John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Acting
Born Dec 20, 1932
From Denison, Texas, USA
Died Nov 09, 2017

John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Chinatown
7.9

Chinatown

Russ Yelburton
Blazing Saddles
7.2

Blazing Saddles

Howard Johnson
High Plains Drifter
7.3

High Plains Drifter

Bootmaker
Paper Moon
7.9

Paper Moon

Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
The Last Picture Show
7.6

The Last Picture Show

English teacher
What's Up, Doc?
7.4

What's Up, Doc?

Hotel Manager
Lawman
6.5

Lawman

Totts
Up the Creek
5.7

Up the Creek

Dean Burch
History of the World: Part I
6.8

History of the World: Part I

Rich Man - The French Revolution
Lucky Lady
5.3

Lucky Lady

Christy McTeague

Filmography — Acting

Chinatown
7.9
1974

Chinatown

Russ Yelburton
Blazing Saddles
7.2
1974

Blazing Saddles

Howard Johnson
High Plains Drifter
7.3
1973

High Plains Drifter

Bootmaker
Paper Moon
7.9
1973

Paper Moon

Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
The Last Picture Show
7.6
1971

The Last Picture Show

English teacher
What's Up, Doc?
7.4
1972

What's Up, Doc?

Hotel Manager
Lawman
6.5
1971

Lawman

Totts
Up the Creek
5.7
1984

Up the Creek

Dean Burch
History of the World: Part I
6.8
1981

History of the World: Part I

Rich Man - The French Revolution
Lucky Lady
5.3
1975

Lucky Lady

Christy McTeague
Hands of a Murderer
6.5
1990

Hands of a Murderer

Dr. John Watson
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5.8
1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

Reporter (uncredited)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
6.1
2010

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

(archive footage)
Audrey Rose
5.7
1977

Audrey Rose

Scott Velle
The Day of the Locust
6.4
1975

The Day of the Locust

Ned Grote
Sunburn
4.9
1979

Sunburn

Webb
The Outside Man
6.2
1972

The Outside Man

Department Store Manager
Honky
4.3
1971

Honky

Bus Ticket Salesman
A Very Brady Sequel
5.8
1996

A Very Brady Sequel

Dr. Whitehead
At Long Last Love
5.1
1975

At Long Last Love

Rodney James
Skyjacked
6.1
1972

Skyjacked

Air flight controller
5.0
1979

Institute for Revenge

Voice of I.F.R. (voice)
The Carey Treatment
5.9
1972

The Carey Treatment

Jenkins
The Naked Ape
4.1
1973

The Naked Ape

Psychiatrist
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
6.9
1973

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

Edmund Lasker
A Guide for the Married Woman
2.3
1978

A Guide for the Married Woman

Marvin
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
1975

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Simon Brimmer
The Last Angry Man
1974

The Last Angry Man

Tree Inspector
Kill Me If You Can
1977

Kill Me If You Can

George Davis
Relentless
6.0
1977

Relentless

Major Leo Hargit
Marathon
4.0
1980

Marathon

Greg Previn
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
2.0
1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Paul Harrison
The Law
1974

The Law

Thomas Q. Rachel
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
1989

Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears

Pfarrer
The Nickel Ride
5.5
1975

The Nickel Ride

Carl
Back in the Saddle
6.0
2001

Back in the Saddle

Self (archive footage)
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972

The Great Man's Whiskers

Major Underwood
The Invasion of Johnson County
6.5
1976

The Invasion of Johnson County

Major Walcott
Betrayal
1978

Betrayal

Victor Slavin
Sweet, Sweet Rachel
6.3
1971

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

Medical Examiner
Beane's of Boston
1979

Beane's of Boston

John Peacock
Street of Dreams
3.0
1988

Street of Dreams

Raymond Kepler
Assault and Matrimony
6.0
1987

Assault and Matrimony

Cyril
Sink the Bismarck!
1996

Sink the Bismarck!

Narrator (Voice)
Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link
1984

Money Hunt: The Mystery of the Missing Link

Host