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John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Acting

Born December 20, 1932 · Denison, Texas, USA

Biography

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 John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For · 40 titles

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980
Mannix

Mannix

1967
One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

1981
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

1979
Lou Grant

Lou Grant

1977
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974
Kojak

Kojak

1973
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975
The Hogan Family

The Hogan Family

1986
The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense

1972
Chinatown

Chinatown

1974
Tales of the Gold Monkey

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982
Flying High

Flying High

1978
Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974
Delvecchio

Delvecchio

1976
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1989
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

1980
High Plains Drifter

High Plains Drifter

1973
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971
Paper Moon

Paper Moon

1973
The Sandy Duncan Show

The Sandy Duncan Show

1972
Little Gloria... Happy at Last

Little Gloria... Happy at Last

1982
The Bob Crane Show

The Bob Crane Show

1975
The Betty White Show

The Betty White Show

1977
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

1975
What's Up, Doc?

What's Up, Doc?

1972
Up the Creek

Up the Creek

1984
Lawman

Lawman

1971
History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

1975