Earle Hyman

1926-10-11 – 2017-11-18 (age 91) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

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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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Earle Hyman

Known For

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

as Police Chief Freeman

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as Smoking Man (uncredited)

Hijacked: Flight 285

Hijacked: Flight 285

1996

as Wayne Edwards

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

1985

as King Awgwa (voice)

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

1979

as Cominius

The Ivory Ape

The Ivory Ape

1980

as Inspector St. George

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

1987

as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972

as Charles

The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

1954

as Doc Jackson, medic

The Super Cops

The Super Cops

1974

as Police Detective (uncredited)

The Moving of Sophia Myles

The Moving of Sophia Myles

2000

as Bishop Heath

John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

1960

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

1973

as prophet jerimiah

ThunderCats: Exodus

ThunderCats: Exodus

1985

as Panthro (voice)

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

2006

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

2002

as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

And the Bones Came Together

And the Bones Came Together

1973

as Roy Lockhart

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1982

as James Tyrone

Did you leave us, Blake?

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002

as Self

The African

1966