From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Earl John Hindman (October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best-known for his role as the kindly neighbor (whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer) Wilson W. Wilson Jr. on the television sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999). Long before this role, however, he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View. Hindman's most famous and enduring pre-Home Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryan's Hope. He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 1975-1989. Ex-police officer Bob Reid was everybody's best friend who never got the girl, and was the long-suffering brother of the soap's serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge. Hindman's wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 1977-1981 as Polly Longworth, best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Hindman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
Movie | Final | Official | 2001-06-08 |
Movie | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Henry Macy | 1991-03-28 |
Series | Home Improvement | Wilson Wilson, Jr. | 1991-09-17 |
Movie | Fires Within | Sergeant | 1991-06-28 |
Movie | Kojak: It's Always Something | Donley | 1990-01-31 |
Movie | Rising Son | Victor | 1990-07-23 |
Movie | The Red Spider | Stern | 1988-04-21 |
Movie | Talk Radio | Chet / Black John / Jerry (voice) | 1988-12-21 |
Movie | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Danny | 1987-02-21 |
Movie | Silverado | J.T. | 1985-07-10 |
Series | The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
Series | Tales from the Darkside | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Movie | Murder in Coweta County | J.H. Potts | 1983-02-15 |
Movie | Taps | Lieutenant Hanson | 1981-12-20 |
Movie | The Brink's Job | FBI Agent # 3 | 1978-12-08 |
Movie | Greased Lightning | Beau Welles | 1977-07-01 |
Series | Ryan's Hope | Bob Reid | 1975-07-07 |
Movie | The Parallax View | Deputy Red | 1974-06-14 |
Movie | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Brown | 1974-10-02 |
Movie | Shoot It Black, Shoot It Blue | Garrity | 1974-12-06 |
Movie | Pueblo | QMT Charles B. Law, Jr. | 1973-03-28 |
Movie | A Memory of Two Mondays | William | 1971-01-28 |
Movie | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? | Whitey | 1971-12-11 |
Movie | The Ultimate Degenerate | Bruno (as Leo Heinz) | 1969-04-25 |
Movie | The Kiss of Her Flesh | Don | 1968-12-27 |
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