Career
He portrayed Major Royal B. Demming, a psychiatrist, in Andy Griffith"s 1958 film, Number Time for Sergeants, later made into an American Broadcasting Company television series. In 1963, Millhollin was cast in two episodes as Anson Foster, the employer of the Imogene Coca lead character in the National Broadcasting Company sitcom, Grindl. Millhollin"s first television role was as "Weiner" of the 1955 episode "The $1,000 Window" of The Elgin Hour.
His last role was as Mr.
Rudi in the 1979 episode of American Broadcasting Company"s Happy Days entitled "Potsie Quits School." In between, Millhollin appeared as Gerold Manners in the 1960 episode "Shadow Catcher" of Will Hutchins"s American Broadcasting Company/Warner Brothers western series, Sugarfoot. He then played Doc Cameron in the episode "Starfall: Participant 1" of National Broadcasting Company"s Outlaws.
In 1961, he played Leroy Finch in "The Diamond Dude" of Dale Robertson"s Tales of Wells Fargo. That same year, he was Dean Peterson in "Pinky Goes to College" on American Broadcasting Company"s The Roaring 20s, starring Dorothy Provine.
In 1960 and 1962, Millhollin appeared in two segments of American Broadcasting Company"s 77 Sunset Strip as Jon Keith in "The Wide-Screen Caper" and as Bayard Parmentor in "The Odds on Odette".
Three times in 1960, 1961, and 1963, he appeared on Rod Serling"s Columbia Broadcasting System fantasy adventure series The Twilight Zone: as Mr. Armbruster in "The After Hours", as Abernathy in "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", and as Masters in "I Dream of Genie".
Milhollin appeared three times between 1961 and 1963 on Columbia Broadcasting System"s Perry Mason: as murderer Ben Otis in "The Case of the Angry Dead Manitoba", as Professor Grove in "The Case of the Brazen Bequest," and as a floorwalker in "The Case of the Shoplifter"s Shoe."
In 1961, Millhollin also appeared in two situation comedies: as Osborne in "Pity the Poor Working Girl" on American Broadcasting Company"s sitcom Margie and as Harold in two episodes, "Mr.
Big Shot" and "The Wedding", of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Ann Sothern Show. Millhollin was cast as Doctor Heydon in the 1961 episode "Dennis Is a Genius" and as a burglar in "The Uninvited Guest" (1963) on the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Dennis the Menace, starring Jay North in the title role.
From 1961 to 1962, he guest starred in different roles on four episodes of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman. In 1962, he was cast as Lieutenant
Bronner in the episode "The Handmade Private" of the Columbia Broadcasting System anthology serieds, General Electric True, hosted by Jack Webb.
In 1964 he was a marvelous sourpuss in the campy move Get Yourself A College Girl In 1965, he appeared on the George Burns sitcom, Wendy and Maine in the episode "A Bouquet for Mr. Bundy." In 1966, he portrayed a bank official in the film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. In 1966 and 1967, he played a hotel clerk in two episodes of the Marlo Thomas sitcom, That Girl.
In 1969, he played Horace Burkhart in the episode "The Con Manitoba" of Columbia Broadcasting System"s The Doris Day Show.
From 1970 to 1973, Millhollin appeared five times on American Broadcasting Company"s Love, American Style. He also made three appearance on The Odd Couple.
In 1971, he was cast as Mr. Ponsonby in "Lucy and Candid Camera" of Columbia Broadcasting System"s Here"s Lucy, starring Lucille Ball, and as Lorillard Atwood in "Kid Stuff" of American Broadcasting Company"s Nanny and the Professor.
In 1973, he was cast as principal Osgood Peters in the film The Student Teachers.
Millhollin was born in Peoria, Illinois. He retired to Mississippi, where he died of cancer at the age of 77 in Biloxi.
