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Earl John Hindman was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as the kindly unseen neighbor Wilson W. Wilson, Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–99).
Birth Name
Earl John Hindman
Born
Tuesday, 20 October 1942
Died
Monday, 29 December 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Wilson Wilson, Jr. - Home Improvement | 2008 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sheriff | 2001 |
| Final | Official | 2001 |
| Deadline | Bomb Squad Technician | 2000 |
| Hercules | Pericles | 1998 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Home Improvement | Wilson Wilson, Jr. / Wilson Wilson Jr. / Santa Claus | 1991 |
| Fires Within | Sergeant | 1991 |
| The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Henry Macy | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Mr. Riley | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Wilson Wilson, Jr. - Home Improvement | 2008 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sheriff | 2001 |
| Final | Official | 2001 |
| Deadline | Bomb Squad Technician | 2000 |
| Hercules | Pericles | 1998 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Home Improvement | Wilson Wilson, Jr. / Wilson Wilson Jr. / Santa Claus | 1991 |
| Fires Within | Sergeant | 1991 |
| The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Henry Macy | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Mr. Riley | 1990 |
| Rising Son | Victor | 1990 |
| Kojak: It's Always Something | Donley | 1990 |
| Talk Radio | Black John / Jerry / Chet / Jerry (voice) | 1988 |
| War and Remembrance | Lt. Cmdr. Wade McClusky (Enterprise) | 1988 |
| The Red Spider | Stern | 1988 |
| Three Men and a Baby | Satch | 1987 |
| Kojak: The Price of Justice | Danny | 1987 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Max Ordella / Sgt. Clayton | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Lt. Elmer / Lieutenant Elmer / Findlay | 1985 |
| Silverado | J.T. | 1985 |
| The Leatherstocking Tales | Harry March | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Harry Carson | 1983 |
| Murder in Coweta County | J.H. Potts | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Lombardo, FBI | 1982 |
| Taps | Lieutenant Hanson / Lt. Hanson | 1981 |
| The Brink's Job | F.B.I. Agent / FBI Agent # 3 | 1978 |
| Greased Lightning | Beau Welles | 1977 |
| Ryan's Hope | Bob Reid / Lt. Bob Reid | 1975 |
| Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Garrity | 1974 |
| Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The | Brown | 1974 |
| The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Brown | 1974 |
| The Parallax View | Deputy Red | 1974 |
| Pueblo | QMT Charles B. Law, Jr. | 1973 |
| Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Whitey | 1971 |
| The Ultimate Degenerate | Bruno | 1969 |
| The Kiss of Her Flesh | Don | 1968 |
| Teenage Mother | (as Earle Hindman) | 1967 |
| The Doctors | Det. Roy Griffin (credit only) / Det. Roy Griffin | 1963 |
