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Earl Holliman |
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Height: 6' 0
Born: 11 September 1928, Delhi, Louisiana, USA. |
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Louisiana-born actor Earl Holliman (born in 1928), after a stint in the Navy, studied at UCLA and the Pasadena Playhouse before earning his break in the Martin/Lewis comedy "Scared Stiff (1953)" . He gained clout after portraying a variety of firm young studs in rugged westerns and war drama, ranging from dim and/or good-natured to overly impulsive and/or threatening, he won a Golden Globe for his support performance as a girl-crazy brother in "Rainmaker, The (1956)" , holding his own against stars 'Burt Lancaster' and 'Katharine Hepburn' . He distinguished himself in a number of "A" grade films around the same time, including "Broken Lance (1954)" with 'Spencer Tracy' , "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)" , again with Lancaster, "Visit to a Small Planet (1960)" , again with Jerry Lewis, "Summer and Smoke (1961)" with 'Geraldine Page' and "Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)" with 'John Wayne (I)' . When the film offers started drying up in the 60s, he found TV a more welcoming medium, scoring in a number of, yes, westerns and plenty of crime yarns. It all culminated with a four-year stint as the macho partner to sexy 'Angie Dickinson' in ""Police Woman" (1974/I)" , a role that helped make him a household name. A self-confirmed bachelor, Holliman operated the Fiesta Dinner Theatre for many years in San Antonio, Texas. Gary Brumburgh / GBrumburgh@pacbell.net |
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