Earl Holliman

Henry Earl Holliman is an American actor. He is well known for his many character roles in films, mostly westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He also portrayed the role of Police Sergeant Bill Crowley on the television police drama Police Woman throughout its 19741978 run.

Earl Holliman was born in Delhi in the Richland Parish of northeastern Louisiana. Hollimans biological father died six months before he was born, and his biological mother, living in poverty with several other children, gave him up for adoption at birth. He was adopted from an orphanage a week after his birth by Henry Holliman, an oilfield worker, and his wife. Earls early years were normal until his adoptive father died when Earl was 13.

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