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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.
as Self (archive footage)
as Old Man - (archive footage)
as The Old Man
as Joe (uncredited)
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
as Will Collins
as Sam
as Charley (uncredited)
as Jensen
as Mailman
as Justice of the Peace
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
as Dan Dugan
as Storyteller on Bench
as Hunter (uncredited)
as Saloonkeeper
as Milo Williams
as Rusty (uncredited)
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
as Milo Williams
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Windy
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
as Mr. Davis - Schoolteacher (uncredited)
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
as Remedy Williams
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
as Cook
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
as Finnegan
as Jeff Anderson
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
as Gardener
as Gas Man
as Bradley
as Alkali
as Marcus Le Blaine
as Luke
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
as Devlin's Driver
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
as Steward (uncredited)
as Justice of Peace
as Census Taker
as Dead Eye
as Pinky Snyder
as Prince de la Mour
as Andrews
as Hank (uncredited)
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
as Bit Part
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
as Moorehousse
as Joe the Barber
as Eben Whelock
as Gas Station Owner
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
as Reynolds
as Driver (uncredited)
as Mr. Deveraux
as Homer Todds
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Jailer
as Trullers
as Oscar Mayberry
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
as Jacob Diezel
as Carpenter (uncredited)
as Frank Stevens
as Undetermined Minor Role
as Bright
as Professor
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
as Jonathan Meek
as Blair Fletcher
as Office Worker (uncredited)
as Frank (uncredited)
as Farmer
as Dr. Williams
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
as Jasper Trench
as Corky
as Cisco Tridd
as Dr. Clump
as Station Master
as Pa Blower
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
as Muncie Undersheriff
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
as Undertaker
as Clerk
as Encyclopedia Salesman
as Attorney Culpepper
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
as Farmer (uncredited)
as Appleby
as Slim
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
as Baxter
as Peter Finlay
as Tom Slack
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
as Trinidad Joe
as Jed Smith
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
as Stagecoach Driver
as Baggage Man
as Hotel Manager
as Doorman
as Southern sales manager
as Pappy Burnside
as Jones
as Dr. MacDuffy
as Lawyer
as Smythe, Floorwalker
as Mr. Blair
as Detective Dunhill
as Wilbur Strong
as Harrison
as Dave Dyer
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
as Prison Farm Doctor
as Court Starrett
as Eaves
as Bob Catlett
as Dr. Croker
as Doc (uncredited)
as Carlton
as Wilbur Strong
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
as Stage Manager
as Bill O'Leary
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
as Eddie
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
as Secretary
as Isaac as an Adult
as Elmer Lovejoy
as Philemon
as Death
as Horation Whiffle
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
