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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999). Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View. Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae...
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Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Home ImprovementSeries • 1991
The EqualizerSeries • 1985
HerculesSeries • 1998
Tales from the DarksideSeries • 1984
Spenser: For HireSeries • 1985
War and RemembranceSeries • 1988
SilveradoMovie • 1985
TapsMovie • 1981
3 Men and a BabyMovie • 1987
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeMovie • 1974
The Parallax ViewMovie • 1974
Talk RadioMovie • 1988
The Brink's JobMovie • 1978
Greased LightningMovie • 1977
FinalMovie • 2001