
Esther Howard
Biography
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she …
Known For
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
Detour
Hedy
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (77)
Movies (77)
Hollywood Classic Special
2010
Caught on the Bounce
1952as Aunt Tildy
All That I Have
1951as Mrs. Dalton
Caged
1950as Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Champion
1949as Mrs. Kelly
The Crooked Way
1949as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Hellfire
1949as Birdie
The Lady Gambles
1949as Gross Lady
Homicide
1949as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
June Bride
1948as Mrs. Mitchell
The Velvet Touch
1948as Pansy Dupont
Born to Kill
1947as Mrs. Kraft
Wedlock Deadlock
1947as Lydia - Betty's Mother
Song of the Thin Man
1947as Sadie (uncredited)
A Letter for Evie
1946as Mrs. Edgewaters
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
The Virginian
1946
Without Reservations
1946as Sarah (uncredited)
The Falcon's Alibi
1946as Gloria Peabody
Detour
1945as Hedy
Adventure
1945as Woman with Mudgin in bar
The Great Flamarion
1945as Cleo
Murder, My Sweet
1944as Jesse Florian
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944as Sally (uncredited)
Idle Roomers
1944as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
The Big Noise
1944as Aunt Sophie
True to Life
1943as Woman (uncredited)
Jackass Mail
1942as Dancehall Girl
The Palm Beach Story
1942as Wife of Wienie King
My Favorite Blonde
1942as Mrs. Topley
I Married a Witch
1942as Extra (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
1942
Sullivan's Travels
1941as Miz Zeffie
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941as Landlady
The Great McGinty
1940as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Social Sea Lions
1940as Singer at Party
Boobs in the Woods
1940as Mrs. Clyde
San Francisco Docks
1940as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
Alex in Wonderland
1940as Blanche - Fred's Wife
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939as Cactus Kate Ramsey
Broadway Serenade
1939as Mrs. Fellows
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939as Florist
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938as Miss Fredericks
Marie Antoinette
1938as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Scandal Street
1938as Birdie Brown
Dead End
1937as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Stand-In
1937as Mrs, Mack
Rhythm in the Clouds
1937as Mrs. Madigan
Partners in Crime
1937as Mrs. Wagon
M'Liss
1936as Rose
Klondike Annie
1936as Fanny Radler
Florida Special
1936as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Straight from the Heart
1935as Tired Mother
The Misses Stooge
1935as The Hostess
Stars Over Broadway
1935as Mary Sporesgate
It Always Happens
1935as Mary Clyde
The Best Man Wins
1935as Mamie
Ready for Love
1934as Aunt Ida
The Iron Master
1933as Mrs. Stillman
Sweepings
1933as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Below the Sea
1933as Lily
Grand Slam
1933as Mary
Rackety Rax
1932as 'Sister' Carrie
Life Begins
1932as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Tee for Two
1932as Louisa
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932as Vi
A Fool's Advice
1932as Mrs. Prescott
Winner Take All
1932as Ann, Joan's Friend
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
The Yellow Ticket
1931as Prisoner
Wicked
1931as Extra (uncredited)
Ladies of the Big House
1931as Clara Newman
Ship Ahoy
1931as The Mother
The Vice Squad
1931as Josie
The Victim
1931as The Wife
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