Earl Hindman
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
84 years
Origin
USA
Active
1967 — Present
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...
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Starring as Deputy Red
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sheriff
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
as Brown
Home Improvement
as Wilson Wilson Jr.
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Riley
Talk Radio
as Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)
Silverado
as J.T.
Hercules
as Pericles
The Parallax View
as Deputy Red
Taps
as Lieutenant Hanson
3 Men and a Baby
as Satch
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
37 Credits found
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sheriff
2001
Final
Official
2001
Hercules
Pericles
1998
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1992
Stay the Night
Mike Kettman Sr
1992
Home Improvement
Wilson Wilson Jr.
1991
Fires Within
Sergeant
1991
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Henry Macy
1991
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Riley
1990
Rising Son
Victor
1990
Kojak: It's Always Something
Donley
1990
Talk Radio
Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice)
1988
War and Remembrance
Wade McClusky
1988
The Red Spider
Stern
1988
3 Men and a Baby
Satch
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
Danny
1987
One Police Plaza
Det. Jake Stern
1986
Spenser: For Hire
Cast
1985
The Equalizer
Findlay
1985
Silverado
J.T.
1985
Tales from the Darkside
Harry Carson
1984
Murder in Coweta County
J.H. Potts
1983
Taps
Lieutenant Hanson
1981
The Brink's Job
FBI Agent # 3
1978
Greased Lightning
Beau Welles
1977
Ryan's Hope
Bob Reid
1975
Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue
Garrity
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Brown
1974
The Parallax View
Deputy Red
1974
Key West
Rick
1973
Pueblo
QMT Charles B. Law, Jr.
1973
Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?
Whitey
1971
A Memory of Two Mondays
William
1971
Great Performances
William
1971
The Ultimate Degenerate
Bruno (as Leo Heinz)
1969
The Kiss of Her Flesh
Don
1968
Teenage Mother
Cast
1967