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John Hillerman
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John Hillerman, born John Benedict Hillerman on 20 December 1932 in Denison, Texas, USA, was an American actor who worked in stage, television and film. He was educated at the University of Texas at Austin and served in the United States Air Force. His career ran from 1957 to 2000, and his notable work was Magnum, P.I.
Hillerman received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He died on 9 November 2017 in Houston, of natural causes.
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Film & TV
Denison, Texas, USA
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…
Known for
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)2010
- Back in the Saddle — Self (archive footage)2001
- A Very Brady Sequel — Dr. Whitehead1996
- Sink the Bismarck! — Narrator (Voice)1996
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- Hands of a Murderer — Dr. John Watson1990
- Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears — Pfarrer1989
- Around the World in 80 Days — Sir Francis Commarty1989
- Street of Dreams — Raymond Kepler1988
- Assault and Matrimony — Cyril1987
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Key facts
- Born
- John Benedict Hillerman , ( 1932-12-20 ) December 20, 1932, Denison, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) (aged 84), Houston , Texas, U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Texas at Austin
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1957–1999
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1953–1957
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Unit
- Strategic Air Command
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denison
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- University of Texas at Austin
- Languages spoken
- British English
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Magnum, P.I.
- Field of work
- acting
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Image
- John Hillerman Betty White The Betty White Show 1977 (cropped) 2.jpg
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- John Hillerman
- date of birth
- 1932-12-20
- date of death
- 2017-11-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- John Benedict Hillerman
- name in native language
- John Hillerman
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- end of work period
- 2000-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He retired from acting in 1999.
Early life and career
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