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Earle Hyman

Acting

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.

Born: October 11, 1926

Place of Birth: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Known For

Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.6
Poster for ThunderCats
TV

ThunderCats

8.3
Poster for ThunderCats: Exodus
Movie

ThunderCats: Exodus

8.0
Poster for ThunderCats Ho! The Movie
Movie

ThunderCats Ho! The Movie

7.8
Poster for The Lost Weekend
Movie

The Lost Weekend

7.6
Poster for The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Movie

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

7.4
Poster for A Different World
TV

A Different World

7.0
Poster for The Cosby Show
TV

The Cosby Show

7.0
Poster for The Cosby Show
TV

The Cosby Show

7.0
Poster for A Man Called Hawk
TV

A Man Called Hawk

6.6

Filmography

2006
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2002
The Cosby Show: A Look Back

as Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

2002
Did you leave us, Blake?

as Self

2000
The Moving of Sophia Myles

as Bishop Heath

1999
Twice in a Lifetime
1996
Hijacked: Flight 285

as Wayne Edwards

1989
A Man Called Hawk
1987
ThunderCats Ho! The Movie

as Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

1987
A Different World

as Russel Huxtable

1985
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

as King Awgwa (voice)

1985
ThunderCats

as Panthro (voice)

1985
ThunderCats: Exodus

as Panthro (voice)

1984
The Cosby Show

as Russell Huxtable

1984
The Cosby Show

as Voice of MacBeth (uncredited)

1982
Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James Tyrone

1982
Fighting Back

as Police Chief Freeman

1980
The Ivory Ape

as Inspector St. George

1979
Coriolanus

as Cominius

1974
The Super Cops

as Police Detective (uncredited)

1973
And the Bones Came Together

as Roy Lockhart

1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney

as Charles

1960
John Brown's Raid
1954
The Bamboo Prison

as Doc Jackson, medic

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Adam and Hezdrel

1945
The Lost Weekend

as Smoking Man (uncredited)