Actor. He was an American actor, developing a prolific career between the silent film era in 1920 to advancing in television through 1959. Born, Orlin Howland, one of two children of a Civil War veteran, his father Joby Howland, is credited with being "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," the youngest drummer in the Union Army, enlisting at age eleven. Brother of actress Jodyna Howland, the two were children of Jody Howland's second wife Mary. He used the professional name of "Orlin Howlin." Appearing in at least 200 films, he had supporting roles, and at times roles that were not credited. He is best remembered for works such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1938, "The Mad Miss Manton" in 1938, as an unnamed carpetbagger in the Academy Award "Gone With the Wind" in 1939, "Fallen Angel" in 1945, "The Trouble with Women" in 1947, and "The Paleface" in 1948. Playing the same role in the original film and the remake, he appeared in "Little Women" in 1933 and the remake in 1949, and "A Star is Born" in 1937 and the remake in 1954. He appeared in at least sixteen television series. He played the role Charlie Perkins in 5 episodes of the comedy "The Real McCoys." Airing on television in January of 1955, one of his most memorable roles was in the episode "I Love Lucy: First Stop," as the owner of a rickety, old motel in the middle of nowhere, which Lucy, Ricky and the Mertz's were forced to stay the night. He appeared in "Day in the Country," a season six episode of "Father Knows Best," which aired posthumously on October 5, 1955. He learned to fly airplanes with the Wright brothers. He never married.
Actor. He was an American actor, developing a prolific career between the silent film era in 1920 to advancing in television through 1959. Born, Orlin Howland, one of two children of a Civil War veteran, his father Joby Howland, is credited with being "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," the youngest drummer in the Union Army, enlisting at age eleven. Brother of actress Jodyna Howland, the two were children of Jody Howland's second wife Mary. He used the professional name of "Orlin Howlin." Appearing in at least 200 films, he had supporting roles, and at times roles that were not credited. He is best remembered for works such as "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in 1938, "The Mad Miss Manton" in 1938, as an unnamed carpetbagger in the Academy Award "Gone With the Wind" in 1939, "Fallen Angel" in 1945, "The Trouble with Women" in 1947, and "The Paleface" in 1948. Playing the same role in the original film and the remake, he appeared in "Little Women" in 1933 and the remake in 1949, and "A Star is Born" in 1937 and the remake in 1954. He appeared in at least sixteen television series. He played the role Charlie Perkins in 5 episodes of the comedy "The Real McCoys." Airing on television in January of 1955, one of his most memorable roles was in the episode "I Love Lucy: First Stop," as the owner of a rickety, old motel in the middle of nowhere, which Lucy, Ricky and the Mertz's were forced to stay the night. He appeared in "Day in the Country," a season six episode of "Father Knows Best," which aired posthumously on October 5, 1955. He learned to fly airplanes with the Wright brothers. He never married.
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