
Earle Hyman
Oct 11, 1926 - Nov 18, 2017 (91 years old) in Rocky 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.
Known For

The Cosby Show
Russell Huxtable

ThunderCats
Panthro (voice)

A Different World
Russel Huxtable

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Adam and Hezdrel

Hijacked: Flight 285
Wayne Edwards

Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman

The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)

The Super Cops
Police Detective (uncredited)
Credits
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Løven - Henrik Ibsen 2006★ NR
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Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)★ 7.4
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Self★ 6
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Bishop Heath★ NR
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Twice in a Lifetime 1999★ 5.5
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Hijacked: Flight 285 1996Wayne Edwards★ 5.3
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A Man Called Hawk 1989★ 6.6
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Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)★ 7.7
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A Different World 1987Russel Huxtable★ 7.1
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King Awgwa (voice)★ 5.5
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ThunderCats 1985Panthro (voice)★ 8.2
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ThunderCats: Exodus 1985Panthro (voice)★ 8
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The Cosby Show 1984Russell Huxtable★ 7
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James Tyrone★ 6
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Fighting Back 1982Police Chief Freeman★ 5.7
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The Ivory Ape 1980Inspector St. George★ 3.5
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Coriolanus 1979Cominius★ 6
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The Super Cops 1974Police Detective (uncredited)★ 6
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Roy Lockhart★ 3
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prophet jerimiah★ NR
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Charles★ 5.7
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John Brown's Raid 1960★ NR
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The Bamboo Prison 1954Doc Jackson, medic★ 6.4
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Adam and Hezdrel★ 8.6
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The Lost Weekend 1945Smoking Man (uncredited)★ 7.6