Earl Holliman, Golden Globe-Winning Actor fromThe RainmakerandForbidden Planet, Dies at 96

Mar. 15, 2025

Earl Holliman in 2015.Photo:Frederick M. Brown/Getty

Frederick M. Brown/Getty

Award-winning screen star Earl Holliman died on Monday, Nov. 25. He was 96. The actor’s spouse, Craig Curtis, confirmed the news toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Holliman won aGolden Globe Awardfor his supporting performance as Jim Curry — a role he beat outElvis Presleyfor — in the 1956 Burt Lancaster andKatharine HepburnfilmThe Rainmaker. That same year, he appeared in the groundbreaking sci-fi hitForbidden Planetalongside Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie Nielsen.

The actor also had the distinction of appearing in the debut episode of CBS' Rod Serling-created hitThe Twilight Zone, the 1959 episode “Where Is Everybody?”

Earl Holliman in ‘The Rainmaker’.Everett

Everett

From 1974 to 1978, Holliman became a beloved fixture for NBC audiences as Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television cop dramaPolice Woman. He and costarAngie Dickinsonremained friends in the years following.

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Holliman followed up his Golden Globe win with another nomination for a 1992 episode ofDeltastarring Delta Burke. He was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977.

A longtime animal rights activist, Holliman served as the president of Actors and Others for Animals for decades. It wasat an animal adoption eventthat Holliman was emceeing that the lateBob Barkermet his longtime girlfriendNancy Burnet.

Earl Holliman in ‘Forbidden Planet’.Silver Screen Collection/Getty

Silver Screen Collection/Getty

source: people.com