John Hillerman

John Hillerman

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...

Known For

Chinatown

as Russ Yelburton

Blazing Saddles

as Howard Johnson

Paper Moon

as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

Cast Credits

A Very Brady Sequel

as Dr. Whitehead

Hands of a Murderer

as Dr. John Watson

Street of Dreams

as Raymond Kepler

Up the Creek

as Dean Burch

History of the World: Part I

as Rich Man - The French Revolution

Marathon

as Greg Previn

Sunburn

as Webb

Beane's of Boston

as John Peacock

Institute for Revenge

as Voice of I.F.R. (voice)

Betrayal

as Victor Slavin

Kill Me If You Can

as George Davis

Relentless

as Major Leo Hargit

Audrey Rose

as Scott Velle

Lucky Lady

as Christy McTeague

At Long Last Love

as Rodney James

The Law

as Thomas Q. Rachel

Chinatown

as Russ Yelburton

The Last Angry Man

as Tree Inspector

Blazing Saddles

as Howard Johnson

The Naked Ape

as Psychiatrist

Paper Moon

as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin