | 1970 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | Donald Blair | TV Series | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Nelson Bodine | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Mannix | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
| Mannix | Larry Lawton | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The F.B.I. | Morris Ridley | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |