Biography
John Benedict Hillerman (December 20, 1932 – November 9, 2017) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on the television series Magnum, P.I. that aired from 1980 to 1988. For his role as Higgins, Hillerman earned five Golden Globe nominations, winning in 1981, and four Emmy nominations, winning in 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hillerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Honky
Bus Ticket Salesman

Chinatown
Russ Yelburton

Blazing Saddles
Howard Johnson

Lucky Lady
Christy McTeague

What's Up, Doc?
Hotel Manager

High Plains Drifter
Bootmaker

History of the World: Par...
Rich Man - The French Revolution

Paper Moon
Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

Betrayal
Victor Slavin

The Last Picture Show
English teacher