John Hillerman

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.

Known For

Chinatown

as Russ Yelburton

Blazing Saddles

as Howard Johnson

High Plains Drifter

as Bootmaker

Little House on the Prairie

History of the World: Part I

as Rich Man - The French Revolution

Paper Moon

as Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

The Last Picture Show

as English teacher

Wonder Woman

as Conrad Steigler

What's Up, Doc?

as Hotel Manager

Magnum, P.I.

as Jonathan Higgins