Earle Hyman
Born: 1926-10-11 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died: 2017-11-18
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2006
2002
- Did you leave us, Blake? as Self
- The Cosby Show: A Look Back as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
2000
- The Moving of Sophia Myles as Bishop Heath
1999
1996
- Hijacked: Flight 285 as Wayne Edwards
1989
1987
- A Different World as Russel Huxtable
- ThunderCats Ho! The Movie as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
1985
- ThunderCats as Panthro (voice)
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus as King Awgwa (voice)
- ThunderCats: Exodus as Panthro (voice)
1984
- The Cosby Show as Russell Huxtable
1982
- Fighting Back as Police Chief Freeman
- Long Day's Journey Into Night as James Tyrone
1980
- The Ivory Ape as Inspector St. George
1979
- Coriolanus as Cominius
1974
- The Super Cops as Police Detective (uncredited)
1973
- The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament as prophet jerimiah
- And the Bones Came Together as Roy Lockhart
1972
- The Possession of Joel Delaney as Charles
1960
1954
- The Bamboo Prison as Doc Jackson, medic
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Adam and Hezdrel
1945
- The Lost Weekend as Smoking Man (uncredited)