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Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Currently Active 1926 — Present
Actor

Personal Info

Born
Oct 11, 1926
Age
99
Birth Place
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.

LEGACY & ORIGINS

Born George Earle Plummer
October 11, 1926
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died November 17, 2017 (aged 91)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names Earl Hyman
Occupation Actor
Years active 1943–2001

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.

Hyman was born in 1926 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, as George Earle Plummer according to the North Carolina Birth Index. He claimed Native American ancestry. His parents, Zachariah Hyman and Maria Lilly Plummer, seeking better educational opportunities, moved their family from the south to Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1920s, where Hyman primarily grew up. Hyman knew at age 4 that he wanted to become an actor after performing a poem at a church play and was determined to become one after seeing a production of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts.

Life & Career Details

Born George Earle Plummer
October 11, 1926
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died November 17, 2017 (aged 91)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names Earl Hyman
Occupation Actor
Years active 1943–2001

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.

Hyman was born in 1926 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, as George Earle Plummer according to the North Carolina Birth Index. He claimed Native American ancestry. His parents, Zachariah Hyman and Maria Lilly Plummer, seeking better educational opportunities, moved their family from the south to Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1920s, where Hyman primarily grew up. Hyman knew at age 4 that he wanted to become an actor after performing a poem at a church play and was determined to become one after seeing a production of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts.

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