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Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, VC is a fictional character in the 1980–1988 crime drama television series, Magnum, P.I. portrayed by actor John Hillerman. Hillerman won an Emmy for the role in 1987. The character of Higgins appeared in crossover episodes of two other television shows: Simon & Simon in 1982, and Murder, She Wrote in 1986.
John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in ...
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Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, is one of Thomas Magnum's friends and he is an ex-British Army Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) with a lengthy (37 years) and very impressive military record. He saw extensive action in World War II (North Africa, Italy and Southeast Asia). Born in 1920, he is the second son of the "Duke of Perth" (of Scotland) in a family that has been in the British peerage for ...
John Hillerman, who most famously played the impeccably urbane Englishman Jonathan Quayle Higgins III (VC !) -- Tom Selleck's sophisticated majordomo in Magnum, P.I. (1980) --, was of French, German and Austrian descent, raised in a small Texas town and educated at a Catholic high school. He majored in journalism at the University of Texas ...
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Nov 9, 2017 · John Hillerman, the actor who made a career out of playing snooty types, including Tom Selleck’s fastidious estate caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on Magnum, P.I., died Thursday.He was 84. ...
Jul 3, 2014 · Jonathan Quayle Higgins ' backstory in the show is a long, detailed and highly interesting journey through 20th Century history. Jonathan had a stellar 37-year military career in Her Majesty's Service, one that spanned 3 wars, 5 insurrections, and dozens of minor skirmishes throughout the world! He saw extensive action in World War II (North ...
Nov 9, 2017 · After 30 years of acting on Broadway and in Hollywood, Mr. Hillerman landed a career-defining role in 1980 as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, the stuffy perfectionist and foil to the free-spirited ...
