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Ken Howard

Actor | * 03/28/1944 († 71, 03/23/2016) | El Centro, California (United States of America (USA))
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Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 (1972) and as high school basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow (1978–1981). Howard won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1970 for his performance in Child's Play, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in Grey Gardens (2009). Howard had co-starring roles in the films Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970), Such Good Friends (1971), and The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972). In the 1980s, he worked mostly in television, winning a Daytime Emmy Award for the CBS afternoon special T... ()
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Ken Howard (1944–2016) was an American actor, best known for his roles in 1776 and on White Shadow. He was the National President of The Screen Actors Guild from 2009 until his death in 2016.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed ...

J. Edgar

Certification unknown

2011 | 3.1/5 | 2h 17min
Drama, Crime, History
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The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonio ...

1776

PG

1972 | 3.5/5 | 2h 22min
Drama, History
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When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take actio ...

Rambo

R

2008 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Action, Thriller
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A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit. ...

Michael Clayton

R

2007 | 3.4/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Ken Howard

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Movies with Ken Howard as Actor(51)

as Mop Executive2015 Joy
as Ed Palmer2015 The Wedding Ringer
as Judge Warren2014 The Judge
as Walter Bishop2014 Better Living Through Chemistry
as Gary2013 A.C.O.D.
as Harlan Fiske Stone2011 J. Edgar
as Harold2010 A Numbers Game
as Sheriff Sedgewick2009 2:13
as Phelan Beale2009 Grey Gardens
as Oficer Ford2009 The Beacon
as Gene Cooper2008 Smother
as Arthur Marsh2008 Rambo
as Conrad2008 Under Still Waters
as Don Jeffries2007 Michael Clayton
as Thane Weston2007 Spring Thaw
as Santee2006 Arc
as William Ford2005 Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Michael Feller2005 In Her Shoes
as himself2004 Double Dare
as Alex Hunter2000 Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as John Brighton1999 A Vow To Cherish
as Virgil's Father1999 At First Sight
as Général Horace White1998 Tactical Assault
as Senator John Farrell1997 Something Borrowed, Something Blue
as Jack Devereaux1995 Her Hidden Truth
as The President1995 OP Center
as Michael Bergstrom1995 The Net
as Committee Chairman1994 Clear and Present Danger
as Ed Keating1994 Moment of Truth: To Walk Again
as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop1992 Mastergate
as Kirkwood1991 Oscar
as Bill Smart1991 Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
as himself1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Gordon Race1989 The Man in the Brown Suit
as Self, Host1988 Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
as Adam J. Warner1986 Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
as Narrator1985 Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
as Michael Saunders1984 He's Not Your Son
as John Michael1983 Second Thoughts
as Bernie Dodd1982 The Country Girl
as Joe Buckley1982 Victims
as Father Damien1980 Damien: The Leper Priest
as Danny Boy Mitchell1978 A Real American Hero
as Dave Walecki1978 Superdome
as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney1977 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Thomas Jefferson1976 Independence
as Dave Barrett1974 Manhunter
as Virgil1972 The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
as Thomas Jefferson1972 1776
as Cal1971 Such Good Friends
as Arthur1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

TV Shows/Series with Ken Howard as Actor(50)

as Coach Colwell2014 The McCarthys
as Charles Pease2011 Fairly Legal
as Malcolm2010 Blue Bloods
2008 Eli Stone
2007 Cane
2007 Dirty Sexy Money
as Judge Hanford2006 Conviction
as Boyd Taylor2006 Brothers and Sisters
as Hank Hooper2006 30 Rock
as Ed Truck2005 The Office
as Rachel Fisher2005 Ghost Whisperer
as Wes Durant2005 The Closer
as Judge Walter Yardley2004 Boston Legal
as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)2003 Cold Case
2002 George Lopez
as Self - Judge2002 Pet Star
as Max Cavanaugh2001 Crossing Jordan
as Ken Abbot2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III1999 The West Wing
as Dr. Arlen Rieff1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Family Law
as Frank Patanki1997 The Practice
as himself1997 The View
1996 Arliss
as Special Agent Dunleavy1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as David Clarke1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1992 Melrose Place
as Hartness (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
as Kirk Reynolds1991 Memories of Midnight
as Jerry1985 The Golden Girls
as Garrett Boydston1985 The Colbys
as Hank Shipton1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Barnes1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Bill Boyle1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Max Hagen1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Matt Kinkaid1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Glitter
as Adam Warner1983 Rage of Angels
as Dubois1983 The Hitchhiker
as Rainer Hartheim1983 The Thorn Birds
as Jack Long1983 It's Not Easy
1982 Hotel
1981 Dynasty
as Garrett Boydston1981 Dynasty
as Nels Freiberg1978 The Critical List
as Ken Reeves1978 The White Shadow
1974 The Manhunter
1973 Adam's Rib
1969 Medical Center
as Defense Attorney1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Born: Tuesday, 03/28 1944 (March) in El Centro, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 03/23 2016 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Yale School of Drama, Amherst College, Manhasset Secondary School
Spouses (current/former): Margo Howard
Other names for Ken Howard (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kenneth Joseph Howard"
Ken Howard frequently works together with these people:
Lawrence Pressman (13x, Actor)
Mark Moses (13x, Actor)
John Rubinstein (13x, Actor)
Robert Costanzo (12x, Actor)
Fredric Lehne (12x, Actor)
Steven Culp (11x, Actor)
Joseph Campanella (11x, Actor)
Robert Pine (11x, Actor)
Herb Edelman (11x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Rachel Dratch (11x, Actress)
Otto Preminger (5x, Crew)

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