Earle Hyman

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.

Career Overview

Earle Hyman has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1945. Signature works include ThunderCats, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The African. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

23

Birth Date

1926-10-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Known For

• 

  ThunderCats
• 

  The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
• The African
• 

  Coriolanus
• The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament
• 

  The Moving of Sophia Myles

Frequent Collaborators

• Larry Kenney (2 collaborations)
• Peter Newman (2 collaborations)
• Lynne Lipton (2 collaborations)
• Earl Hammond (2 collaborations)
• Bob McFadden (2 collaborations)
• Gerrianne Raphael (1 collaborations)
• Doug Preis (1 collaborations)
• Lesley Miller (1 collaborations)
• Joey Grasso (1 collaborations)
• J.D. Roth (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (23 credits)

  • Løven - Henrik Ibsen

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Cosby Show: A Look Back

    Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Did you leave us, Blake?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Moving of Sophia Myles

    Bishop Heath

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Hijacked: Flight 285

    Wayne Edwards

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

    Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • A Different World

    - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (1987) ... Russel Huxtable actor actors
    1987
  • The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

    King Awgwa (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • ThunderCats

    Panthro (voice)

    actor

    actors

    - The Book of Omens (1989) ... Panthro (voice) actor actors

    - Well of Doubt (1989) ... Panthro (voice) actor actors

    - The Zaxx Factor (1989) ... Panthro (voice) actor actors

    - Touch of Amortus (1989) ... Panthro (voice) actor actors

    - Swan Song (1989) ... Panthro (voice) actor actors
    1985
  • ThunderCats: Exodus

    Panthro (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Cosby Show

    - And So We Commence (1992) ... Russell Huxtable actor actors

    - Cliff and Theo Come Clean (1992) ... Russell Huxtable actor actors

    - Cliff Gets Jilted (1992) ... Russell Huxtable actor actors

    - The Price Is Wrong (1992) ... Russell Huxtable actor actors

    - For Men Only (1991) ... Russell Huxtable actor actors
    1984
  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    James Tyrone

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Fighting Back

    Police Chief Freeman

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Ivory Ape

    Inspector St. George

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Coriolanus

    Cominius

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Super Cops

    Police Detective (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • And the Bones Came Together

    Roy Lockhart

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament

    prophet jerimiah

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    Charles

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The African

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • John Brown's Raid

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Bamboo Prison

    Doc Jackson, medic

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Lost Weekend

    Smoking Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945