# Earl Holliman filmography

Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) was an American film and TV actor who appeared in 97 features between 1952 and 2000, including recurring roles on the television series Hotel de Paree, Wide Country, Police Woman, The Thorn Birds, P.S. I Luv U, Delta, Caroline in the City, and Night Man (along with various guest spots on several game and talk shows). He won a Golden Globe Award in 1957 for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his work in The Rainmaker (1956). This is his complete filmography, as well as his awards, nominations, and personal appearances.

## Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | Pony Soldier | Undetermined secondary role | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Destination Gobi | Frank Swenson | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island | Marine | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff | Elevator boy | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Joe | Also known as Arizona Outpost |
| 1953 | East of Sumatra | Cupid | Credited as Henry Earl Holliman (His full name) |
| 1954 | Tennessee Champ | Happy Jackfield | |
| 1954 | Broken Lance | Denny Devereaux | |
| 1954 | The Bridges at Toko-Ri | Nestor Gamidge | |
| 1955 | The Big Combo | Mingo | |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times | Red | |
| 1956 | Forbidden Planet | Cook | |
| 1956 | The Burning Hills | Mort Bayliss | |
| 1956 | Giant | Bob Dace | |
| 1956 | The Rainmaker | Jim Curry | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | Charles Bassett | |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook | Jeff Bennett | |
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Adam Garrett | |
| 1958 | Hot Spell | John Henry "Buddy" Duval Jr. | |
| 1959 | The Trap | Tippy Anderson | |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Rick Belden | |
| 1960 | Visit to a Small Planet | Conrad | |
| 1961 | Armored Command | Sergeant Mike | |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke | Archie Kramer | |
| 1965 | The Sons of Katie Elder | Matt Elder | |
| 1967 | A Covenant with Death | Brian Talbot | |
| 1968 | The Power | Talbot Scott | |
| 1968 | Anzio | Sergeant Stimler | |
| 1969 | The Desperate Mission | Shad Clay | Television film |
| 1970 | Smoke | Cal Finch | Television film |
| 1970 | Tribes | DePayster | Television film |
| 1971 | Montserrat | Luhan | Television film |
| 1971 | Cannon | Magruder | Television film |
| 1972 | The Biscuit Eater | Harve McNeil | |
| 1973 | The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War | Harry Donner | Television film |
| 1973 | Trapped | David Moore | Television film |
| 1974 | Cry Panic | Sheriff Ross Cabot | Television film |
| 1974 | I Love You... Good-bye | Tom Chandler | |
| 1977 | Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn | Ray Church | Television film |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Ed Eckles | |
| 1979 | The Solitary Man | Dave Keyes | Television film |
| 1980 | Where the Ladies Go | Buck | Television film |
| 1981 | Sharky's Machine | Donald Hotchkins | |
| 1982 | Country Gold | Wade Purcell | Television film (Remake of the 1950 motion picture All About Eve) |
| 1986 | Shattered... If Your Kid's on Drugs | Kim's Father | Television film |
| 1987 | American Harvest | Krab Hogan | Television film (also known as Race Against the Harvest and Golden Harvest) |
| 1987 | Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge | Jake Flagg | Television film |
| 1997 | Night Man | Frank Domino | Television film |
| 1999 | Bad City Blues | Joe Gags | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Tenant | Arthur Michaels | Final film role |

## Episodic television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 1957 | Matinee Theater | Tom Cotterell | "The Man with the Pointed Toes" | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | Capt. Volodney | "The Dark Side of the Earth" | |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | Robin Tripp | "The Return of Ansel Gibbs" | |
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Singer | "The Battle for Wednesday Night" | |
| 1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | American airman | "The Sea Is Boiling Hot" | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Les Tranier | "Silent Thunder" | |
| 1958 | Studio One | Wayne Pilgrim | "The Lady Died at Midnight" | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Mike Ferris | "Where Is Everybody?" (series premiere) | |
| 1959–60 | Hotel de Paree | Sundance Kid | Starring role, 33 episodes | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Paul Williams | "Killer in the House" | |
| 1961 | Westinghouse Presents | Webster | "The Dispossessed" | |
| 1962 | Bus Stop | Allan Stumbo | "The Stubborn Stumbos" | |
| 1962 | Checkmate | Jack Quentin | "The Bold and the Tough" | |
| 1962 | General Electric Theater | David Seymour | "The Troubled Heart" | |
| 1962–63 | Wide Country | Mitch Guthrie | Starring role (28 episodes) | |
| 1964 | The Great Adventure | Will Cross | "Teeth of the Lion" | |
| 1965 | Bonanza | Sherman Clegg | "The Flannel-Mouth Gun" | |
| 1965 | Dr. Kildare | Capt. Bob Hill | "Wings of Hope" | |
| 1965 | Slattery's People | Major Roger Dyne | "The Hero" | |
| 1965 | The Fugitive | Charley Judd | "The Good Guys and the Bad Guys" | |
| 1965 | The Virginian | Wiley | "Ring of Silence" | |
| 1965 | 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Paul Stiger | "The Ticket" | |
| 1966 | The F.B.I. | Robert Charles Porter | "Special Delivery" | |
| 1967 | Custer | Dan Samuels | "Pursued" | |
| 1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Sheriff Lonny Querido | "No Law Against Murder" | |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Father Hugh | "Neither Punch nor Judy" | |
| 1969 | Gunsmoke | Will Smith | "A Man Called Smith" | |
| 1970 | The F.B.I. | Walter Carr | "The Quest" | |
| 1970 | Gunsmoke | Will Hackett | "Hackett" | |
| 1970 | It Takes a Thief | Major Arlin McCoy | "Situation Red" | |
| 1970–73 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Cal Finch Cal Winslow | "Smoke" "The Boy and the Bronc Buster" | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | Wheat | "The Day They Hanged Kid Curry" | |
| 1971 | The F.B.I. | Drake Faron | "Dynasty of Hate" | |
| 1971 | Ironside | Gordy Brokaw | "The Target" | |
| 1971 | Medical Center | Dr. Ian Hayton | "Suspected" | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | Easy Wyatt | "A Very Special Piece of Ground" | |
| 1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Chris | "The Stamp of Death" | |
| 1973 | Medical Center | Brent | "Impact" | |
| 1973 | The F.B.I. | Frank | "The Payoff" | |
| 1973 | Gunsmoke | Boone Shadler | "Shadler" | |
| 1974 | Police Story | Sgt. Charlie Ryan | "Fingerprint" | |
| 1974–78 | Police Woman | Sgt. Bill Crowley | Main cast (91 episodes) | |
| 1977 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast | Himself | "Angie Dickinson" | |
| 1979 | CHiPs | Himself | "Roller Disco: Part 2" | Uncredited |
| 1980 | The American Sportsman | Himself | "Mountain Gorilla" | |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Luddie Mueller | Television miniseries | |
| 1986 | Hotel | Owen McDermott | "Separations" | |
| 1990 | Empty Nest | Mike Bradovitch | "Harry's Excellent Adventure" | |
| 1991-92 | P.S. I Luv U | Matthew Durning | Main Cast (13 episodes) | |
| 1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff J.T. Tanner | "Who Killed J. B. Fletcher?" | |
| 1992 | In the Heat of the Night | Dr. Lambert | "Last Rights" | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | "The Hey Now Episode" | |
| 1992–93 | Delta | Darden Towe | Main cast (17 episodes) | |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Wayne Platte | "Roadkill" | |
| 1995 | American Masters | Himself | "Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval" | |
| 1996 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Milton (voice) | "Never the Twain Shall Meet" | |
| 1996–99 | Caroline in the City | Fred Duffy | "Caroline and the Twenty-Eight-Pound Walleye" "Caroline and the Ancestral Home" "Caroline and the Big Move" | |
| 1997–99 | Night Man | Frank Dominus | Main cast (25 episodes) | |
| 2000 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Gramps | "Summer School" | |
| 2015 | Voces | Himself | "Children of Giant" | |

## Non-acting appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956 | The Jukebox Jury | Himself | |
| 1958 | The Lux Show | Himself | |
| 1958 | The 33rd Annual Academy Awards | Himself | Audience Attendee |
| 1961-62 | Here’s Hollywood | Himself | |
| 1963 | The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | |
| 1963-79 | The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson | Himself | 14 guest spots (recurring appearances include 3 in 1972, 5 in 1975, and 2 in 1977) |
| 1965 | You Don't Say | Himself | |
| 1966 | The 38th Annual Academy Awards | Himself | Audience Attendee |
| 1971 | The Movie Game | Himself | |
| 1974 | Celebrity Bowling | Himself | Holliman and Robert Culp vs. James Farentino and Stephen Young |
| 1975 | The Bob Braun Show | Himself | |
| 1975 | The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | |
| 1975-80 | The Hollywood Squares | Himself | 33 episodes |
| 1976 | The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 1976 | The John Davidson Show | Himself | He also guest performed singing 2 songs |
| 1975-76 | The Magnificent Marble Machine | Himself | |
| 1975-76 | The Dinah Shore Show | Himself | |
| 1977 | The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 1977 | AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis | Himself | |
| 1977 | The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 1977 | To Say the Least | Himself | |
| 1977 | Circus of the Stars | Himself | Performer |
| 1980 | Fossey's War | Himself | Documentary |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Himself | "The Great 5K Star Race" and "Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2" |
| 1983 | All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra | Himself | |
| 1983 – 91 | The $10,000 Pyramid | Himself | 95 episodes |
| 1984 | The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards | Himself | Accepting Award for Favorite TV Mini Series |
| 1985 | Doris Day’s Best Friends | Himself | |
| 1986 | Wildside | Himself | Documentary in which he both hosted and narrated |
| 1986 | All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood | Himself | |
| 1987 | AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck | Himself | |
| 1987 | The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Himself | |
| 1988 | The 57th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | Himself | Seasonal Television Special |
| 1989 | Safe House | Himself | Video documentary |
| 1989 | The 58th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | Himself | Seasonal Television Special |
| 1990 | The 7th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards | Himself | Television Special |
| 1991 | The $25,000 Pyramid | Himself | |
| 1991 | The Chuck Woolery Show | Himself | |
| 1991 | AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas | Himself | |
| 1992 | One on One with John Tesh | Himself | |
| 1992 | The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | Himself | Seasonal Television Special |
| 1993 | The 7th Annual Genesis Awards | Himself | Host |
| 1994 | Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration | Himself | |
| 1995 | The 9th Annual Genesis Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 1996 | Biography: Burt Lancaster – Daring to Reach | Himself | |
| 1997 | The 69th Annual Academy Awards | Himself | Audience Attendee |
| 1998 | Memories of Giant | Himself | |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Himself | Audience Attendee |
| 1999 | The 13th Annual Genesis Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 1999 | Biography: Angie Dickinson - Tinseltown's Classiest Broad | Himself | |
| 2000 | E! True Hollywood Story: Rod Serling - Beyond The Twilight Zone | Himself | |
| 2000 | The 14th Annual Genesis Awards | Himself | Presenter |
| 2001 | Intimate Portrait: Lisa Hartman-Black | Himself | |
| 2003 | Intimate Portrait: Angie Dickinson | Himself | |
| 2003 | Return to Giant | Himself | Video documentary |
| 2005 | Madman Muntz: American Maverick | Himself | Documentary (also notes him with a special thanks) |
| 2006 | Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon | Himself | Video documentary short |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Himself | Video documentary short |
| 2007 | John Wayne Behind The Scenes | Himself | Video documentary |
| 2008 | Stanley Rubin: A Work in Progress | Himself | |
| 2009 | The Rules of Film Noir | Himself | Television Movie Documentary (also features archive footage of him as Mingo in The Big Combo) |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Himself | Documentary |
| 2021 | Journey to Royal | Himself | Documentary |

## Unmade films

| Year | Film | Role and fate of film or role |
| 1956 | Bus Stop | Beauregard Decker (part given to Don Murray) |
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Brick Pollitt (part given to Paul Newman) |
| 1958 | Lonelyhearts | Adam White (part given to Montgomery Clift) |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat | Lieutenant, Junior Grade (later Commander) Nicholas "Nick" Holden, USNR (part given to Tony Curtis) |
| 1960 | The Apartment | Calvin Clifford (C. C.) "Bud" Baxter (part given to Jack Lemmon) |
| 1960 | Gentleman's Club | Christopher Allen (Was to be filmed at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and would have been an all-male remake of 1939's The Women with Holliman portraying a gold-digging womanizer, basically a masculine spoof of Joan Crawford's character of Crystal Allen in the original all-female version, but the film was never made.) |
| 1960 | Peking to Paris | While residing in France, he was signed by director Dino Delaurentiss to appear in the leading role of a racer who is participating in the historic Peking to Paris automobile race in 1905. It was never made. |
| 1960 | The Last Holiday | A romantic film to be done by an unnamed French producer to be filmed in both Paris, France, and New York City, New York. Although, the title and plot had been generated, it was never made. |
| 1961 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Paolo di Leo (part given to Warren Beatty) |
| 1963 | Love with the Proper Stranger | Rocky Papasano (part given to Steve McQueen) |
| 1968 | Charly | Charly Gordon (part given to Cliff Robertson) |
| 1972 | The Burtons Ahead | William Burton (Was to be filmed by Paramount Pictures, he would have played an American businessman who takes his family on an extended vacation in Europe, the film was never made. The only thing that exists of this are promotional stills.) |
| 1975 | Nashville | Haven Hamilton (part given to Henry Gibson) |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | The Old Man Parker (part given to Darren McGavin) |
| 1994 | Our Anniversary | Toby Griffins (Was to be a made-for-TV movie for the Lifetime channel and would have paired him alongside Rue McClanahan as his wife playing a couple nearing their 40th wedding anniversary who not only look back on the years of their marriage but also ponder as too whether how many more they'll have when the misses discovers she has contracted a health condition that might be fatal, which later proves to be a negative prognosis ensuring they'll have many more happy years ahead due to her rediscovered perfect health. It was never made.) |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror No. 8 (part given to Jack Lemmon) |
| 1998 | Joshua's Wish | Joshua Hunsinger (Was to be a made for TV Christmas special for Hallmark Hall of Fame and would have told the story of a man whose family wants to gift him with a holiday season to remember by reuniting him with a childhood friend whom he hadn't seen in years having been separated from one another during the final years of the Great Depression. It was never made.) |
| 1999 | Doctor's Order | Dr. Dennis Albertan (Was to be a made for TV comedy film about a family of doctors trying to push the patriarch of the family into retiring following several years of serving his community in the medical field and the antics they use to elevate him towards it. It was never made but if it had the rest of the cast would've included Joel Higgins, Morgan Brittany, and Barry Williams as his children, also doctors, and Marion Ross as the wife.) |