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Earl Hindman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1942-10-20

Day of Death

2003-12-29

Place of Birth

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Earl Hindman

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Hindman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Filmography (28)

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⭐ 8.0 Role: Narrator / Wilson Wilson Jr.

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

2003
⭐ 5.3 Role: Official

Final

2001
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1992
⭐ 4.0 Role: Mike Kettman Sr

Stay the Night

1992
⭐ 4.6 Role: Sergeant

Fires Within

1991
⭐ 5.8 Role: Henry Macy

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991
⭐ 6.2 Role: Victor

Rising Son

1990
⭐ 6.7 Role: Donley

Kojak: It's Always Something

1990
⭐ 7.0 Role: Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)

Talk Radio

1988
⭐ 4.2 Role: Stern

The Red Spider

1988
⭐ 6.2 Role: Satch

3 Men and a Baby

1987
⭐ 5.2 Role: Danny

Kojak: The Price of Justice

1987
⭐ 9.0 Role: Det. Jake Stern

One Police Plaza

1986
⭐ 6.9 Role: J.T.

Silverado

1985
⭐ 7.0 Role: J.H. Potts

Murder in Coweta County

1983