John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Actor

Denison, Texas, USA
December 20, 1932

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.

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Representative Works

Chinatown
Chinatown
7.9
/ English
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
7.2
/ English
High Plains Drifter
High Plains Drifter
7.3
/ English
Paper Moon
Paper Moon
7.9
/ English
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc?
7.4
/ English
Lawman
Lawman
6.5
/ English
A Very Brady Sequel
A Very Brady Sequel
5.8
/ English
Up the Creek
Up the Creek
5.7
/ English
Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady
5.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Chinatown
1974Winner

Best Performance

Chinatown

Blazing Saddles
1974Nominee

Best Performance

Blazing Saddles

High Plains Drifter
1973Nominee

Best Performance

High Plains Drifter

Career Highlights

The Last Picture Show
1971Highlight

Best Performance

The Last Picture Show

Paper Moon
1973Highlight

Best Performance

Paper Moon