Earle Hyman: Russell Huxtable on The Cosby Show and Voice of Panthro Die

Earle Hyman was an American actor. Born George Earle Plummer on October 11, 1926, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, he made his Broadway debut in 1943.

He played Othello at the American Shakespeare Theatre in 1957 and later played Russell Huxtable, Cliff's father, on The Cosby Show, for which he received an Emmy nomination in 1986. He was the voice of Panthro in ThunderCats.

He lived for years in Norway. Hyman died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, on November 17, 2017, at age 91.

Achievements: Emmy nomination (1986), Broadway actor.

Birth: October 11, 1926 - Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He was a noted Ibsen performer.