page_title: John Hillerman
hierarchical_section_title: John Hillerman
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of John Hillerman and Betty White from The Betty White Show.
context_page_description: John Benedict Hillerman was an American actor. He was born in Denison, Texas. He was known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television show Magnum, P.I.. He starred in Chinatown and Blazing Saddles. He also starred in The Betty White Show. He won a Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award during his career. He retired in 1999.
  Hillerman died on November 9, 2017 at his home in Houston, Texas of heart disease at the age of 84.
context_section_description: John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor. He was born in Denison, Texas. He was known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television show Magnum, P.I.. He starred in Chinatown and Blazing Saddles. He also starred in The Betty White Show. He won a Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award during his career. He retired in 1999.
  Hillerman died on November 9, 2017 at his home in Houston, Texas of heart disease at the age of 84.
caption: Hillerman in 1977
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