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Portrait of John Hillerman

Acting

John Hillerman

Career

Active from 1973 to 1996, busiest in 1975 and 1977 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Chinatown
Chinatown
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Hillerman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 67
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles · average score 51
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1996)

as Narrator (Voice)

A Very Brady Sequel
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Whitehead

Hands of a Murderer
Hands of a Murderer (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Dr. John Watson

1980s

16 titles · average score 68
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (1989)

as Pfarrer

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sir Francis Commarty

Assault and Matrimony
Assault and Matrimony (1987)

as Cyril

The Hogan Family
The Hogan Family (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Lloyd Hogan

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jonathan Higgins / Edgar Greenstreet

Up the Creek
Up the Creek (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dean Burch

Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Maury Paul

Tales of the Gold Monkey
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jonathan Higgins

Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as Higgins

Marathon
Marathon (1980)

as Greg Previn

1970s

47 titles · average score 65
Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston (1979)

TV show · as John Peacock

Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston (1979)

as John Peacock

A Guide for the Married Woman
A Guide for the Married Woman (1978)

as Marvin

The Betty White Show
The Betty White Show (1977)

TV show · as John Elliot

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Ed Hartnett

Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can (1977)
GoodWatch score 87

as George Davis

Audrey Rose
Audrey Rose (1977)
GoodWatch score 54

as Scott Velle

Relentless
Relentless (1977)

as Major Leo Hargit

The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County (1976)

as Major Walcott

Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady (1975)
GoodWatch score 37

as Christy McTeague

Chinatown
Chinatown (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

as Russ Yelburton

Paper Moon
Paper Moon (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

1960s

3 titles · average score 61
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Nelson Bodine / Donald Blair

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Larry Lawton

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Morris Ridley