John Benedict Hillerman 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. He retired from acting in 1999.
Hillerman in The Betty White Show, 1977
Hillerman and Betty White in a 1977 publicity photo for The Betty White Show
Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on the American television network CBS. Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top 20 U.S. television programs in the Nielsen ratings during the first five years of its original run, finishing as high as number three for the 1982–83 season. The series entered syndication in 1986 under the title Magnum in order to differentiate reruns from new episodes still airing under the original title on CBS.
The cast of Magnum, P.I. (left-to-right), Larry Manetti as Rick, Tom Selleck as Magnum, Roger E. Mosley as T.C., and John Hillerman as Higgins
The guesthouse in Magnum, P.I., a boathouse during the mid-2000s
Publicity photo 1980
