Hindman, however, was best known for his role as the older, good-humored Coach Goodenough in 1980s teen film trilogy Porky's.
His first such project, 1972's “Child of the Universe,” became one of the most successful planetarium shows of all time thanks to Hindman's sensitive and brilliant narration.
Hindman also hosted (and performed in) a video humanities survey course for what was then Miami-Dade Community College during the 1980s.
Hindman, a Toledo, OH native raised in Columbus, began acting while attending high school at the former North High School there and continued acting while majoring in Chinese at Ohio State University.
After his discharge from the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he worked at Columbus' WCOL radio (also see WCOL-FM) and at WLW-C (now WCMH-TV), the city's NBC affiliate.