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Earle Hyman

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Earle Hyman is a distinguished African American actor who had a 46-year-long career on Broadway, where he was nominated for a Tony Award. Hyman also was nominated for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his appearance on The Cosby Show playing Bill Cosby's father Russell Huxtable... See full bio »

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in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
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2001 Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
Charley Freeman / Jack
– Moonshine Over Harlem (2001) … Charley Freeman/Jack
 
2000 The Moving of Sophia Myles (TV movie)
Bishop Heath
 
1997 Cosby (TV series)
Rev. Mitchell
– Anniversary Waltz (1997) … Rev. Mitchell
 
1996 Hijacked: Flight 285 (TV movie)
Wayne Edwards
 
1995 All My Children (TV series)
Mr. Patterson
 
1994 Seier'n er vår (TV series)
Sammy
 
1984-1992 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Russell Huxtable / Voice of MacBeth
– And So, We Commence (1992) … Russell Huxtable
– Cliff and Theo Come Clean (1992) … Russell Huxtable
– Cliff Gets Jilted (1992) … Russell Huxtable
– The Price Is Wrong (1992) … Russell Huxtable
– For Men Only (1991) … Russell Huxtable
See all 40 episodes »
 
1985-1989 Thundercats (TV series)
Panthro / Redeye / Ancient Spirits of Evil / …
– The Book of Omens (1989) … Panthro (voice) / Ancient Spirits of Evil (voice)
– Well of Doubt (1989) … Panthro (voice)
– The Zaxx Factor (1989) … Panthro (voice)
– Touch of Amortus (1989) … Panthro (voice)
– Swan Song (1989) … Panthro (voice)
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1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Jefferson Adams
– Passing the Bar (1989) … Jefferson Adams
 
1988 Gandahar
Maxum/Chief of the Deformed (voice: English version) (as Earl Hyman)
 
1987 A Different World (TV series)
Russell Huxtable
– Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (1987) … Russell Huxtable
 
1985 The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (TV movie)
King Awgwa (voice)
 
1985 Thundercats - Ho! The Movie (video)
Panthro (voice) / Pilot (voice) / Guard (voice) / …
 
1984 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Baliff
 
1982 Long Day's Journey Into Night (TV movie)
James Tyrone
 
1982/I Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman
 
1980 The Ivory Ape (TV movie)
Inspector St. George
 
1979 Julius Caesar (video)
Cicero
 
1979 Coriolanus (video)
Cominius
 
1972 The Possession of Joel Delaney
Charles (as Earl Hyman)
 
1968 Macbeth (TV movie)
Macbeth
 
1967 The Winter's Tale (TV movie)
Camilo
 
1966 Afrikaneren
Raymond
 
1965 Seaway (TV series)
Tom Nkomo
– 34th Man (1965) … Tom Nkomo
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
District Attorney
– The Fine Line (1964) … District Attorney
 
1964 Playdate (TV series)
Crouch
– Alias Jones (1964) … Crouch
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Buratta
– The Leopard Killer (1964) … Buratta
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Mr. Marsden
– No Hiding Place (1963) … Mr. Marsden
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Premier Djatuma
– The Whistling Shrimp (1963) … Premier Djatuma
 
1959-1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Hopkins
– Emmanuel (1960)
– Simply Heavenly (1959) … Hopkins
 
1960 John Brown's Raid (TV movie)
Emperor Greene
 
1959 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
Adam
 
1957 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Jim
– The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1957) … Jim
 
1957 The Green Pastures (TV movie)
Adam
 
1955 Camera Three (TV series)
Othello
– Othello (1955) … Othello
 
1954 The Bamboo Prison
Doc Jackson, medic
 
1954 Look Up and Live (TV series)
– Mirror of My Mind
 
1945 The Lost Weekend
Smoking Man (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2009 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Blacklist: Recovering the Life of Canada Lee (documentary)
Interviewee
 
2002 The Cosby Show: A Look Back (TV documentary)
Himself; Russell Huxtable
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Cosby Kids (2001) … Himself
 
1990 Who Wrote Shakespeare's Works? (TV documentary)
Himself (actor)
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1987 The Cosby Show (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2005, November) Appeared in the Harold Pinter play "Celebration & The Room" on the Main Stage, Atlantic Theatre Company, New York, New York. See more »

Alternate Names:

Earl Hyman

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Trivia:

Best known to the world as Bill Cosby's Dad, Russell Huxtable, in the TV show The Cosby Show. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra