Golden Globe-winner Earl Holliman, star of the very first episode of The Twilight Zone, has died at the age of 96.

Earl Holliman, an actor with a half-century of credits including starring in the first 'Twilight Zone' episode and in 'Police Woman,' died Nov. 25 at 96.

Earl Holliman, a prolific TV actor who starred in the very first episode of The Twilight Zone, has passed away. The actor, who also starred alongside James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor in 1956’s Giant, died Monday in Los Angeles following a short illness.

Veteran actor and star of the first-ever Twilight Zone, Earl Holliman, has died. He was 96. Holliman passed away on Monday, November 25, at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, as confirmed by his spouse, Craig Curtis. His niece, Theresa Mullins Harris, also announced the news on her Facebook page.

Earl Holliman had an extensive acting career that included appearing in the very first episode of "The Twilight Zone."

Actor Earl Holliman died Monday at the age of 96. His passing was confirmed by his spouse, Craig Curtis, to the Hollywood Reporter. Holliman was born September 11, 1928, in Delhi, Louisiana. Holliman’s biological father died a few months before his birth.