Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Known for
Acting
Born
October 11, 1926
Died
November 18, 2017 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

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

2006
Løven - Henrik Ibsen poster

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

Movie

2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back poster

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Movie · as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

2002
Did you leave us, Blake? poster

Did you leave us, Blake?

Movie · as Self

2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles poster

The Moving of Sophia Myles

Movie · as Bishop Heath

1999
Twice in a Lifetime poster

Twice in a Lifetime

TV · as Charley Freeman / Jack · 1 ep

1996
Hijacked: Flight 285 poster

Hijacked: Flight 285

Movie · as Wayne Edwards

1989
A Man Called Hawk poster

A Man Called Hawk

TV · 1 ep

1987
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie poster

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

Movie · as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

1987
A Different World poster

A Different World

TV · as Russel Huxtable · 1 ep

1985
ThunderCats: Exodus poster

ThunderCats: Exodus

Movie · as Panthro (voice)

1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus poster

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Movie · as King Awgwa (voice)

1985
ThunderCats poster

ThunderCats

TV · as Panthro (voice) · 130 eps

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Russell Huxtable, Voice of MacBeth (uncredited) · 40 eps

1982
Fighting Back poster

Fighting Back

Movie · as Police Chief Freeman

1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Movie · as James Tyrone

1980
The Ivory Ape poster

The Ivory Ape

Movie · as Inspector St. George

1979
Coriolanus poster

Coriolanus

Movie · as Cominius

1974
The Super Cops poster

The Super Cops

Movie · as Police Detective (uncredited)

1973
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

Movie · as prophet jerimiah

1973
And the Bones Came Together poster

And the Bones Came Together

Movie · as Roy Lockhart

1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney poster

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Movie · as Charles

1966
The African

The African

Movie

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Premier Djatuma · 1 ep

1960
John Brown's Raid poster

John Brown's Raid

Movie · as Emperor Green

1954
The Bamboo Prison poster

The Bamboo Prison

Movie · as Doc Jackson, medic

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Adam and Hezdrel · 1 ep

1945
The Lost Weekend poster

The Lost Weekend

Movie · as Smoking Man (uncredited)