Portrait of Earl Holliman

Acting

Earl Holliman

Career

Active from 1954 to 2000, busiest in 1974 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Big Combo
The Big Combo
GoodWatch score83/100

Characters

4

The characters Earl Holliman played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Earl Holliman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Cringe Humor
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Gritty 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • 1950s 3
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Frontier Justice 2
  • Gritty Atmosphere 2
  • Small-Town America 2
  • Psychological Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

95
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 42
The Perfect Tenant
The Perfect Tenant (2000)
GoodWatch score 42

as Arthur Michaels

1990s

8 titles · average score 59
Bad City Blues
Bad City Blues (1999)

as Joe Gags

Night Man
Night Man (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show · as Frank Dominus

Nightman
Nightman (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frank Dominus

Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Fred Duffy

Delta
Delta (1992)

TV show · as Darden Towe

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Earl Holliman

P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

TV show · as Matthew Durning

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Milton (voice)

1980s

10 titles · average score 64
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Dr. Lambert

American Harvest
American Harvest (1987)

as Krab Hogan

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jake Flagg

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)

as Kim's Father

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Sheriff J.T. Tanner / Wayne Platte

The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds (1983)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Ludie Mueller

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Owen McDermott

Country Gold
Country Gold (1982)

as Wade Purcell

Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Donald Hotchkins

Where the Ladies Go
Where the Ladies Go (1980)

as Buck

1970s

20 titles · average score 57
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ed Eckles

The Solitary Man
The Solitary Man (1979)

as Dave Keyes

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Earl Holliman (uncredited)

Police Woman
Police Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Lt. Bill Crowley

I Love You...Good-bye
I Love You...Good-bye (1974)

as Tom Chandler

Trapped
Trapped (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as David Moore

Cry Panic
Cry Panic (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sheriff Ross Cabot

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as Harry Donner

The Biscuit Eater
The Biscuit Eater (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harve McNeil

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Chris Conway

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Tribes
Tribes (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

as DePayster

1960s

24 titles · average score 63
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Father Hugh

The Power
The Power (1968)
GoodWatch score 56

as Talbot Scott

Anzio
Anzio (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

as Platoon Sgt. Abe Stimmler

A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Brian Talbot

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Gordy Brokaw

The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Matt Elder

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

TV show · as Frank Rodman / Robert Charles Porter

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Charley Judd

The Wide Country
The Wide Country (1962)

TV show

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Wiley

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Capt. Bob Hill

Visit to a Small Planet
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
GoodWatch score 53

as Conrad

1950s

30 titles · average score 67
Last Train from Gun Hill
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rick Belden, Craig's Son

Hotel de Paree
Hotel de Paree (1959)

TV show

The Trap
The Trap (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tippy Anderson

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Mike Ferris

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Sherman Clegg

Trooper Hook
Trooper Hook (1957)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jeff Bennett

Don't Go Near the Water
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
GoodWatch score 49

as Adam Garrett

Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cookie

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jim Curry

The Burning Hills
The Burning Hills (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Morton Bayliss

The Big Combo
The Big Combo (1955)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mingo

I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Red

1940s

2 titles · average score 71
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Wayne Pilgrim

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Danny Smith