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