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John Hillerman
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John Hillerman

Known for Little House on the Prairie · Murder, She Wrote · Magnum, P.I.

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,…

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Born
Dec 20, 1932
Died
Nov 9, 2017
Birthplace
Denison, Texas, USA
Known For
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.

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Known For

TVLittle House on the Prairie
Little House on the PrairieSterling Murdock · 1974
★ 8.0
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteJonathan Higgins · 1984
★ 7.5
TVMagnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.Jonathan Higgins · 1980
★ 7.3
TVThe Love Boat
The Love BoatEd Hartnett · 1977
★ 6.2
TVHawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-ODonald Blair · 1969
★ 7.2
TVMannix
Mannix2 eps · 1967
★ 6.9
TVGolden Globe Awards
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1944
★ 7.0
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1961
★ 5.8

Filmography

Movies

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Reporter (uncredited)
1970
HonkyBus Ticket Salesman
1971
LawmanTotts
1971
Sweet, Sweet RachelMedical Examiner
1971
The Last Picture ShowEnglish teacher
1971
SkyjackedAir flight controller
1972
The Carey TreatmentJenkins
1972
The Great Man's WhiskersMajor Underwood
1972
The Outside ManDepartment Store Manager
1972
What's Up, Doc?Hotel Manager
1972
High Plains DrifterBootmaker
1973
Paper MoonDeputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
1973
The Naked ApePsychiatrist
1973
The Thief Who Came to DinnerEdmund Lasker
1973
Blazing SaddlesHoward Johnson
1974
ChinatownRuss Yelburton
1974
The Last Angry ManTree Inspector
1974
The LawThomas Q. Rachel
1974
At Long Last LoveRodney James
1975
Ellery Queen: Too Many SuspectsSimon Brimmer
1975
Lucky LadyChristy McTeague
1975
The Day of the LocustNed Grote
1975
The Nickel RideCarl
1975
The Invasion of Johnson CountyMajor Walcott
1976
Audrey RoseScott Velle
1977
Kill Me If You CanGeorge Davis
1977
RelentlessMajor Leo Hargit
1977
A Guide for the Married WomanMarvin
1978
BetrayalVictor Slavin
1978
Beane's of BostonJohn Peacock
1979
Institute for RevengeVoice of I.F.R. (voice)
1979
SunburnWebb
1979
MP
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in HawaiiHiggins
1980
MarathonGreg Previn
1980
The Murder That Wouldn't DiePaul Harrison
1980
History of the World: Part IRich Man - The French Revolution
1981
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing LinkHost
1984
Up the CreekDean Burch
1984
Assault and MatrimonyCyril
1987
Street of DreamsRaymond Kepler
1988
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi BearsPfarrer
1989
Hands of a MurdererDr. John Watson
1990
A Very Brady SequelDr. Whitehead
1996
Sink the Bismarck!Narrator (Voice)
1996
Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage)
2001
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift(archive footage)
2010

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 3 eps
1944
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The F.B.I.Morris Ridley · 1 eps
1965
Mannix2 eps
1967
MannixLarry Lawton · 1 eps
1967
Hawaii Five-ODonald Blair · 1 eps
1969
Hawaii Five-ONelson Bodine · 1 eps
1969
TS
The Sandy Duncan Show1 eps
1972
The Sixth Sense1 eps
1972
KojakMark Gallant · 1 eps
1973
Dinah!Self · 1 eps
1974
Little House on the PrairieSterling Murdock · 1 eps
1974
Ellery Queen3 eps
1975
Ellery QueenSimon Brimmer · 4 eps
1975
One Day at a TimeMr. Connors · 6 eps
1975
TB
The Bob Crane Show1 eps
1975
Wonder WomanConrad Steigler · 1 eps
1975
DelvecchioDr. Augustus Hamilton · 1 eps
1976
Lou Grant1 eps
1977
The Betty White ShowJohn Elliot · 14 eps
1977
The Love BoatEd Hartnett · 2 eps
1977
Flying High2 eps
1978
BO
Beane's of BostonJohn Peacock · 1 eps
1979
Hart to HartVictor Sutter · 1 eps
1979
Magnum, P.I.Jonathan Higgins · 162 eps
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe1 eps
1980
Simon & Simon1 eps
1981
Little Gloria... Happy at LastMaury Paul · 2 eps
1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey2 eps
1982
Murder, She WroteJonathan Higgins · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteEdgar Greenstreet · 1 eps
1984
The Hogan FamilyLloyd Hogan · 13 eps
1986
Around the World in 80 DaysSir Francis Commarty · 3 eps
1989

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