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Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 2:34 am
by thechickinthemiddle
A little while back I saw him in
Paper Moon (1973) and
What's Up Doc? (1972), with the former film definitely showing him significantly balding before
Magnum. In the latter film as the hotel manager he actually does what Higgins failed to do and kicks out the young trouble-attracting guy.
Cinema Snob also has a review of
At Long Last Love, though I was a little disappointed he didn't make any
Magnum references but instead called him Howard Johnson.
It's ironic how in that film he pretty much fulfills the role of, as Luther Gillis would put it, "the butler guy". (Well chauffeur technically, but yeah.)
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 6:56 am
by thechickinthemiddle
What's Up Doc? gif because.
Source
Why Higgins never entered a room like this, I'll never know.
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:04 am
by MHTR
J.J. Walters wrote:Caught part of an episode of
The Love Boat the other day on MeTV and guess who was in it? That's right, John Hillerman! According to the IMDb it was from 1983, right in the middle of his
Magnum run. He had the full on Higgy Baby accent working. I mean, dead on Higgins accent. If I didn't know better, it was Higgins taking a vacation on the
Pacific Princess! But alas, he was some sort of inspector named Manfred Benusse. He solved the crime and got the girl in the end. Good for him! Claude Akins, Tony Dow and Didi Conn were in it. It was fun. Outside of
Tales of the Gold Monkey and the
Simon & Simon crossover, I believe this is the only TV show guest appearance he did during the
Magnum run.
Who's that to the right of Mr. Hillerman? She kind of resembles Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days. Could it possibly be her?
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:35 am
by Rembrandt's Girl
MHTR wrote:J.J. Walters wrote:Caught part of an episode of
The Love Boat the other day on MeTV and guess who was in it? That's right, John Hillerman! According to the IMDb it was from 1983, right in the middle of his
Magnum run. He had the full on Higgy Baby accent working. I mean, dead on Higgins accent. If I didn't know better, it was Higgins taking a vacation on the
Pacific Princess! But alas, he was some sort of inspector named Manfred Benusse. He solved the crime and got the girl in the end. Good for him! Claude Akins, Tony Dow and Didi Conn were in it. It was fun. Outside of
Tales of the Gold Monkey and the
Simon & Simon crossover, I believe this is the only TV show guest appearance he did during the
Magnum run.
Who's that to the right of Mr. Hillerman? She kind of resembles Mrs. Cunningham from Happy Days. Could it possibly be her?
Hi MHTR!
I think that's Allyn Ann McLerie...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0572885/?ref_=tt_cl_t12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyn_Ann_McLerie
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:34 am
by MHTR
Rembrandt's Girl wrote:
I think that's Allyn Ann McLerie...
Thanks. She bears a striking resemblance to Marion Ross (especially in the later seasons of Happy Days). Anyone else see it, or is it just me?
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:03 pm
by marlboro
What are the odds that he didn't knock first?
cool gif, thanks for sharing
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 1:32 am
by thechickinthemiddle
marlboro wrote:What are the odds that he didn't knock first?
Zilch.
Of course, Ryan O'Neal had just inadvertently burned down the room the night before (why they didn't kick him out immediately after the fire is anyone's guess.
)
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 11:54 pm
by Mrs. Higgins
thechickinthemiddle wrote:What's Up Doc? gif because.
Source
Why Higgins never entered a room like this, I'll never know.
Love it! Nice work.
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 10:04 pm
by thechickinthemiddle
Oh I didn't make that gif (the source link's Tumblr did), but it's literally John's only scene in the movie and he's so memorable.
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 2:26 pm
by Mrs. Higgins
Guess what day it is?
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:11 pm
by ConchRepublican
Mrs. Higgins wrote:Guess what day it is?
Happy birthday Higgy Baby!!
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:18 pm
by Little Garwood
ConchRepublican wrote:Mrs. Higgins wrote:Guess what day it is?
Happy birthday Higgy Baby!!
Indeed!
(However, everyone else failed to note Roger E. Mosley's birthday two days ago. Shame on you all...).
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:35 pm
by ConchRepublican
What better way to celebrate the Mr. Hillerman's big day than by remembering the Birdman of Budapest!
https://youtu.be/sIIn8tMw3pA
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 12:54 am
by Mrs. Higgins
Program alert: FXM is showing The Nickel Ride (1974) this month. Next airing April 21st. Check you local listings.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073451/
Re: The John Hillerman Thread
Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 7:10 pm
by thechickinthemiddle
For those who haven't seen it, here's John in the
Hawaii Five-O episode "A Stranger in His Grave". (Thanks to
Rembrandt's Girl for pointing me to this in the Pahonu thread.
)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53ei ... -grave_fun
Edit: Here's John's other episode "Man on Fire", also guest-starring Pat Hingle and Alan Fudge.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x54dlp ... n-fire_fun