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Biography

John Hillerman began his career on Broadway in 1959, and made his motion picture debut in 1970 with a small, uncredited role in the…more

Born

12/20/1932, Denison, Texas, USA

Birth Name

John Benedict Hillerman

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (11)

Role
- The Hogan Family
  Lloyd Hogan (1990-1991)
  - S 6: Ep 12 Isn't It Romantic?
    7/20/91
  - S 6: Ep 13 Ho, Ho, Hogans
    7/20/91
  - S 6: Ep 11 A Family Affair
    7/17/91
  - S 6: Ep 10 A Sneaking Suspicion
    7/10/91
  - S 6: Ep 9 The Best of Friends, Worst of Times
    12/1/90
  - + 8 More Credits
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Quayle Higgins
  - S 8: Ep 13 Resolutions (Part II)
    5/1/88
  - S 8: Ep 12 Resolutions
    5/1/88
  - S 8: Ep 11 Transitions
    2/17/88
  - S 8: Ep 10 Legend of the Lost Art
    2/10/88
  - S 8: Ep 9 The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company
    1/27/88
  - + 84 More Credits
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Quayle Higgins/Sam Caldwell
  - S 7: Ep 14 Murder by Night
    1/14/87
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Quayle Higgins; Don Luis Mongueo
  - S 6: Ep 19 Who is Don Luis Higgins, and Why is He Doing These Terrible Things to Me?
    3/20/86
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Higgins
  - S 6: Ep 8 Paniolo
    11/7/85
  - S 6: Ep 6 Round and Around
    10/24/85
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Hotel Dick
    10/17/85
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Kona Winds
    10/10/85
  - S 4: Ep 6 Letter to a Duchess
    11/10/83
  - + 59 More Credits
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Higgins; Albert Stanley Higgins
  - S 6: Ep 2 Deja Vu (Part II)
    9/26/85
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Quayle Higgins/Boris
  - S 5: Ep 11 Kiss of the Sabre
    12/13/84
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Quayle Higgins; Fr. Paddy McGuiness
  - S 5: Ep 2 Echoes of the Mind (Part II)
    10/4/84
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Higgins; Fr. Paddy McGuiness
  - S 3: Ep 23 Faith and Begorrah
    4/28/83
- Magnum, P.I.
  Jonathan Higgins; Elmo Ziller
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Elmo Ziller Story
    3/18/82
- The Betty White Show
  John Elliot
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Stunt Woman
    1/9/78
  - S 1: Ep 13 Fletcher's Decision
    1/2/78
  - S 1: Ep 12 Play Misty for John
    12/19/77
  - S 1: Ep 11 Joyce's Wedding
    12/12/77
  - S 1: Ep 10 Joyce, The Matchmaker
    11/14/77
  - + 9 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- One Day at a Time
  Mr. Connors
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Amarillo Connection
    11/16/80
  - S 5: Ep 23 Connor's Crisis
    3/23/80
  - S 5: Ep 16 Old Horizons
    2/10/80
  - S 5: Ep 8 Et tu, Ann
    11/25/79
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Maestro
    12/14/76
- Ellery Queen
  Simon Brimmer
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley
    3/7/76
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman
    2/29/76
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Adventure of the Black Falcon
    1/4/76
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
    12/11/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Adventure of Veronica's Veils
    11/13/75
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (29)

Role
- Murder, She Wrote
  Edgar Greenstreet
  - S 8: Ep 22 Murder On Madison Avenue
    5/17/92
- Quantum Leap
  Jonathan Higgins
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 52 March 23, 1989
    3/23/89
- Murder, She Wrote
  Jonathan Higgins
  - S 3: Ep 8 Magnum On Ice
    11/23/86
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 15 Last Case/Looking for Mr. Wilson/Love on Strike
    12/17/83
- Simon & Simon
  Jonathan Higgins
  - S 2: Ep 1 Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend (2)
    10/5/82
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
  Fritz the Monocle
  - S 1: Ep 1 Tales of the Gold Monkey (Part 1 & 2)
    9/22/82
- Lou Grant
  Sturbridge
  - S 4: Ep 3 Pack
    10/27/80
- Nobody's Perfect
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 It Was a Very Good Year
    8/21/80
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
  William Whitney
  - S 1: Ep 14 Diamonds Aren't Forever
    6/27/80
- Hart To Hart
  Victor Sutter
  - S 1: Ep 20 Cruise at Your Own Risk
    4/8/80
- Young Maverick
  McBurney
  - S 1: Ep 6 Makin' Tracks
    1/9/80
- Soap
  Minister
  - S 3: Ep 12 Episode 59
    1/3/80
- The Love Boat
  Fred Hartman
  - S 3: Ep 11 Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (2)
    11/10/79
  - S 3: Ep 10 Critical Success/The Love Lamp Is Lit/Take My Boyfriend, Please/Rent a Family/The Man in Her Life (1)
    11/10/79
- Little House on the Prairie
  Sterling Murdock
  - S 5: Ep 8 Harriet's Happenings
    10/30/78
- Hawaii Five-O
  Nelson Bodine
  - S 10: Ep 23 A Stranger in His Grave
    4/27/78
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 75 January 3, 1978
    1/3/78
  - S 1: Ep 85 March 3, 1975
    3/3/75
- Wonder Woman
  Conrad Steigler
  - S 1: Ep 6 Wonder Woman vs. Gargantua!
    12/18/76
- Serpico
  Raoul Christie
  - S 1: Ep 8 Rapid Fire
    12/10/76
- Hawaii Five-O
  Donald Blair
  - S 9: Ep 5 Man on Fire
    10/21/76
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 9 September 11, 1975
    9/11/75
- The Bob Crane Show
  Dean Harrington
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Son of Campus Capers
    6/12/75
- Mannix
  Norman Thompson
  - S 8: Ep 23 Search for a Dead Man
    4/6/75
- Kojak
  Mark Gallant
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Only Way Out
    5/8/74
- Maude
  Drunk
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Commuter Station
    1/29/74
- Mannix
  J.H. Morell
  - S 7: Ep 7 Silent Target
    10/28/73
- Mannix
  Larry Lawton
  - S 6: Ep 14 Light and Shadow
    12/17/72
- The Sixth Sense
  Adrian Weems
  - S 2: Ep 5 Once Upon a Chilling
    10/28/72
- The Sandy Duncan Show
  Plessey
  - S 1: Ep 5 Play It Again, Samuelson
    10/22/72

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- John Hillerman had a part in numerous films during his career, including: Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles and The History of the World part 1, Paper Moon, and A Very Brady Sequel.
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- John won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV in 1982 and was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV in 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1988, for his role as Higgins in Magnum P.I.
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- John was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 3 times, from 1984-1986, finally winning it in 1987, for his role as Higgins in Magnum P.I..
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