Earle Hyman

Acting

Earle Hyman

Born 11 October 1926 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA · Died 18 November 2017 at 91

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

Highlights

ThunderCats1985 · Series · Panthro (voice)
The Lost Weekend1945 · Film · Smoking Man (uncredited)
The Cosby Show1984 · Series · Russell Huxtable
A Different World1987 · Series · Russel Huxtable
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie1987 · Film · Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Possession of Joel Delaney1972 · Film · Charles

Filmography

Movies

16 films

Løven - Henrik Ibsen2006 · Film
The Moving of Sophia Myles2000 · Film · Bishop Heath
Hijacked: Flight 2851996 · Film · Wayne Edwards
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie1987 · Film · Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus1985 · Film · King Awgwa (voice)
ThunderCats: Exodus1985 · Film · Panthro (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night1982 · Film · James Tyrone
Fighting Back1982 · Film · Police Chief Freeman
The Ivory Ape1980 · Film · Inspector St. George
Coriolanus1979 · Film · Cominius
The Super Cops1974 · Film · Police Detective (uncredited)
And the Bones Came Together1973 · Film · Roy Lockhart
The Possession of Joel Delaney1972 · Film · Charles
John Brown's Raid1960 · Film · Emperor Green
The Bamboo Prison1954 · Film · Doc Jackson, medic
The Lost Weekend1945 · Film · Smoking Man (uncredited)

Filmography

Series

6 shows

Twice in a Lifetime1999 · Series · Charley Freeman / Jack
A Man Called Hawk1989 · Series
A Different World1987 · Series · Russel Huxtable
ThunderCats1985 · Series · Panthro (voice)
The Cosby Show1984 · Series · Russell Huxtable
Espionage1963 · Series · Premier Djatuma