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{{shortShort description|American actor (1886–1959)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Olin Howland
| image = Olin Howland in Angel and the Badman.jpg
| caption = Howland in ''[[Angel and the Badman]]'' (1947)
| birth_date = {{birthBirth date|1886|202|10|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Denver]], Colorado, USU.S.
| death_date = {{deathDeath date and age|1959|909|20|1886|202|10|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California, USU.S.
| death_causeoccupation = Actor
| yearsactiveyears_active = 1918–19581959
| relatives = [[Jobyna Howland]] (sister)▼
| occupation = Actor
▲| relatives = [[Jobyna Howland]] (sister)
}}
 
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== Life and career ==
Howland was born in [[Denver]], Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the [[Civil War (United States)|Civil War]], and Mary C. Bunting.{{Citation Hisneeded older|date=March 2022}} His sister was the famous stage actress [[Jobyna Howland]].<ref>[http{{cite web |title=Olin Howland |url=https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=broadway-cast-staff/olin-howland-67856 ''Olin|website=Internet Howland''Broadway atDatabase Internet|publisher=The Broadway Database]League |access-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323012539/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/olin-howland-67856 |archive-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref>
 
From 1909 to 1927, Howland appeared on Broadway in musicals, occasionally performing in silent films. The musicals include ''[[Leave It to Jane]]'' (1917), ''[[Two Little Girls in Blue]]'' (1921) and ''[[Wildflower (musical)|Wildflower]]'' (1923). He was in the film ''[[Janice Meredith]]'' (1924) with [[Marion Davies]]. With the advent of sound films, his theatre background proved an asset, and he concentrated mostly on films thereafter, appearing in nearly two hundred movies between 1918 and 1958.
 
Howland often played eccentric and rural roles in Hollywood. His parts were often small and uncredited, and he never got a leading role. He was a personal favorite of [[David O. Selznick]],{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} who cast him in his movies ''[[Nothing Sacred (film)|Nothing Sacred]]'' (1937) as a strange luggage man, ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'' (1938, as the teacher Mr. Dobbins) and ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' (1939) as a carpetbagger businessman.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/33602/Olin-Howland/biography |titlearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422000718/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/33602/Olin -Howland/biography |accessdateurl-status=Februarydead 3|archive-date=April 22, 20162014 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=NY[[The New York Times]] |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2014 |title=Olin Howland |access-date=February 3, 2016 }}</ref> He also played in numerous westerns from [[Republic Pictures]], including the [[John Wayne]] films ''[[In Old California (1942 film)|In Old California]]'' (1942) and ''[[Angel and the Badman]]'' (1947). As a young man, Howland learned to fly at the [[Wright Flying School]] and soloed on a [[Wright Model B]]. This lent special sentimentpoignancy into his scenes with [[James Stewart]] in the film ''[[The Spirit of St. Louis (film)|The Spirit of St. Louis]]'' (1957), as; Stewart was also a pilot in real life. ''The Spirit of St. Louis'' and ''[[The Blob|Them (1954)!]]'' (1954), where he played a drunken old man, and ''[[The Blob]]'' (1958), were his last films.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}}
 
He also played in television shows during the 1950's1950s. One of Olin's memorable television appearances was in an episode of "I Love Lucy. " Entitled "First Stop", air date 17 January 17, 1955 Olin played the humorous role of a cafe and motel ownerproprietor offering dubious accommodations to the road-weary Ricardos and Mertzes as they traveled by car onen-route from theirNew wayYork to HollywoodCalifornia. In 1958 and 1959, he was cast as Charley Perkins in five episodes of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[sitcom]] ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', starring [[Walter Brennan]].
 
Howland was also a dancer, a dancing teacher, and a headliner in vaudeville shows. He toured Europe performing dancing exhibitions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olin Howland, actor, to broadcast on WJAS |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49094494/olin-howland/ |access-date=April 19, 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=January 19, 1930 |location=Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh |page=59|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in [[Hollywood]], California, at the age of 73.▼
 
▲Howland never married and had no children. He worked until his death in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California, at the age of 73.
 
== Selected filmography ==
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* ''[[Private Scandal]]'' (1934) - Ed, Coroner
* ''[[Treasure Island (1934 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (1934) - Pirate of the Spanish Main
* ''[[Wagon Wheels (film)|Wagon Wheels]]'' (1934) - Bill O'Leary
* ''[[Marie Galante (film)|Marie Galante]]'' (1934) - Clerk French Consul (uncredited)
* ''[[Behold My Wife! (1934 film)|Behold My Wife]]'' (1934) - Mattingly (uncredited)
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* ''[[Naughty Marietta (film)|Naughty Marietta]]'' (1935) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[The Case of the Curious Bride]]'' (1935) - Coroner Wilbur Strong
* ''[[Love Me Forever (film)|Love Me Forever]]'' (1935) - Carlton - Interior Decorator (uncredited)
* ''[[Little Big Shot (1935 film)|Little Big Shot]]'' (1935) - Doc - Kells' Henchman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Case of the Lucky Legs]]'' (1935) - Dr. Croker
* ''[[Dr. Socrates]]'' (1935) - Bob Catlett
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* ''[[The Case of the Velvet Claws]]'' (1936) - Wilbur Strong
* ''[[The Longest Night (1936 film)|The Longest Night]]'' (1936) - Smythe, Floorwalker
* ''[[Love Letters of a Star]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Country Gentlemen (film)|Country Gentlemen]]'' (1936) - Lawyer
* ''[[Gold Diggers of 1937]]'' (1936) - Dr. MacDuffy
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* ''[[The Girl of the Golden West (1938 film)|The Girl of the Golden West]]'' (1938) - Trinidad Joe
* ''[[Mr. Moto's Gamble]]'' (1938) - Deputy Sheriff Burt (uncredited)
* ''[[A Trip to Paris]]'' (1938) - Fred (uncredited)
* ''[[Kentucky Moonshine]]'' (1938) - Tom Slack
* ''[[When Were You Born]]'' (1938) - Peter Finlay (Sagittarius)
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* ''[[Zenobia (film)|Zenobia]]'' (1939) - Attorney Culpepper
* ''[[The Kid from Kokomo]]'' (1939) - Sam, the Whittler (uncredited)
* ''[[One Hour to Live]]'' (1939) - Clerk
* ''[[Blondie Brings Up Baby]]'' (1939) - Encyclopedia Salesman
* ''[[The Return of Doctor X]]'' (1939) - Undertaker
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* ''[[Chad Hanna]]'' (1940) - Cisco Tridd
* ''[[The Great Lie]]'' (1941) - Ed - Arizona Ranch Hand (scenes deleted)
* ''[[The Shepherd of the Hills (1941 film)|The Shepherd of the Hills]]'' (1941) - Corky
* ''[[Belle Starr (film)|Belle Starr]]'' (1941) - Jasper Trench
* ''[[One Foot in Heaven]]'' (1941) - Train Station Master (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Falcon and the Co-eds]]'' (1943) - Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
* ''[[Jack London (film)|Jack London]]'' (1943) - Mailman (uncredited)
* ''[[Twilight on the Prairie]]'' (1944) - Jed
* ''[[Bermuda Mystery]]'' (1944) - Gas Station Owner
* ''[[The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film)|The Adventures of Mark Twain]]'' (1944) - Riverboat Southerner (uncredited)
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* ''[[The Town Went Wild]]'' (1944) - Bit Part
* ''[[Can't Help Singing]]'' (1944) - Bigelow
* ''[[She Gets Her Man (1945 film)|She Gets Her Man]]'' (1945) - Hank (uncredited)
* ''[[Grissly's Millions]]'' (1945) - Andrews (uncredited)
* ''[[Her Lucky Night]]'' (1945) - Prince de la Mour
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* ''[[Relentless (1948 film)|Relentless]]'' (1948) - Horse Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[[The Return of the Whistler]]'' (1948) - Jeff Anderson (uncredited)
* ''[[My Dog Rusty]]'' (1948) - Frank Foley (uncredited)
* ''[[The Dude Goes West]]'' (1948) - Finnegan
* ''[[Station West]]'' (1948) - Cook
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* ''[[Never a Dull Moment (1950 film)|Never a Dull Moment]]'' (1950) - Hunter (uncredited)
* ''[[He's a Cockeyed Wonder]]'' (1950) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[Stage to Tucson]]'' (1950) - Chantry (uncredited)
* ''Charlie's Haunt'' (1950) - Storyteller on Bench
* ''[[Santa Fe (film)|Santa Fe]]'' (1951) - Dan Dugan
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[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Denver]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:American vaudeville performers]]
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