Quick Facts
Born:
1942-10-20
Birthplace:
Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Credits:
39 Total Roles
Earl Hindman
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Biography
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Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999).
Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View.
Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard.
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Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999).
Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View.
Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard.
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Known For
3 Men and a Baby
Satch
Silverado
J.T.
Home Improvement
Wilson Wilson Jr.
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Riley
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Brown
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sheriff
The Parallax View
Deputy Red
Hercules
Pericles
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tim Allen Presents: A User's Guide to Home Improvement MOVIE | Narrator / Wilson Wilson Jr. |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV | Sheriff |
| 2001 | Final MOVIE | Official |
| 1998 | Hercules TV | Pericles |
| 1998 | Hercules TV | Pericles (voice) |
| 1992 | Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade MOVIE | Self |
| 1992 | Stay the Night MOVIE | Mike Kettman Sr |
| 1991 | Home Improvement TV | Wilson Wilson Jr. |
| 1991 | Fires Within MOVIE | Sergeant |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe MOVIE | Henry Macy |