Olin Howland
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Creepy Classics
1987
as Old Man - (archive footage)
The Blob
1958
as The Old Man
The Storm Rider
1957
as Will Collins
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
Bombers B-52
1957
as Joe (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The McConnell Story
1955
as Sam
Them!
1954
as Jensen
A Star Is Born
1954
as Charley (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953
as Mailman
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Santa Fe
1951
as Dan Dugan
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Skinner
The Nevadan
1950
as Rusty (uncredited)
Charlie's Haunt
1950
as Storyteller on Bench
Rock Island Trail
1950
as Saloonkeeper
Father Makes Good
1950
as Milo Williams
Never a Dull Moment
1950
as Hunter (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sheriff
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Pete Walters
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bartender
Hellfire
1949
as Bartender (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Leave It to Henry
1949
as Milo Williams
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Grand Canyon
1949
as Windy
Little Women
1949
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Station West
1948
as Cook
The Dude Goes West
1948
as Finnegan
Last of the Wild Horses
1948
as Remedy Williams
The Return of the Whistler
1948
as Jeff Anderson
Relentless
1948
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Paleface
1948
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Angel and the Badman
1947
as Bradley
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Gas Man
I Walk Alone
1947
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Apache Rose
1947
as Alkali
Living in a Big Way
1947
as Gardener
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
1946
as Marcus Le Blaine
Home Sweet Homicide
1946
as Luke
Fallen Angel
1945
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
Sheriff of Cimarron
1945
as Pinky Snyder
Santa Fe Saddlemates
1945
as Dead Eye
Dakota
1945
as Devlin's Driver
She Gets Her Man
1945
as Hank (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
1945
as Andrews
Senorita from the West
1945
as Justice of Peace
Captain Eddie
1945
as Census Taker
Her Lucky Night
1945
as Prince de la Mour
Sing Your Way Home
1945
as Steward (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944
as Bit Part
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble
1944
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Joe the Barber
Bermuda Mystery
1944
as Gas Station Owner
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
as Moorehousse
Man from Frisco
1944
as Eben Whelock
Twilight on the Prairie
1944
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
The Good Fellows
1943
as Reynolds
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
1943
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
A Stranger in Town
1943
as Homer Todds
The Sky's the Limit
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
Dixie
1943
as Mr. Deveraux
The Falcon Strikes Back
1943
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Almost Married
1942
as Bright
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Blair Fletcher
Sappy Birthday
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Jonathan Meek
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Jailer
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1942
as Jacob Diezel
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Frank Stevens
Secrets of the Underground
1942
as Oscar Mayberry
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
In Old California
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
1942
as The Professor
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942
as Trullers
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
1941
as Dr. Williams
Belle Starr
1941
as Jasper Trench
Two-Faced Woman
1941
as Frank (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town
1941
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941
as Corky
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Farmer
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
Young People
1940
as Station Master
Chad Hanna
1940
as Cisco Tridd
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Just a Cute Kid
1940
as Dr. Clump
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Pa Blower
Gone with the Wind
1939
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Zenobia
1939
as Attorney Culpepper
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Made for Each Other
1939
as Farmer (uncredited)
Days of Jesse James
1939
as Muncie Undersheriff
Four Wives
1939
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Undertaker
One Hour to Live
1939
as Clerk
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Trinidad Joe
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Tom Slack
When Were You Born
1938
as Peter Finlay
Merrily We Live
1938
as Jed Smith
Little Tough Guy
1938
as Baxter
The Mad Miss Manton
1938
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Brother Rat
1938
as Slim
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Sweethearts
1938
as Appleby
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Baggage Man
Stand-In
1937
as Hotel Manager
Men in Exile
1937
as Jones
Marry the Girl
1937
as Southern sales manager
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Doorman
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Stagecoach Driver
Mountain Music
1937
as Pappy Burnside
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Detective Dunhill
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Mr. Blair
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Wilbur Strong
Road Gang
1936
as Prison Farm Doctor
Country Gentlemen
1936
as Lawyer
The Big Noise
1936
as Harrison
Man Hunt
1936
as Court Starrett
I Married a Doctor
1936
as Dave Dyer
Gold Diggers of 1937
1936
as Dr. MacDuffy
Snowed Under
1936
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
The Longest Night
1936
as Smythe, Floorwalker
Love Me Forever
1935
as Carlton
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Dr. Croker
Dr. Socrates
1935
as Bob Catlett
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Stage Manager
Little Big Shot
1935
as Doc (uncredited)
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Wilbur Strong
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Eaves
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Treasure Island
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
Wagon Wheels
1934
as Bill O'Leary
Blondie Johnson
1933
as Eddie
Little Women
1933
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Golden Harvest
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Cheaters at Play
1932
as Secretary
So Big!
1932
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
Over the Hill
1931
as Isaac as an Adult
Zander the Great
1925
as Elmer Lovejoy
Janice Meredith
1924
as Philemon
Danse macabre
1922
as Death
Hick Manhattan
1918
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
Independence, B'Gosh
1918
as Horation Whiffle
Romance and Brass Tacks
1918