Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 11, 1926
Place of Birth
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Earle Hyman
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 - Movies
The Lost Weekend
as Smoking Man (uncredited)
Hijacked: Flight 285
as Wayne Edwards
Fighting Back
as Police Chief Freeman
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Charles
Coriolanus
as Cominius
The Super Cops
as Police Detective (uncredited)
The Ivory Ape
as Inspector St. George
The Bamboo Prison
as Doc Jackson, medic
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
as King Awgwa (voice)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
