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Earle Hyman

Acting Born Oct 11, 1926 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

ThunderCats

as Panthro (voice)

Full filmography

  • The Cosby Show (1984) as Russell Huxtable
  • The Cosby Show (1984) as Voice of MacBeth (uncredited)
  • A Different World (1987) as Russel Huxtable
  • ThunderCats (1985) as Panthro (voice)
  • Twice in a Lifetime (1999) as Charley Freeman / Jack
  • Espionage (1963) as Premier Djatuma
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Adam and Hezdrel
  • A Man Called Hawk (1989)
  • The Lost Weekend (1945) as Smoking Man (uncredited)
  • The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) as Charles
  • Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996) as Wayne Edwards
  • Fighting Back (1982) as Police Chief Freeman
  • ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie (1987) as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
  • The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002) as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
  • The Ivory Ape (1980) as Inspector St. George
  • The Bamboo Prison (1954) as Doc Jackson, medic
  • The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) as King Awgwa (voice)
  • Coriolanus (1979) as Cominius
  • The Super Cops (1974) as Police Detective (uncredited)
  • John Brown's Raid (1960)
  • Løven - Henrik Ibsen (2006)
  • The Moving of Sophia Myles (2000) as Bishop Heath
  • And the Bones Came Together (1973) as Roy Lockhart
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (1982) as James Tyrone