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Acting
Birthday:
October 20, 1942
Place of Birth:
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
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Earl Hindman
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999).
Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View.
Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement | Narrator / Wilson Wilson Jr. |
| 2001 | Final | Official |
| 1992 | Stay the Night | Mike Kettman Sr |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Henry Macy |
| 1991 | Fires Within | Sergeant |
| 1990 | Rising Son | Victor |
| 1990 | Kojak: It's Always Something | Donley |
| 1988 | Talk Radio | Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice) |
| 1988 | The Red Spider | Stern |
| 1987 | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Danny |
| 1987 | 3 Men and a Baby | Satch |
| 1986 | One Police Plaza | Det. Jake Stern |
| 1985 | Silverado | J.T. |
| 1983 | Murder in Coweta County | J.H. Potts |
| 1981 | Taps | Lieutenant Hanson |
| 1978 | The Brink's Job | FBI Agent # 3 |
| 1977 | Greased Lightning | Beau Welles |
| 1974 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Brown |
| 1974 | The Parallax View | Deputy Red |
| 1974 | Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Garrity |
| 1973 | Pueblo | QMT Charles B. Law, Jr. |
| 1973 | Key West | Rick |
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Whitey |
| 1971 | A Memory of Two Mondays | William |
| 1969 | The Ultimate Degenerate | Bruno (as Leo Heinz) |
| 1968 | The Kiss of Her Flesh | Don |
| 1967 | Teenage Mother |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sheriff |
| 1998 | Hercules | Pericles |
| 1998 | Hercules | Pericles (voice) |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Wilson Wilson Jr. |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Defense Attorney Riley |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Findlay |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Lt. Elmer |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Harry Carson |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope | Bob Reid |
| 1971 | Great Performances | William |