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Earle Hyman

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Earle Hyman

Born October 11, 1926 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USADied November 18, 201717 films

Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.

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The Lost Weekend posterFirst watchThe Lost Weekend19457.6as Smoking Man (uncredited)Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious.View film

Filmography

17 films as actor
  1. 2000The Moving of Sophia MylesBishop Heath
  2. 1996Hijacked: Flight 285Wayne Edwards
  3. 1987ThunderCats Ho! – The MoviePanthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
  4. 1985The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausKing Awgwa (voice)
  5. 1985ThunderCats: ExodusPanthro (voice)
  6. 1982Long Day's Journey Into NightJames Tyrone
  7. 1982Fighting BackPolice Chief Freeman
  8. 1980The Ivory ApeInspector St. George
  9. 1979CoriolanusCominius
  10. 1974The Super CopsPolice Detective (uncredited)
  11. 1973And the Bones Came TogetherRoy Lockhart
  12. 1973The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testamentprophet jerimiah
  13. 1972The Possession of Joel DelaneyCharles
  14. 1966The African
  15. 1960John Brown's RaidEmperor Green
  16. 1954The Bamboo PrisonDoc Jackson, medic
  17. 1945The Lost WeekendSmoking Man (uncredited)