Earl Hindman

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Date: 2002
Document Type: Brief biography
Length: 670 words
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About this Person
Born: October 20, 1942 in Bisbee, Arizona, United States
Died: December 29, 2003 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actor
Updated:Aug. 1, 2002
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born October 20, 1942, in Bisbee, AZ; son of a pipeliner; married Molly McGreevy (an Episcopal priest), May 21, 1976; children: two stepdaughters.

WORKS

CREDITSStage Appearances

  • Marvin Hudgins, Dark of the Moon, Mercer-Shaw Arena Theatre, New York City, 1970
  • The Rivalry, Mummers Theatre, Oklahoma City, OK, 1970
  • Kress, The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1971
  • Asa Trenchard, The Lincoln Mask, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Captain Martin, The Love Suicide at the Schofield Barracks, American National Theatre and Academy Theatre, New York City, 1972
  • Henry IV, Part One, Folger Theatre Group, Washington, DC, 1974
  • Rubin Flood, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1979
  • The Magnificent Cuckold, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1981
  • Red, Red and Blue, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1982
  • Exeter, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1984
  • Gaspard Caderousse, The Count of Monte Cristo, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1986
  • Owen Musser, The Foreigner, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1986
  • Flint and Roses, Alliance Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA, 1986
  • Big Albert Connor, The Stick Wife, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1987
  • Melons, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1987-1988
  • Phaedra and Hippolytus, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1988-1989
  • Caius Lucius, Cymbeline, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1989
  • Sheriff Royce Landon, Jr., The Night Hank Williams Died, WPA Theatre and Orpheum Theatre, both New York City, 1989
  • T. John Blessington, The Solid Gold Cadillac, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1989
  • Also appeared in a production at the Old Globe Theatre.
Major Tours
  • The Great White Hope, U.S. cities, 1969-1970
Film Appearances
  • Three into Two Won't Go, 1969
  • Whitey, Who Killed Mary What's `er Name? (also known as Death of a Hooker), Cannon, 1971
  • Brown, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (also known as Pelham 1-2-3 and El tomar de Pelham uno dos tres), United Artists, 1974
  • Deputy Red, The Parallax View, Paramount, 1974
  • Garrity, Shoot It: Black, Shoot It: Blue, Levitt/Pickman, 1974
  • Beau Welles, Greased Lightning, Warner Bros., 1977
  • F.B.I. agent, The Brinks Job (also known as Big Stickup at Brinks), Universal, 1978
  • Lieutenant Hanson, Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
  • J. T. Hollis, Silverado, Columbia, 1985
  • Satch, Three Men and a Baby, Buena Vista, 1987
  • Voices of Black John, Chet, and Jerry, Talk Radio, Universal, 1988
  • Henry Macy, Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Angelika, 1991
  • Sergeant, Fires Within (also known as Little Havana), 1991
  • Official, Final, Cowboy Pictures, 2001
Television AppearancesSeries
  • Detective Bob Reid, Ryan's Hope, ABC, 1975-1984 and 1989
  • Wilson Wilson, Home Improvement, ABC, 1991-1999
Miniseries
  • Lieutenant commander Wade McClusky, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1988
  • Mike Kettmann, Sr., Stay the Night, ABC, 1992
Movies
  • J. H. Potts, Murder in Coweta County, CBS, 1983
  • Detective Jake Stern, One Police Plaza, CBS, 1986
  • Danny Keeler, Kojak: The Price of Justice, CBS, 1987
  • Stern, The Red Spider, CBS, 1988
  • Donleavy, "It's Always Something," (also known as "Kojak"), The ABC Saturday Mystery, ABC, 1990
  • Victor, Rising Son, TNT, 1990
Specials
  • QMT Charles B. Law, Jr., "Pueblo," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1973
  • William, "A Memory of Two Mondays," Great Performances, PBS, 1974
  • F.B.I. agent Lombardo, Concealed Enemies, 1984
  • Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, 1992
  • Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1995
Awards Presentations
  • Segment host, The 11th Annual Soap Opera Awards, 1995
  • Wilson Wilson, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999
Episodic
  • Sergeant Clayton, "Resurrection," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985
  • Lieutenant Elmer, "Breakpoint," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
  • Lieutenant Elmer, "Prelude," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
  • Lieutenant Findlay, "Coal Black Soul," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
  • Harry Carson, "Let the Games Begin," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1987
  • Lieutenant Elmer, "The Cup," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987
  • Max Ordella, "Mary Hamilton," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
  • "Fifty Ways to Floss Your Lover," L.A. Law, NBC, 1987
  • Defense counsel Riley, "Black, White and Blue," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
  • "Daniel in the Lion's Den," Deadline, NBC, 2000
Pilots
  • Rick, Key West, NBC, 1973

FURTHER READINGS

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, July 24, 1992, p. 12

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Gale Document Number: GALE|K1609013868