Person Details
Birthday: 1940-01-01 18:14:01
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: London, England
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Movie Involvements: 15
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
Biography
Ben Howard is a retired British actor famous for playing cockney hardmen and squaddies. He starred in the Richard Attenborough films, Oh What a Lovely War and A Bridge Too Far, and starred in the big police series of the 60s and 70s; Z Cars, The Sweeney and Dixon of Dock Green - the latter as DC Len Clayton in the long running show's final series in 1976. Away from acting Ben designed and created the Benjyboard skateboard which is still admired by skaters to this day as a classic.
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(1963) HinksThe Professionals
(1977) SpelmanA Bridge Too Far
(1977) Sergeant TownsThe Sweeney
(1975) RonnieBlake's 7
(1978) MoriThe Protectors
(1972) VincenzoDempsey and Makepeace
(1985) Jerry CurtisFrom Beyond the Grave
(1974) BurglarActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
---|---|---|
1986 | Mr. Devlin | |
1985 | Jerry Curtis | |
1982 | Terrorist | |
1979 | Second Hand Sid | |
Borstal Officer | ||
1978 | Officer | |
Mori | ||
1977 | Spelman | |
Sergeant Towns | ||
1975 | Ronnie | |
1974 | Benson | |
Burglar | ||
1973 | Hinks | |
Jack Piper | ||
1972 | Sid | |
Vincenzo | ||
Charlie | ||
1971 | Henry | |
Gerry | ||
Jamie Fergusson | ||
1969 | Pte Garbett | |
1968 | PC Robertson | |
Trumpeter Pridmore | ||
1965 | Charlie | |
1963 | Hinks | |
1955 | DC Len Clayton | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |