Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-02-09 (73 years old)
Deathday
1959-09-20
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
Also known As
Olin Howlin
Olin Ross Howland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olin Ross Howland (February 10, 1886 – September 20, 1959) was an American film and theatre actor. Howland was born in Denver, Colorado, to Joby A. Howland, one of the youngest enlisted participants in the Civil War, and Mary C. Bunting. His older sister was the famous stage actress Jobyna Howland. 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 (1923). He was in the film Janice Meredith (1924) with Marion Davies. With the advent of sound films, his theatre ...
1939
as A Carpetbagger Businessman
1939
as Encyclopedia Salesman
1942
as Office Worker (uncredited)
1933
as Eddie
1954
as Jensen
1938
as Mr. Dobbins - Schoolmaster
1944
as Bit Part
1944
as Train Vendor (uncredited)
1943
as Reynolds
1947
as Bradley
1942
as Bright
1958
as The Old Man
1945
as Joe Ellis (uncredited)
1944
as Painter's Foreman (uncredited)
1936
as Detective Dunhill
1948
as Cook
1937
as Baggage Man
1938
as Trinidad Joe
1936
as Mr. Blair
1942
as Blair Fletcher
1943
as Goodwillie, Bluecliff Driver
1933
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1941
as Dr. Williams
1944
as Bigelow (as Olin Howlin)
1941
as Jasper Trench
1987
as Old Man - (archive footage)
1918
as Hugh Columbus McGinty
1918
as Horation Whiffle
1942
1950
as Rusty (uncredited)
1940
as Station Master
1942
as Jonathan Meek
1949
1939
as Attorney Culpepper
1935
as Carlton
1942
as Jailer
1935
as Dr. Croker
1955
as Sam
1951
as Dan Dugan
1937
as Hotel Manager
1936
as Wilbur Strong
1943
as Homer Todds
1937
as Jones
1957
as Will Collins
1946
as Newspaper Clerk (uncredited)
1937
as Southern sales manager
1936
as Prison Farm Doctor
1936
as Lawyer
1935
as Bob Catlett
1938
as Tom Slack
1938
as Peter Finlay
1947
as Gas Man
1953
as Mailman
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
1938
as Jed Smith
1931
as Isaac as an Adult
1938
as Baxter
1942
as Jacob Diezel
1938
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
1948
as Finnegan
1940
as Cisco Tridd
1950
as Storyteller on Bench
1935
as Stage Manager
1934
as Pirate of the Spanish Main
1935
as Doc (uncredited)
1941
as Frank (uncredited)
1944
as Joe the Barber
1947
as Ed the Watchman (uncredited)
1938
as Slim
1943
as Mr. Deveraux
1925
as Elmer Lovejoy
1948
as Remedy Williams
1954
as Charley (uncredited)
1936
as Harrison
1942
as Frank Stevens
1939
as Police Sergeant Entwhistle
1939
as Farmer (uncredited)
1932
as Secretary
1942
as The professor
1939
as Muncie Undersheriff
1939
as Joe - a Policeman (uncredited)
1939
as Undertaker
1945
as Pinky Snyder
1947
as Alkali
1945
as Dead Eye
1949
as Sam - Connecticut Postman (uncredited)
1924
as Philemon
1922
as Death
1944
as Gas Station Owner
1940
as Telegrapher (Indian Attack)
1944
as Moorehousse
1945
as Devlin's Driver (as Olin Howlin)
1936
as Court Starrett
1938
as Deputy Sheriff Burt (Uncredited)
1940
as Dr. Clump
1941
as Constable Sam Smedley (as Olin Howlin)
1942
as Oscar Mayberry
1948
as Jeff Anderson
1945
as Hank (uncredited)
1936
as Dave Dyer
1944
as Eben Whelock
1940
as Clerk at Lakewood Lodge (uncredited)
1937
as Doorman
1957
as Surplus Dealer (uncredited)
1935
as Wilbur Strong
1950
as Saloonkeeper
1945
as Andrews
1942
as Sunrise (as Olin Howlin)
1941
as Corky
1945
as Justice of Peace
1944
as Jed (as Olin Howlin)
1933
as Wheat Farmer (uncredited)
1949
as Store Proprietor (as Olin Howlin)
1942
as Undetermined Minor Role
1942
as Carpenter (uncredited)
1936
as Dr. MacDuffy
1957
as Joe (uncredited)
1935
as Eaves
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Stagecoach Driver
1948
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
1951
as Desk Clerk (as Olin Howlin)
1932
as Jacob Dogadunk (uncredited)
1948
as Jonathan Sloane, undertaker
1947
as Gardener
1946
as Marcus Le Blaine
1938
as Appleby
1950
as Milo Williams
1942
as The Professor
1943
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1934
as Bill O'Leary
1949
as Milo Williams
1946
as Luke
1945
as Census Taker
1939
as Clerk
1945
as Prince de la Mour
1949
as Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
1935
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1937
as Pappy Burnside
1941
as Farmer
1942
as Cemetery Organist (uncredited)
1952
as Justice of the Peace (as Olin Howlin)
1936
as Bridgeport Sheriff (uncredited)
1936
as Smythe, Floorwalker
1941
as Train Station Master (uncredited)
1949
as Windy
1945
as Steward
1950
as Hunter (uncredited)
1940
as Pa Blower
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