Ben Howard
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.
Known For
All Movies (20)
- Who Dares Wins1982 · as Terrorist
- Strike: The Birth of Solidarity1981 · as Josef Wojcik
- That Summer!1979 · as Borstal Officer
- Red Shift1978 · as Officer
- A Bridge Too Far1977 · as Sergeant Towns
- Talkin' Blues1977 · as Stevie
- The Land That Time Forgot1974 · as Benson
- From Beyond the Grave1974 · as Burglar
- Doctor Who: The Green Death1973 · as Hinks
- The Sex Victims1973 · as Jack Piper
- Hide and Seek1972 · as Sid
- Running Scared1972 · as Charlie
- Villain1971 · as Henry
- Bread1971 · as Gerry
- Zeppelin1971 · as Jamie Fergusson
- Oh! What a Lovely War1969 · as Pte Garbett
- Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It1968 · as PC Robertson
- The Charge of the Light Brigade1968 · as Trumpeter Pridmore
- Up the Junction1965 · as In the pub
- Three Clear Sundays1965 · as Charlie
All TV Shows (17)
- The Fear1988 · as Bill
- Crossbow1987
- Lovejoy1986 · as Mr. Devlin
- Dempsey and Makepeace1985 · as Jerry Curtis
- Minder1979 · as Second Hand Sid
- Terry and June1979 · as Railway Man
- Blake's 71978 · as Mori
- The Professionals1977 · as Spelman
- Target1977 · as Oscar Brent
- Kizzy1976 · as Lumas Doe
- The Sweeney1975 · as Ronnie
- Centre Play1973 · as Stevie
- The Protectors1972 · as Vincenzo
- Londoners1965 · as Rod
- The Wednesday Play1964 · as Rod
- Doctor Who1963 · as Hinks
- Dixon of Dock Green1955 · as DC Len Clayton