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Earl Hindman

Earl Hindman had a relatively low-profile show business career, but he stayed consistently busy for decades, appearing in movies like C.H.U.D., Silverado, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Throughout the '70s and '80s, he had his most consistent visibility in the part of Bob Reid, a character he played in more than 450 episodes of the long-running ABC daytime drama Ryan's Hopeùa steady gig whose reliability and dramatic potential would be the envy of most working actors.

It was another supporting role on a long-running series, however, that ultimately earned Hindman his greatest notoriety. Most '90s kids will remember him as Wilson, the mysterious-but-friendly neighbor of Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the hit sitcom Home Improvement. Hindman died on December 29, 2003 at the age of 61 due to lung cancer, leaving a generation with fond memories of that lovable neighbor behind the fence who always had the best advice and most interesting hobbies.