Is Higgins on Magnum really English?

Origin. Although the character is English, actor John Hillerman was American, and had served in the U.S. Air Force. Hillerman practiced the English accent in onstage productions in Ohio before taking the accent to Hollywood.

Is Perdita Weeks still married?

So who is Perdita Weeks’ husband? The Welsh actress is reportedly single and she does not have any kids.

Does Perdita Weeks do her own stunts?

Like her character, Weeks practices yoga regularly and seems to enjoy playing such a physical role. In an interview with CineMovie, she admitted to doing many of her own stunts, while giving credit to the “great stunt team” on “Magnum P.I.” In the same interview, she describes Higgins as being “a kind of an everywoman.

Is the disabled guy on Magnum really disabled?

Only two years later, at age 25, Thornton suffered a tragic accident while rock climbing which fractured two vertebrae and left him paralyzed from the waist down. He returned to mostly theater roles for the remainder of the 1990s.