Olin Howland
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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 Girls in Blue (1921) and Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958. Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of David O. Selznick, who cast him in his movies Nothing Sacred (1937) as a strange luggage man, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938, as the teacher Mr. Dobbins) and Gone with the Wind (1939) as a carpetbagger businessman. He also played in numerous westerns from Republic Pictures, including the John Wayne films In Old California (1942) and Angel and the Badman (1947). As a young man, Howland learned to fly at the Wright Flying School and soloed on a Wright Model B. This lent special sentiment in his scenes with James Stewart in the film The Spirit of St. Louis (1957), as Stewart was also a pilot in real life. The Spirit of St. Louis and Them (1954),where he played a drunken old man, and The Blob (1958) were his last films. He also played in telelevision shows during the 1950s. In 1958 and 1959, he was cast as Charley Perkins in five episodes of ABC's sitcom The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan. Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in Hollywood, California, at the age of 73.
Known for
Credits
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
Them! (1954)
as Jensen
Little Women (1949)
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
The Blob (1958)
as The Old Man
Fallen Angel (1945)
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Charley (uncredited)
Little Women (1933)
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
The Paleface (1948)
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
Angel and the Badman (1947)
as Bradley
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
Belle Starr (1941)
as Jasper Trench
Treasure Island (1934)
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
I Walk Alone (1947)
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
Young People (1940)
as Station Master
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
Road Gang (1936)
as Prison Farm Doctor
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
as Undertaker
This Gun for Hire (1942)
as Blair Fletcher
Nothing Sacred (1937)
as Baggage Man
Rock Island Trail (1950)
as Saloonkeeper
Stand-In (1937)
as Hotel Manager
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
as Corky
Bombers B-52 (1957)
as Joe (uncredited)
Dakota (1945)
as Devlin's Driver
Over the Hill (1931)
as Isaac as an Adult
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Blondie Johnson (1933)
as Eddie
Station West (1948)
as Cook
Dr. Broadway (1942)
as The Professor
Made for Each Other (1939)
as Farmer (uncredited)
Four Wives (1939)
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
In Old California (1942)
as Undetermined Minor Role
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
as Frank (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison (1940)
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
as Dr. MacDuffy
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
Actor
Dixie (1943)
as Mr. Deveraux
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
as Wilbur Strong
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Chad Hanna (1940)
as Cisco Tridd
Relentless (1948)
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
The Nevadan (1950)
as Rusty (uncredited)
Santa Fe (1951)
as Dan Dugan
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
as Hunter (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
Merrily We Live (1938)
as Jed Smith
Can't Help Singing (1944)
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
Golden Harvest (1933)
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
Buy Me That Town (1941)
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
as Carpenter (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way (1947)
as Gardener
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
as Driver (uncredited)
Zenobia (1939)
as Attorney Culpepper
Captain Eddie (1945)
as Census Taker
When Were You Born (1938)
as Peter Finlay
The Falcon and the Co-Eds (1943)
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
Hellfire (1949)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
The McConnell Story (1955)
as Sam
A Stranger in Town (1943)
as Homer Todds
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
as Stagecoach Driver
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
Snowed Under (1936)
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
Love Me Forever (1935)
as Carlton
Dr. Socrates (1935)
as Bob Catlett
Little Big Shot (1935)
as Doc (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild (1944)
as Bit Part
The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)
as Jonathan Meek
Bermuda Mystery (1944)
as Gas Station Owner
So Big! (1932)
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
as Dr. Croker
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as Encyclopedia Salesman
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
as Mr. Blair
Sweethearts (1938)
as Appleby
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Old Man - (archive footage)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
as Detective Dunhill
The Good Fellows (1943)
as Reynolds
The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
So This Is Love (1953)
as Mailman
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
Man Hunt (1936)
as Court Starrett
Her Lucky Night (1945)
as Prince de la Mour
Days of Jesse James (1939)
as Muncie Undersheriff
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
as Jacob Diezel
Grand Canyon (1949)
as Windy
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Gas Man
Sing Your Way Home (1945)
as Steward (uncredited)
Twilight on the Prairie (1944)
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
as Office Worker (uncredited)
She Gets Her Man (1945)
as Hank (uncredited)
Senorita from the West (1945)
as Justice of Peace
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
as Dr. Williams
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
as Trinidad Joe
Sappy Birthday (1942)
Actor
Father Makes Good (1950)
as Milo Williams
Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
One Hour to Live (1939)
as Clerk
Marry the Girl (1937)
as Southern sales manager
The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
as Eaves
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)
as Marcus Le Blaine
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
as Tom Slack
Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
as Jailer
I Married a Doctor (1936)
as Dave Dyer
Secrets of the Underground (1942)
as Oscar Mayberry
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
as Wilbur Strong
The Dude Goes West (1948)
as Finnegan
Apache Rose (1947)
as Alkali
Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
as Luke
Brother Rat (1938)
as Slim
Folies Bergère de Paris (1935)
as Stage Manager
In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
as Moorehousse
The Big Noise (1936)
as Harrison
Charlie's Haunt (1950)
as Storyteller on Bench
Last of the Wild Horses (1948)
as Remedy Williams
Mountain Music (1937)
as Pappy Burnside
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
as Pa Blower
Henry and Dizzy (1942)
as Frank Stevens
Wagon Wheels (1934)
as Bill O'Leary
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
Man from Frisco (1944)
as Eben Whelock
The Storm Rider (1957)
as Will Collins
Little Tough Guy (1938)
as Baxter
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
as Jeff Anderson
Home in Wyomin' (1942)
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
as Doorman
Sheriff of Cimarron (1945)
as Pinky Snyder
Leave It to Henry (1949)
as Milo Williams
Almost Married (1942)
as Bright
Cheaters at Play (1932)
as Secretary
Grissly's Millions (1945)
as Andrews
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
Romance and Brass Tacks (1918)
Actor
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
as Dr. Clump
Janice Meredith (1924)
as Philemon
Hick Manhattan (1918)
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
You're in the Army Now (1941)
as Farmer
Men in Exile (1937)
as Jones
Zander the Great (1925)
as Elmer Lovejoy
Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)
as Joe the Barber
Country Gentlemen (1936)
as Lawyer
The Longest Night (1936)
as Smythe, Floorwalker
Santa Fe Saddlemates (1945)
as Dead Eye
Danse macabre (1922)
as Death
Independence, B'Gosh (1918)
as Horation Whiffle