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Earle Hyman

Earle Hyman

Born: 1926-10-11 • Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

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
Løven - Henrik Ibsen poster
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
The Cosby Show: A Look Back poster
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
2002 • Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
Did you leave us, Blake? poster
Did you leave us, Blake?
2002 • Self
The Moving of Sophia Myles poster
The Moving of Sophia Myles
2000 • Bishop Heath
Hijacked: Flight 285 poster
Hijacked: Flight 285
1996 • Wayne Edwards
ThunderCats Ho! The Movie poster
ThunderCats Ho! The Movie
1987 • Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus poster
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
1985 • King Awgwa (voice)
ThunderCats: Exodus poster
ThunderCats: Exodus
1985 • Panthro (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1982 • James Tyrone
Fighting Back poster
Fighting Back
1982 • Police Chief Freeman
The Ivory Ape poster
The Ivory Ape
1980 • Inspector St. George
Coriolanus poster
Coriolanus
1979 • Cominius
The Super Cops poster
The Super Cops
1974 • Police Detective (uncredited)
And the Bones Came Together poster
And the Bones Came Together
1973 • Roy Lockhart
No Image
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament
1973 • prophet jerimiah
The Possession of Joel Delaney poster
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972 • Charles
John Brown's Raid poster
John Brown's Raid
1960
The Bamboo Prison poster
The Bamboo Prison
1954 • Doc Jackson, medic
The Lost Weekend poster
The Lost Weekend
1945 • Smoking Man (uncredited)