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Olin Howland is a Actor American born on 9 february 1886 at Denver (USA)

Olin Howland

Olin Howland
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Nationality USA
Birth 9 february 1886 at Denver (USA)
Death 20 september 1959 (at 73 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor.

Biography

Initialement acteur de théâtre, Olin Howland joue notamment à Broadway (New York) entre 1909 et 1928, principalement dans des comédies musicales (les deux premières comme choriste), ainsi que dans une opérette (The Beggar Student en 1913, sur une musique de Carl Millöcker), un mélodrame musical et enfin un drame musical.

Au cinéma, il apparaît d'abord dans onze films muets de 1918 à 1925 ; les huit premiers sont des courts métrages, dont Danse macabre en 1922, d'après le poème symphonique du même titre de Camille Saint-Saëns, avec Adolph Bolm (également chorégraphe) et Ruth Page ; son avant-dernier film muet est Janice Meredith d'E. Mason Hopper (1924, avec Marion Davies dans le rôle-titre).

Après le passage au parlant, Olin Howland contribue à cent-quatre-vingt-huit films américains (comme second rôle de caractère ou dans des petits rôles non crédités) ; le premier est Over the Hill d'Henry King (avec Mae Marsh et James Dunn), sorti en 1931 ; le dernier est Danger planétaire (avec Steve McQueen), sorti en 1958. Dans l'intervalle, mentionnons L'Île au trésor de Victor Fleming (1934, avec Wallace Beery et Jackie Cooper), Tueur à gages de Frank Tuttle (1942, avec Veronica Lake et Alan Ladd), ou encore le western L'Ange et le Mauvais Garçon de James Edward Grant (1947, avec John Wayne et Gail Russell).

Fait particulier, il tient le même rôle (non crédité) de l'instituteur M. Davis, dans Les Quatre Filles du docteur March de George Cukor (1933, avec Katharine Hepburn), puis dans le remake du même titre de Mervyn LeRoy (1949, avec June Allison).

À la télévision, il collabore à treize séries entre 1952 et 1959 (année de sa mort), dont cinq épisodes — diffusés en 1958 et 1959 — de la sitcom The Real McCoys .

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Olin Howland (134 films)

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Actor

Over the Hill, 1h27
Directed by Henry King, George Trumbull Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Melodrama
Themes Poésie, Adaptation d'un poème, Children's films
Actors Olympia Dukakis, Mae Marsh, James Kirkwood Sr., Sigrid Thornton, Derek Fowlds, Bill Kerr
Roles Isaac Shelby, adulte
Rating69% 3.4938053.4938053.4938053.4938053.493805
Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia. But Alma doesn't fit into her daughter's political-hostess life even for a visit, and she finds more sympathy in her granddaughter. Alma, in a burst of rebellion, buys a supercharged hotrod and sets out on a voyage of self-discovery to Melbourne. Along the way, she meets con artists, gangsters, and a ponytailed white-knight in a camper and she finds not only adventure and romance, but also the courage to go back and face her relationship with her daughter and set it right.
The Blob
The Blob (1958)
, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Giant monster films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Steve McQueen, Aneta Louise Corsaut, Olin Howland, Robert Fields
Roles The Old Man
Rating62% 3.148983.148983.148983.148983.14898
During one long night in a small rural Pennsylvania town in July 1957, teenager Steve Andrews (Steve McQueen) and his girlfriend, Jane Martin (Aneta Corsaut), are kissing on a lovers' lane when they see a meteor crash beyond the next hill. Steve decides to look for it. An old man (Olin Howland) living nearby finds it first. When he pokes the meteorite with a stick, it breaks open, and the small jelly-like blob inside attaches itself to his hand. In pain and unable to scrape or shake it loose, the old man runs onto the road, where he is nearly struck by Steve's car. Steve and Jane take him to Doctor Hallen (Stephen Chase).
The Spirit of St. Louis, 2h15
Directed by Billy Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors James Stewart, Patricia Smith, Creighton Hale, Aaron Spelling, Bartlett Robinson, Murray Hamilton
Roles Revendeur
Rating70% 3.545663.545663.545663.545663.54566
On May 19, 1927, after waiting for a week for the rain to stop, pilot Charles A. "Slim" Lindbergh (James Stewart) tries to rest in a hotel near Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, prior to a transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. His friend Frank Mahoney (Bartlett Robinson) guards his hotel room door from reporters. Unable to sleep, Lindbergh reminisces about his time as an airmail pilot.
Bombers B-52, 1h46
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Marsha Hunt, Efrem Zimbalist II, James Garner, Stuart Whitman
Roles Joe (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9500352.9500352.9500352.9500352.950035
The Strategic Air Command is about to introduce the B-52 Stratofortress bomber as its primary manned strategic weapon. Stationed at 329th Bomb Squadron, Castle Air Force Base, California, twenty-year United States Air Force (USAF) veteran Master Sergeant Chuck Brennan (Karl Malden) dislikes his commanding officer, the "hotshot" Lieutenant Colonel Jim Herlihy (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.). Brennan has not trusted Herlihy since an incident in the Korean War. This career-long problem interferes with flight operations and aircraft support. When Herlihy starts dating Brennan's daughter Lois (Natalie Wood), tensions grow. Brennan demands his daughter break off the relationship.
The Storm Rider, 1h12
Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Scott Brady, Mala Powers, Bill Williams, William Fawcett, Roy Engel, George Keymas
Roles Will Collins
Rating60% 3.002873.002873.002873.002873.00287
A Star Is Born, 3h1
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Charley (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.7464853.7464853.7464853.7464853.746485
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
Them!
Them! (1954)
, 1h34
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, William Schallert, Fess Parker
Roles Jensen
Rating71% 3.5966053.5966053.5966053.5966053.596605
New Mexico State Police troopers Ben Peterson (James Whitmore) and Ed Blackburn (Chris Drake) discover a little girl in shock, wandering the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico. They retrace her steps to a mobile home owned by an FBI agent named Ellinson, who was on vacation in the area with his family. The side of the trailer was ripped open from the outside, the rest of the family is missing and no money was taken. A single unidentifiable animal track seems to be the only clue. Then a strange, pulsating high-pitched noise echos out of the desert on the wind. The little girl briefly reacts in fear when she hears the sound, but this is not noticed by those around her.
The Fabulous Senorita, 1h20
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Musical films
Actors Estelita Rodríguez, Robert Clarke, Nestor Paiva, Marvin Kaplan, Rita Moreno, Tom Powers
Roles Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
Rating65% 3.25883.25883.25883.25883.2588
Santa Fe
Santa Fe (1951)
, 1h27
Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, John Archer, Warner Anderson
Roles Dan Dugan
Rating62% 3.103093.103093.103093.103093.10309
A la fin de la Guerre de Sécession. Devenu contremaître sur le chantier de construction de chemin de fer de Santa Fe, Britt Canfield (Randolph Scott), un ancien soldat confédéré, s'oppose à ses trois frères Clint (John Archer), Tom (Peter M. Thompson) et Terry (Jerome Courtland), qui font tout pour empêcher l'avancée des travaux par haine des Nordistes. Pour y parvenir, ces derniers décident de travailler pour un casino itinérant qui débauchent les ouvriers en leur vendant de l'alcool.
Rock Island Trail, 1h30
Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Forrest Tucker, Adele Mara, Bruce Cabot, Lorna Gray, Chill Wills, Grant Withers
Roles Saloonkeeper
Rating60% 3.0489353.0489353.0489353.0489353.048935
Loumas, président de la compagnie de Rock Island Trail, essayant de développer la voie ferrée, se trouve confronté à la résistance de Kirby Murrow, qui dirige les lignes de diligence. Ce dernier n'hésite pas à aller jusqu'au sabotage...
The Nevadan, 1h21
Directed by Harry Joe Brown, Gordon Douglas, George W. George
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen, George Macready, Charles Halton
Roles Rusty (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.1460453.1460453.1460453.1460453.146045
United States Marshal Andrew Barclay (Randolph Scott) arranges the escape of outlaw Tom Tanner (Forrest Tucker) in order to locate the $250,000 in gold stolen by Tanner in stagecoach robbery. Tanner notices he's being followed by Barclay, whose appearance suggests he is a greenhorn. Tanner ambushes Barclay and forces him to trade clothes and accompany him to a bank, where Tanner retrieves an envelope containing a map from a safe deposit box showing the location of the stolen gold.
A Ticket to Tomahawk, 1h30
Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films
Actors Dan Dailey, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Kemper
Roles Le conducteur de train
Rating60% 3.0462153.0462153.0462153.0462153.046215
In 1876, Johnny Jameson (Dan Dailey), a "drummer," or traveling salesman, is the only passenger on the inaugural run of the Tomahawk and Western Railroad's narrow gauge train through the Colorado Rockies. During the ride, the conductor tells Johnny that certain people, stagecoach operators for example, would like to see the railroad's franchise fail. Soon after, Dakota (Rory Calhoun), Trancas and Gila, who work for Colonel Dawson, the area stageline operator, cause a giant boulder to fall directly in the path of the train. Engineer Terence Sweeny (Walter Brennan) manages to stop the train in time, and he and the crew then disembark to move the rock.