Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Known for
Acting
Born
March 28, 1944
Died
March 23, 2016 (aged 71)
Birthplace
El Centro, California, USA

Biography

Ken Howard (March 28, 1944 — March 23, 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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2015
The Wedding Ringer poster

The Wedding Ringer

Movie · as Ed Palmer

2015
Joy poster

Joy

Movie · as Mop Executive

2014
Better Living Through Chemistry poster

Better Living Through Chemistry

Movie · as Walter Bishop

2014
The Judge poster

The Judge

Movie · as Judge Warren

2014
The McCarthys poster

The McCarthys

TV · as Coach Colwell · 1 ep

2013
A.C.O.D. poster

A.C.O.D.

Movie · as Gary

2011
J. Edgar poster

J. Edgar

Movie · as Harlan Fiske Stone

2011
Fairly Legal poster

Fairly Legal

TV · as Charles Pease · 1 ep

2010
A Numbers Game poster

A Numbers Game

Movie · as Harold

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Malcolm · 1 ep

2009
The Beacon poster

The Beacon

Movie · as Oficer Ford

2009
Grey Gardens poster

Grey Gardens

Movie · as Phelan Beale

2009
2:13 poster

2:13

Movie · as Sheriff Sedgewick

2008
Rambo poster

Rambo

Movie · as Arthur Marsh

2008
Under Still Waters poster

Under Still Waters

Movie · as Conrad

2008
Smother poster

Smother

Movie · as Gene Cooper

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Thomas Hayes · 1 ep

2007
Sacrifices of the Heart poster

Sacrifices of the Heart

Movie · as Thane Weston

2007
Michael Clayton poster

Michael Clayton

Movie · as Don Jeffries

2007
Dirty Sexy Money poster

Dirty Sexy Money

TV · 1 ep

2007
Cane poster

Cane

TV · as Joe Samuels · 10 eps

2006
Arc poster

Arc

Movie · as Santee

2006
Brothers and Sisters poster

Brothers and Sisters

TV · as Boyd Taylor · 1 ep

2006
Conviction poster

Conviction

TV · as Judge Hanford · 1 ep

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Hank Hooper · 9 eps

2005
In Her Shoes poster

In Her Shoes

Movie · as Michael Feller

2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story poster

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

Movie · as William Ford

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Rachel Fisher · 1 ep

2005
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Ed Truck · 1 ep

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Wes Durant · 1 ep

2004
Double Dare poster

Double Dare

Movie · as Self

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Judge Walter Yardley · 1 ep

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958) · 1 ep

2002
George Lopez poster

George Lopez

TV · as Dr. Woodson · 1 ep

2002
Pet Star poster

Pet Star

TV · as Self - Judge · 2 eps

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Max Cavanaugh · 49 eps

2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder poster

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Movie · as Alex Hunter

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Ken Abbot · 2 eps

2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town poster

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town

TV · as Alex Hunter · 2 eps

1999
At First Sight poster

At First Sight

Movie · as Virgil's Father

1999
A Vow to Cherish poster

A Vow to Cherish

Movie · as John Brighton

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Arlen Rieff · 1 ep

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · as Reardon · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III · 1 ep

1998
Tactical Assault poster

Tactical Assault

Movie · as General Horace White

1997
Something Borrowed, Something Blue poster

Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Movie · as Senator John Farrell

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Frank Patanki · 2 eps

1996
Arli$$ poster

Arli$$

TV · as Coach Rusty Kraft · 2 eps

1995
The Net poster

The Net

Movie · as Bergstrom

1995
OP Center poster

OP Center

Movie · as The President

1995
Her Hidden Truth

Her Hidden Truth

Movie · as Jack Devereaux

1995
OP Center poster

OP Center

TV · as The President · 2 eps

1994
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again poster

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again

Movie · as Ed Keating

1994
Clear and Present Danger poster

Clear and Present Danger

Movie · as Committee Chairman

1994
One West Waikiki poster

One West Waikiki

TV · 1 ep

1993
Ulterior Motives poster

Ulterior Motives

Movie · as Malcolm Carter

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Special Agent Dunleavy, David Clarke · 1 ep

1992
Mastergate poster

Mastergate

Movie · as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop

1992
Melrose Place poster

Melrose Place

TV · as George Andrews · 5 eps

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Hartness (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Oscar poster

Oscar

Movie · as Kirkwood

1991
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story poster

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

Movie · as Bill Smart

1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker poster

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Movie · as Self

1991
Memories of Midnight poster

Memories of Midnight

TV · as Kirk Reynolds · 2 eps

1989
The Man in the Brown Suit poster

The Man in the Brown Suit

Movie · as Gordon Race

1988
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide

Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide

Movie · as Self, Host

1988
Strange Interlude poster

Strange Interlude

TV · as Sam Evans · 3 eps

1986
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues poster

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Movie · as Adam J. Warner

1986
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

TV · as Adam J. Warner · 2 eps

1985
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts poster

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

Movie · as Self - Host

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1985
The Colbys poster

The Colbys

TV · as Garrett Boydston · 24 eps

1984
He's Not Your Son poster

He's Not Your Son

Movie · as Michael Saunders

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Hank Shipton, Bill Boyle, Max Hagen, Matt Kinkaid, Barnes · 2 eps

1984
Glitter poster

Glitter

TV · 1 ep

1983
Second Thoughts poster

Second Thoughts

Movie · as John Michael

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Dubois · 1 ep

1983
It's Not Easy

It's Not Easy

TV · as Jack Long · 10 eps

1983
Rage of Angels poster

Rage of Angels

TV · as Adam Warner · 2 eps

1983
The Thorn Birds poster

The Thorn Birds

TV · as Rainer Hartheim · 4 eps

1982
The Country Girl poster

The Country Girl

Movie · as Bernie Dodd

1982
Victims poster

Victims

Movie · as Joe Buckley

1982
Night of 100 Stars poster

Night of 100 Stars

Movie · as Self

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Bill Tillery · 2 eps

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Pudd'nhead Wilson, Sam Evans · 1 ep

1981
Dynasty poster

Dynasty

TV · as Garrett Boydston · 1 ep

1980
Damien: The Leper Priest

Damien: The Leper Priest

Movie · as Father Damien

1978
A Real American Hero poster

A Real American Hero

Movie · as Danny Boy Mitchell

1978
Superdome poster

Superdome

Movie · as Dave Walecki

1978
The White Shadow poster

The White Shadow

TV · as Ken Reeves · 54 eps

1978
The Critical List poster

The Critical List

TV · as Nels Freiberg · 2 eps

1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer poster

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

Movie · as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney

1976
Independence poster

Independence

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1974
Manhunter poster

Manhunter

Movie · as Dave Barrett

1974
The Manhunter poster

The Manhunter

TV · as Dave Barrett · 23 eps

1973
Adam's Rib poster

Adam's Rib

TV · as Adam Bonner · 13 eps

1972
1776 poster

1776

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1972
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie poster

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie

Movie · as Virgil

1971
Such Good Friends poster

Such Good Friends

Movie · as Cal

1970
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon poster

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

Movie · as Arthur

1969
Medical Center poster

Medical Center

TV · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Defense Attorney · 1 ep