{"id":15151,"date":"2024-11-27T02:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15151"},"modified":"2024-11-27T02:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:35:46","slug":"earl-holliman-golden-globe-winning-actor-from-the-rainmaker-and-forbidden-planet-dies-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=15151","title":{"rendered":"Earl Holliman, Golden Globe-Winning Actor from The Rainmaker and Forbidden Planet, Dies at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Actor and animal rights activist Earl Holliman was known for his roles in \u2018The Twilight Zone\u2019 and \u2018Police Woman\u2019<\/p>\n

Award-winning screen star Earl Holliman died on Monday, Nov. 25. He was 96. The actor\u2019s spouse, Craig Curtis, confirmed the news to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Born on Sept. 11, 1928, in Delhi, La., Holliman was adopted and named by oil field worker Henry Holliman. He studied acting at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Pasadena Playhouse. After making his screen debut opposite Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in 1953’s\u00a0Scared Stiff<\/em>, he starred in many hit Westerns and dramas throughout the 1950s and ’60s.<\/p>\n

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Holliman won a\u00a0Golden Globe Award<\/a>\u00a0for his supporting performance as Jim Curry \u2014 a role he beat out\u00a0Elvis Presley<\/a>\u00a0for \u2014 in the 1956 Burt Lancaster and\u00a0Katharine Hepburn<\/a>\u00a0film\u00a0The Rainmaker<\/em>. That same year, he appeared in the groundbreaking sci-fi hit\u00a0Forbidden Planet\u00a0<\/em>alongside Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen.<\/p>\n

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The actor also had the distinction of appearing in the debut episode of CBS’ Rod Serling-created hit\u00a0The Twilight Zone<\/em>, the 1959 episode \u201cWhere Is Everybody?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Earl Holliman in ‘The Rainmaker’.<\/span>Everett<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From 1974 to 1978, Holliman became a beloved fixture for NBC audiences as Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television cop drama\u00a0Police Woman<\/em>. He and costar\u00a0Angie Dickinson<\/a>\u00a0remained friends in the years following.<\/p>\n

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Holliman followed up his Golden Globe win with another nomination for a 1992 episode of\u00a0Delta<\/em>\u00a0starring Delta Burke. He was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977.<\/p>\n

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A longtime animal rights activist, Holliman served as the president of Actors and Others for Animals for decades. It was\u00a0at an animal adoption event<\/a>\u00a0that Holliman was emceeing that the late\u00a0Bob Barker<\/a>\u00a0met his longtime girlfriend\u00a0Nancy Burnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Earl Holliman in ‘Forbidden Planet’.<\/span>Silver Screen Collection\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an August 1982 issue of PEOPLE, the Picks & Pans section singled out Holliman for his work in 1979 TV movie\u00a0The Solitary Man<\/em>: \u201cA much-worked-over subject\u2014divorce\u2014comes off fresh in this TV movie thanks to a sophisticated script and Earl Holliman’s fine performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Per\u00a0Variety<\/em><\/a>, Curtis, 85, remembered his spouse as \u201ca gracious, kind confidant, a consummate host, a man whose indefatigable positivity was evergreen and powered by a 1000-watt smile, an easy charm and infectious goodwill. A joy and a privilege to spend time with, he was even-keeled and compassionate, possessing a deep sensitivity and mischievous sense of humor which were belied by his stoically handsome countenance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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