Earl Holliman Net Worth

Earl Holliman's Quotes

• It's like I've died and gone to Heaven. When I did 'Police Woman,' we worked 12- and 14-hour days. Sometimes I would get up at 3:30 a.m. to go to San Pedro and by the end of the day we'd end up in Chatsworth! With a sitcom, we have banker's hours. One day a week you work late in front of an audience. It's a whole different process and incorporates what it's like to be on the stage.
• The adrenaline was really going. Sometimes, when they had a close-up on your face, your wardrobe was being changed. You'd be talking to someone who had long gone for their own costume change. I think all the actors who did that live television really miss that stuff.
• I think Angie came up with that. I think her character's real name was Lee Ann.
• Of course I would, if they asked. I had a good time doing that show. We had a wonderful relationship, a marvelous producer, and the four of us got along great.
• Charlie Dierkop and I, who share the same birthday, September 11, stay in touch from time to time.

Interesting Facts about Earl Holliman

1. Holliman had an entire host segment of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (1988) (episode 418 - Attack of the Eye Creatures) dedicated to him and his career. Joel Hodgson stated sardonically, "Earl Holliman: who would have been William Shatner, had there not already been one".
2. Played the main character in the very first The Twilight Zone (1959) episode to be telecast, "Where is Everybody?" (October 2, 1959).
3. A staunch conservative Republican, Holliman campaigned for President Eisenhower's re-election in 1956. He supported Ronald Reagan's run for governor of California in 1966 and 1970 and later endorsed him for president in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections. He also endorsed Richard M. Nixon for president in the 1968 and 1972 presidential elections, and later endorsed George W. Bush in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. He was one of many celebs who worked with Nancy Reagan in advocating and raising awareness of her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign.
4. In 2015, Holliman appeared in the documentary Children of Giant (2015), which took an in-depth look into the making of of the film Giant (1956).
5. Out of all his movie roles, he has reportedly cited The Rainmaker (1956) as being his personal favorite.
6. For over 25 years, he was president of Actors and Others for Animals.
7. Once visited the Vatican with former actress turned nun, Dolores Hart.
8. He is a resident of Studio City, California.
9. In a July 1998 fan letter response, he said that if he hadn't gone into acting he would've either become a schoolteacher, a writer, or even both.
10. For his work in The Rainmaker (1956), he's one of only 7 actors to win the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture without receiving an Oscar nomination for the same performance. The other 6 are, in chronological order: Millard Mitchell in My Six Convicts (1952), Stephen Boyd in Ben-Hur (1959), Oskar Werner in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Richard Attenborough, The Sand Pebbles (1966) and Doctor Dolittle (1967), Richard Benjamin in The Sunshine Boys (1975) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nocturnal Animals (2016).
11. On October 2, 1959, CBS showcased Holliman in two starring TV roles on the same night in the debut episode of The Twilight Zone (1959) and as the "Sundance Kid" in his own series, Hotel de Paree (1959).
12. On February 24, 2018, South Carolina based artist Greg Joens submitted a caricature of Holliman on his official website honoring Earl as his Sketch of the Day.
13. Holliman was selected over Elvis Presley to play the role of "Jim Curry" in The Rainmaker (1956).
14. He and his Police Woman (1974) co-star Charles Dierkop both observe their birthdays on the same day. (Dierkop was born in 1936.).
15. In 1974, while he was starring as Bill Crowley in Police Woman (1974), he was stopped by a policeman while driving one day and when asked to show his drivers license, the office paused after examining it and asked, "Do you know a girl named Pepper?" When Holliman answered, "Yes", the officer reportedly handed him back his drivers license, smiled, and said, "You're free to go, I'll let you off with a warning".
16. Between 1958-63, Holliman had a moderately successful career as a pop and country singer and had a record deal with such major recording studios as Capitol Records, Prep, and HiFi. Songs he recorded included: "A Teenager Sings The Blues", "Nobody Knows How I Feel", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "Sittin' And A Gabbin'", "If I Could See The World Through The Eyes Of A Child", "La La La Lovable", "Wanna Kiss You To-Night", "I'm In The Mood For Love", "We Found Love", "Willingly", "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight", and "Road To Nowhere".
17. In the late 1950s and mid-1960s, Earl courted such actresses as Valerie Allen, Anne Francis, Dolores Hart, Tina Louise, Judi Meredith, Yvonne Lime, and Susan Oliver.
18. On April 21, 2018, he was caricatured by American graphic artist "peterpicture" via his profile on the website DeviantArt honoring Earl as the sketch of the day.
19. On March 12, 2010, he was caricatured by American illustrator James O'Brien in his Twilight Zone appearance with the drawing simply titled, "Earl".
20. He is one of many notable names in the entertainment industry who have been cited in the short saying "There are five stages in the life of an actor" by Hollywood columnist Mike Connolly (e.g. "Who's Earl Holliman? Get me Earl Holliman. Get me a Earl Holliman Type. Get me a young Earl Holliman. Who's Earl Holliman?").