Earl Hindman

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Earl John Hindman October 20 1942 December 29 2003 was an American actor bestknown for his role as the kindly neighbor whose lower face was always hidden from sight from the television viewer Wilson W Wilson Jr on the television sitcom Home Improvement 19911999 Long before this role however he played bad guys in two 1970s thrillers The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and The Parallax View Hindmans most famous and enduring preHome Improvement role was as Bob Reid in Ryans Hope He played the role in 459 episodes during the years 19751989 Expolice officer Bob Reid was everybodys best friend who never got the girl and was the longsuffering brother of the soaps serial bride Delia Reid Ryan Ryan Coleridge Hindmans wife Molly McGreevey was also on the soap 19771981 as Polly Longworth best friend to media tycoon Rae Woodard Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Hindman licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia