About
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 Ibsen2006
The Cosby Show: A Look Back2002 · Self / Russell Huxtable (archive footage)
Did you leave us, Blake?2002 · Self
The Moving of Sophia Myles2000 · Bishop Heath
Hijacked: Flight 2851996 · Wayne Edwards
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie1987 · Panthro / Pilot / Guard / Cruncher (voice)
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus1985 · King Awgwa (voice)
ThunderCats: Exodus1985 · Panthro (voice)
Long Day's Journey Into Night1982 · James Tyrone
Fighting Back1982 · Police Chief Freeman
The Ivory Ape1980 · Inspector St. George
Coriolanus1979 · Cominius
The Super Cops1974 · Police Detective (uncredited)
And the Bones Came Together1973 · Roy Lockhart
The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament1973 · prophet jerimiah
The Possession of Joel Delaney1972 · Charles
The African1966
John Brown's Raid1960
The Bamboo Prison1954 · Doc Jackson, medic
The Lost Weekend1945 · Smoking Man (uncredited)