Earle Hyman
Actor
Born October 11, 1926 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Earle Hyman (born George Earle Plummer; October 11, 1926 – November 17, 2017) was an American stage, television, and film actor. Hyman is known for his role on ThunderCats as the voice of Panthro and various other characters. He also appeared on The Cosby Show as Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable. Singer Phyllis Hyman was his cousin.
Filmography
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
Did you leave us, Blake?
Self
The Moving of Sophia Myles
Bishop Heath
Twice in a Lifetime
Charley Freeman / Jack
Hijacked: Flight 285
Wayne Edwards
A Man Called Hawk
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie
Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
A Different World
Russel Huxtable
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
King Awgwa (voice)
ThunderCats
Panthro (voice)
ThunderCats: Exodus
Panthro (voice)
The Cosby Show
Russell Huxtable
Long Day's Journey Into Night
James Tyrone
Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman
The Ivory Ape
Inspector St. George
Coriolanus
Cominius
The Super Cops
Police Detective (uncredited)
And the Bones Came Together
Roy Lockhart
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Charles
Espionage
Premier Djatuma
John Brown's Raid
The Bamboo Prison
Doc Jackson, medic
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Adam and Hezdrel
The Lost Weekend
Smoking Man (uncredited)