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My Take
Earl Holliman had the kind of career I find genuinely admirable, a true character actor who worked steadily across decades. Winning a Golden Globe for The Rainmaker in 1956 early on, then spending the 1950s and 1960s in Westerns and dramas, he built a reputation on reliability rather than flash. His four-year run as Sergeant Bill Crowley on Police Woman through the late 1970s is probably how most television viewers remember him. The Louisiana-born UCLA alum also stood out as an animal rights activist, which I think speaks to his character. He lived to 96, and that Hollywood Walk of Fame star feels well earned.
Overview
Henry Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024) was an American actor, animal rights activist, and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly Westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974 to 1978 run.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Earl Holliman
- Name (Japanese)
- アール・ホリマン
- Reading
- あーる・ほりまん
- Born
- September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Delhi, Louisiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.