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Earle Hyman
Born 1926-10-11Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Løven - Henrik IbsenRoleThe Cosby Show: A Look BackSelf / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)Did you leave us, Blake?SelfThe Moving of Sophia MylesBishop HeathHijacked: Flight 285Wayne EdwardsThunderCats Ho! – The MoviePanthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausKing Awgwa (voice)ThunderCats: ExodusPanthro (voice)Long Day's Journey Into NightJames TyroneFighting BackPolice Chief FreemanThe Ivory ApeInspector St. GeorgeCoriolanusCominiusThe Super CopsPolice Detective (uncredited)And the Bones Came TogetherRoy LockhartThe Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testamentprophet jerimiahThe Possession of Joel DelaneyCharlesThe AfricanRoleJohn Brown's RaidRoleThe Bamboo PrisonDoc Jackson, medicThe Lost WeekendSmoking Man (uncredited)