Acting
Earle Hyman
1926 · Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
20 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Coriolanus
Cominius
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie
Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Lost Weekend
Smoking Man (uncredited)
John Brown's Raid
Emperor Green
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
King Awgwa (voice)
Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman
The Super Cops
Police Detective (uncredited)
The African
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Charles
Hijacked: Flight 285
Wayne Edwards
And the Bones Came Together
Roy Lockhart
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)