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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Earl Holliman (September 11, 1928 - November 25, 2024) was an American actor, animal rights activist and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a Golden Globe Award for the film The Rainmaker (1956) and portrayed Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 1974–1978 run.
Earl Holliman was an accomplished American actor and animal rights activist best known for his prolific supporting roles in mid-century Westerns and dramas, as well as his starring role in the television series Police Woman.
He is widely recognized for his Golden Globe-winning performance in The Rainmaker and his portrayal of Sergeant Bill Crowley on the popular police drama Police Woman.
His career was defined by versatile character acting in classic cinema, spanning genres from science fiction in Forbidden Planet to crime dramas like The Big Combo and Westerns such as Giant.