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Earle Hyman (1926-2017) was an American actor who appeared on stage, television, and film. He was known for his roles on The Cosby Show, ThunderCats, and A Raisin in the Sun.
Earle Hyman was a distinguished African American actor who had a 46-year-long career on Broadway and TV. He was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Russell Huxtable on The Cosby Show and voiced MacBeth in Thundercats.
- January 1, 1
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
- January 1, 1
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Nov 20, 2017 · Earle Hyman, a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby Show,” died Friday. Hyman was 91.
Earle Hyman was an African American actor who had a long career on Broadway and TV, including The Cosby Show. He spoke fluent Norwegian, lived in Norway, and was related to singer Phyllis Hyman.
- October 11, 1926
- November 17, 2017
Nov 19, 2017 · Earle Hyman, who broke racial stereotypes on Broadway and in Scandinavia in works by Shakespeare and Ibsen but was better known to millions of Americans as Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby...
Nov 20, 2017 · Earle Hyman, a veteran stage and screen actor who played Bill Cosby’s father, Russell Huxtable, on “The Cosby Show” and whose love for playwright Henrik Ibsen led him to...
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Nov 19, 2017 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earle Hyman, a veteran actor of stage and screen who was widely known for playing Russell Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died. Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund, says that Hyman died Friday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was 91.