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Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman

Actor

Born October 20, 1942 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Died December 29, 2003

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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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10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2004Self - In Memoriam

Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to 'Home Improvement' TV Movie2003Narrator

Final Feature Film2001Official

Law & Order: Criminal Intent Poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV Series2001Sheriff

Deadline Poster

Deadline TV Series2000Bomb Squad Technician

Hopewell Poster

Hopewell TV Movie2000Police Chief

Home Improvement: Backstage Pass Documentary1999Self; Wilson Wilson, Jr.

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special1999Self

Hercules Poster

Hercules TV Series1998Péricles

The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards Documentary1995Self - Segment Host

The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1995Self - Accepting Award for Favorite Television Comedy Series

TV's All Time Favorites TV Special1995Self

The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1994Self - Accepting Award for Favorite Television Comedy Series

The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards Poster

The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1993Self - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Comedy Series

Stay the Night Poster

Stay the Night TV Movie1992Mike Kettman Sr.

The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards Poster

The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards TV Special1992Self - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy Program

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade TV Special1992Self

Fires Within Poster

Fires Within Feature Film1991Sergeant

Home Improvement Poster

Home Improvement TV Series1991Wilson Wilson, Jr.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Poster

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Feature Film1991Henry Macy

Kojak: It's Always Something Poster

Kojak: It's Always Something TV Movie1990Donley

Law & Order Poster

Law & Order TV Series1990Mr. Riley

Rising Son Poster

Rising Son TV Movie1990Victor

ABC TGIF Poster

ABC TGIF TV Series1989Wilson

Talk Radio Poster

Talk Radio Feature Film1988Chet

The Red Spider Poster

The Red Spider TV Movie1988Stern

War and Remembrance Poster

War and Remembrance Mini-Series1988Lt. Cmdr. Wade McClusky

Kojak: The Price of Justice Poster

Kojak: The Price of Justice TV Movie1987Danny

Three Men and a Baby Poster

Three Men and a Baby Feature Film1987Satch

One Police Plaza Poster

One Police Plaza TV Movie1986Detective Jake Stern

Silverado Poster

Silverado Feature Film1985J.T.

Spenser: For Hire Poster

Spenser: For Hire TV Series1985Max Ordella

The Equalizer Poster

The Equalizer TV Series1985Lt. Elmer

The Leatherstocking Tales Mini-Series1984Harry March

Murder in Coweta County Poster

Murder in Coweta County TV Movie1983J.H. Potts

Tales from the Darkside Poster

Tales from the Darkside TV Series1983Harry Carson

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982Lombardo, FBI

Nurse TV Series19811 episode, 1981

Taps Feature Film1981Lt. Hanson

The Brink's Job Poster

The Brink's Job Feature Film1978F.B.I. Agent

Greased Lightning Poster

Greased Lightning Feature Film1977Beau Welles

Once Upon a Classic Poster

Once Upon a Classic TV Series19761 episode, 1979

Ryan's Hope Poster

Ryan's Hope TV Series1975Bob Reid

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue Poster

Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue Feature Film1974Garrity

The Parallax View Poster

The Parallax View Feature Film1974Deputy Red

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Poster

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Feature Film1974Brown

Key West Poster

Key West TV Movie1973Rick

Pueblo TV Movie1973QMT Charles B. Law, Jr.

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971William

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? Poster

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? Feature Film1971Whitey

The Ultimate Degenerate Poster

The Ultimate Degenerate Feature Film1969Bruno

The Kiss of Her Flesh Poster

The Kiss of Her Flesh Feature Film1968Don

Teenage Mother Poster

Teenage Mother Feature Film1967

The Doctors Poster

The Doctors TV Series1963Det. Roy Griffin

You Are There Poster

You Are There TV Series1953Meriwether Lewis

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