Earle Hyman
Acting
Born 1926-10-11
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Popular credits
ThunderCats
Panthro (voice)
The Lost Weekend
Smoking Man (uncredited)
The Cosby Show
Russell Huxtable
The Cosby Show
Voice of MacBeth (uncredited)
A Different World
Russel Huxtable
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Charles
ThunderCats Ho! The Movie
Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Super Cops
Police Detective (uncredited)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
King Awgwa (voice)
Fighting Back
Police Chief Freeman
Hijacked: Flight 285
Wayne Edwards
The Bamboo Prison
Doc Jackson, medic
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Adam and Hezdrel
A Man Called Hawk
The Cosby Show: A Look Back
Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
Twice in a Lifetime
Charley Freeman / Jack
ThunderCats: Exodus
Panthro (voice)
The Ivory Ape
Inspector St. George
Coriolanus
Cominius
And the Bones Came Together
Roy Lockhart