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Introduction:
John Benedict Hillerman was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Denison, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin for three years before serving four years in the Air Force. During his tour of duty, he worked with theatrical groups. Upon his discharge, he moved to New York City to study at the American Theatre Wing.
Early Life:
His Higgins character was a natural extension of a part he played on the TV detective show Ellery Queen: Simon Brimmer, a radio personality and affected gent who fancied himself a savvy sleuth. Ironically, Hillerman, who often played condescending characters with more than a touch of the Tory Brit — the Mayfair accent — was a Texan from a tiny railroad town, the son of a gas station owner.
On-Screen Appearance:
He was a conniving radio detective competing with Jim Hutton in the title role of Ellery Queen (1975-1976), Bonnie Franklin’s cold boss in One Day at a Time (1976-1980), and Betty White’s ex-husband, “old pickle puss”, who winds up directing her in a TV series in The Betty White Show (1977-78).
But his eight seasons on Magnum from 1980-88 allowed Hillerman to stretch beyond sitcom. Hillerman also performed in High Plains Drifter (1973), Lucky Lady (1975), Audrey Rose (1977), and another Brooks’ film, History of the World: Part I (1981) and A Very Brady Sequel (1996).
What Happened:
John Hillerman, the actor who made a career out of playing snooty types, including Tom Selleck’s fastidious estate caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on Magnum, P.I., Died on November 9, 2017, and He was 84.
