Earl Hindman
Biography
Earl Hindman was an American actor who trained at the University of Arizona and began in low-budget exploitation movies in the 1960s. By the 1970s he was in major Hollywood productions, playing villains in a pair of 1974 thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and The Parallax View (1974). His other films included Greased Lightning (1977), Taps (1981), The Brink's Job (1978) and Murder in Coweta County (1983), plus an early part in Who Killed Mary What's 'Er Name? (1971). He played J.T. in Silverado (1985) and Satch in Three Men and a Baby (1987). He played Bob Reid in the daytime serial Ryan's Hope from 1975 to 1984 and came back for its last episodes in 1988 and 1989. On Home Improvement he was Wilson W. Wilson, a neighbor usually seen only over a fence, from 1991 to 1999. Later roles included the movie Final (2001) and guest appearances in the Law & Order shows.
61years old at death
- Born Bisbee
- Died Stamford
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Earl John Hindman
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 27 years1974 to 2001
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First role
Hindman began with low-budget exploitation films in the 1960s. By the 1970s he was in major Hollywood studio productions, and in 1974 he played villains in two thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View.
Earl Hindman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974 Action, Crime, Thrilleras George Steever aka Brown
IMDb rating 7.642K votes
Worked with
Earl Hindman shares two films with Danny Nelson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Paul Sorvino's page
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Sean Penn's page
Tom Cruise's page
Joseph SargentDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Joseph Sargent
Alan J. PakulaDirector, 1 film, 1974
All films by Alan J. Pakula
Harold BeckerDirector, 1 film, 1981
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