Olin Howland
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-02-09
Day of Death
1959-09-20 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Olin Howland
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 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
Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
Creepy Classics
as Old Man - (archive footage)
(1958)
The Blob
as The Old Man
(1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
(1957)
Bombers B-52
as Joe (uncredited)
(1957)
The Storm Rider
as Will Collins
(1955)
The McConnell Story
as Sam
(1954)
Them!
as Jensen
(1954)
A Star Is Born
as Charley (uncredited)
(1953)
So This Is Love
as Mailman
(1952)
The Fabulous Senorita
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
(1951)
Santa Fe
as Dan Dugan
(1951)
Fighting Coast Guard
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as Saloonkeeper
(1950)
The Nevadan
as Rusty (uncredited)
(1950)
Never a Dull Moment
as Hunter (uncredited)
(1950)
Father Makes Good
as Milo Williams
(1950)
Charlie's Haunt
as Storyteller on Bench
(1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
(1949)
Mr. Soft Touch
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
(1949)
(1949)
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
(1949)
Grand Canyon
as Windy
(1949)
Leave It to Henry
as Milo Williams
(1948)
The Paleface
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
(1948)
Station West
as Cook
(1948)
Relentless
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1948)
Last of the Wild Horses
as Remedy Williams
(1948)
The Return of the Whistler
as Jeff Anderson
(1948)
The Dude Goes West
as Finnegan
(1947)
Angel and the Badman
as Bradley
(1947)
I Walk Alone
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
(1947)
Living in a Big Way
as Gardener
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Gas Man
(1947)
Apache Rose
as Alkali
(1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
(1946)
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
as Marcus Le Blaine
(1946)
Home Sweet Homicide
as Luke
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
(1945)
Dakota
as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin)
(1945)
Sheriff of Cimarron
as Pinky Snyder
(1945)
Her Lucky Night
as Prince de la Mour
(1945)
Captain Eddie
as Census Taker
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as Andrews
(1945)
She Gets Her Man
as Hank (uncredited)
(1945)
Santa Fe Saddlemates
as Dead Eye
(1945)
Sing Your Way Home
as Steward
(1945)
Senorita from the West
as Justice of Peace
(1944)
I'll Be Seeing You
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
(1944)
In the Meantime, Darling
as Moorehousse
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
(1944)
Bermuda Mystery
as Gas Station Owner
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Bit Part
(1944)
Nothing But Trouble
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
(1944)
Man from Frisco
as Eben Whelock
(1944)
Twilight on the Prairie
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
(1944)
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Joe the Barber
(1943)
The Falcon and the Co-Eds
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
(1943)
Dixie
as Mr. Deveraux
(1943)
The Sky's the Limit
as Driver (uncredited)
(1943)
The Good Fellows
as Reynolds
(1943)
A Stranger in Town
as Homer Todds
(1943)
The Falcon Strikes Back
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1942)
This Gun for Hire
as Blair Fletcher
(1942)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Jonathan Meek
(1942)
In Old California
as Undetermined Minor Role
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as The professor
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as The Professor
(1942)
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Jailer
(1942)
Almost Married
as Bright
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Carpenter (uncredited)
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as Office Worker (uncredited)
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
(1942)
(1942)
Henry and Dizzy
as Frank Stevens
(1942)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
as Jacob Diezel
(1942)
Secrets of the Underground
as Oscar Mayberry
(1941)
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Corky
(1941)
Two-Faced Woman
as Frank (uncredited)
(1941)
Belle Starr
as Jasper Trench
(1941)
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
as Dr. Williams
(1941)
You're in the Army Now
as Farmer
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
(1941)
Buy Me That Town
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
(1940)
Young People
as Station Master
(1940)
Chad Hanna
as Cisco Tridd
(1940)
The Doctor Takes a Wife
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
(1940)
Young Tom Edison
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
(1940)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Pa Blower
(1940)
Just a Cute Kid
as Dr. Clump
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
(1939)
Four Wives
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Undertaker
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Farmer (uncredited)
(1939)
Days of Jesse James
as Muncie Undersheriff
(1939)
Zenobia
as Attorney Culpepper
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
(1939)
One Hour To Live
as Clerk
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Encyclopedia Salesman
(1938)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
(1938)
Kentucky Moonshine
as Tom Slack
(1938)
Merrily We Live
as Jed Smith
(1938)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Trinidad Joe
(1938)
Sweethearts
as Appleby
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
(1938)
When Were You Born
as Peter Finlay
(1938)
Brother Rat
as Slim
(1938)
Little Tough Guy
as Baxter
(1937)
Nothing Sacred
as Baggage Man
(1937)
Stand-In
as Hotel Manager
(1937)
Men in Exile
as Jones
(1937)
Mountain Music
as Pappy Burnside
(1937)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Stagecoach Driver
(1937)
Marry the Girl
as Southern sales manager
(1937)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Doorman
(1936)
Earthworm Tractors
as Mr. Blair
(1936)
Gold Diggers of 1937
as Dr. MacDuffy
(1936)
Road Gang
as Prison Farm Doctor
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Detective Dunhill
(1936)
Man Hunt
as Court Starrett
(1936)
I Married a Doctor
as Dave Dyer
(1936)
Country Gentlemen
as Lawyer
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Wilbur Strong
(1936)
The Big Noise
as Harrison
(1936)
Snowed Under
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
(1936)
The Longest Night
as Smythe, Floorwalker
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
(1935)
Folies Bergère
as Stage Manager
(1935)
Dr. Socrates
as Bob Catlett
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Dr. Croker
(1935)
Little Big Shot
as Doc (uncredited)
(1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Wilbur Strong
(1935)
Love Me Forever
as Carlton
(1935)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Eaves
(1934)
Treasure Island
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
(1934)
Wagon Wheels
as Bill O'Leary
(1933)
Little Women
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as Eddie
(1932)
So Big!
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
(1932)
Cheaters at Play
as Secretary
(1931)
Over the Hill
as Isaac as an Adult
(1925)
Zander the Great
as Elmer Lovejoy
(1924)
Janice Meredith
as Philemon
(1922)
Danse macabre
as Death
(1918)
Hick Manhattan
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
(1918)
(1918)
Independence, B'Gosh
as Horation Whiffle