just in case that colored helicopter pilot
tries any funny stuff.”
John Hillerman –
Actor, Texan, silver screen bigot.
December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017.
Aged 84.
Most recognized for: He played Tom Selleck’s ex-MI6 butler Higgins on “Magnum, P.I.,” a role that earned him both an Emmy & a Golden Globe. Higgins’ character also made crossover appearances on “Simon & Simon” and “Murder, She Wrote.” However, Mr. Hillerman’s star shone brightest in the comedy classic “Blazing Saddles”… where as welcoming committe chairman Howard Johnson, he was the first on screen to call a spade a spade.
