John Hillerman was born on December 20, 1932 in Denison, Texas.

Starting in 1972 Hillerman had several TV guest appearances on the likes of THE SIXTH SENSE (1972), WONDER WOMEN (1976), HAWAII FIVE-O (1976- 1978) and THE LOVE BOAT (1979).

John Hillerman played Jonathan Quayle Higgins on the popular TV 80s series MAGNUM P.I..

Best known as playing as the character "Jonathan Higgins", John Hillerman has played Higgins on four separate television shows. QUANTUM LEAP (1981), MURDER, SHE WROTE (1986), SIMON & SIMON (1982) and of course MAGNUM P.I. (1980).

Telling the fascinating documentary telling the history of the famous German battleship of World War II, John Hillerman was the narrator for SINK THE BISMARK (1996).

John Hillerman's other notable credits include...

A VERY BRADY SEQUEL (1996)
UP THE CREEK (1984)
SUNBURN (1979)
LUCKY LADY (1975)
BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
PAPER MOON (1973)
WHAT'S UP, DOC? (1972)
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)