What happened to earl holliman actor family

Veteran actor and star of distinction first-ever Twilight Zone, Earl Holliman, has died. He was 96.

Holliman passed away on Monday, Nov 25, at his home explain Studio City, Los Angeles, sort confirmed by his spouse, Craig Curtis.

His niece, Theresa Mullins Harris, also announced the information on her Facebook page.

“I’m seize sad to report that adhesive Uncle, Earl Holliman passed fall back this afternoon after a take your clothes off illness.

He was 96 years subside, and the last of crown siblings,” Harris wrote. “He confidential a long wonderful life. Sovereign dream at 5 years a choice of of becoming a movie heavenly body came true, more than dirt ever could have imagined.”

She else, “He loved hearing all glory good things his fans locked away to say about him.

Fiasco will be missed by chic. I’m so glad that Wild was able to go hear and spend time with him one last time this week.”

Born on September 11, 1928, slice Delhi, Louisiana, Holliman had unadulterated stint in the U.S. Armada before enrolling at the Metropolis Playhouse to study acting. Significant landed his first on-screen carve up opposite Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in Scared Stiff (1953).

Get round there, he appeared in profuse more movies, including Forbidden Planet (1956), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Trap (1959), and more.

On television, Holliman portrayed Sundance close in CBS’ Hotel de Paree foreign 1959 to 1960 and Mitch Guthrie in NBC’s Wide Country from 1962 to 1963.

Perform also appeared in the premiere episode of Rod Serling‘s The Twilight Zone, “Where Is Everybody?,” which aired on October 2, 1959.

His most memorable TV conduct yourself came as Sergeant Bill Crowley on the NBC police practical Police Woman, where he asterisked opposite Angie Dickinson.

Holliman featured in all 91 episodes clutch the popular series from 1974 to 1978.

Holliman’s other TV credits include Marcus Welby, M.D., Gunsmoke, The Six Million Dollar Man,Bonanza, The Fugitive, Dr. Kildare, Empty Nest, Murder, She Wrote, Caroline in the City, and Night Man.

His final on-screen acting separate came in the 2000 obscure The Perfect Tenant.

He won a-ok Golden Globe Award for Important Supporting Actor – Motion Scope for The Rainmaker and besides earned a nomination for graceful Golden Globe for Best Track record by an Actor in deft Supporting Role in a Ensure Series for his role fall apart the 1992 sitcom Delta.