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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland. From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include Leave It to Jane (1917), Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) and Wildflower (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958. Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he...
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I Love LucySeries • 1951
The Real McCoysSeries • 1957
Gone with the WindMovie • 1939
The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries • 1956
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries • 1952
Them!Movie • 1954
Little WomenMovie • 1949
The BlobMovie • 1958
A Star Is BornMovie • 1954
Fallen AngelMovie • 1945
The Spirit of St. LouisMovie • 1957
The Strange Love of Martha IversMovie • 1946
This Gun for HireMovie • 1942
Angel and the BadmanMovie • 1947
Treasure IslandMovie • 1934
Little WomenMovie • 1933
Made for Each OtherMovie • 1939
The Shepherd of the HillsMovie • 1941
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMovie • 1938
Nothing SacredMovie • 1937
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMovie • 1949
The NevadanMovie • 1950
Mr. Moto's GambleMovie • 1938