Earle Hyman
Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA — Oct 11 1926• Died Nov 18 2017
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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.
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The Cosby Show
Russell Huxtable
A Different World
Russel Huxtable
ThunderCats
Panthro (voice)
Twice in a Lifetime
Charley Freeman / Jack
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Adam and Hezdrel
A Man Called Hawk
The Lost Weekend
Smoking Man (uncredited)
Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman
Hijacked: Flight 285
Wayne Edwards
The Super Cops
Police Detective (uncredited)
Coriolanus
Cominius
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Charles
The Ivory Ape
Inspector St. George
John Brown's Raid
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
And the Bones Came Together
Roy Lockhart
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Bishop Heath
ThunderCats Ho! The Movie
Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Bamboo Prison
Doc Jackson, medic
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
King Awgwa (voice)
Did you leave us, Blake?
Self
ThunderCats: Exodus
Panthro (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament
prophet jerimiah