Ken Howard

Actor Mar 28 (died age 71) El Centro, California, USA 1951–2015 (64 year career)

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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

Film

The Judge

Judge Warren

Film

Rambo

Arthur Marsh

Film

Joy

Mop Executive

Film

Michael Clayton

Don Jeffries

Film

Clear and Present Danger

Committee Chairman

Film

J. Edgar

Harlan Fiske Stone

Film

The Wedding Ringer

Ed Palmer

Film

In Her Shoes

Michael Feller

Filmography

Acting (105)

Movies (55)

Joy

as Mop Executive

The Wedding Ringer

as Ed Palmer

The Judge

as Judge Warren

Better Living Through Chemistry

as Walter Bishop

A.C.O.D.

as Gary

J. Edgar

as Harlan Fiske Stone

A Numbers Game

as Harold

The Beacon

as Oficer Ford

Grey Gardens

as Phelan Beale

2:13

as Sheriff Sedgewick

Rambo

as Arthur Marsh

Smother

as Gene Cooper

Under Still Waters

as Conrad

Michael Clayton

as Don Jeffries

Sacrifices of the Heart

as Thane Weston

Arc

as Santee

In Her Shoes

as Michael Feller

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

as William Ford

Double Dare

as Self

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

as Alex Hunter

At First Sight

as Virgil's Father

A Vow to Cherish

as John Brighton

Tactical Assault

as General Horace White

4.8

Something Borrowed, Something Blue

1997

as Senator John Farrell

The Net

as Michael Bergstrom

OP Center

as The President

Her Hidden Truth

as Jack Devereaux

Clear and Present Danger

1994

as Committee Chairman

6.6

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again

1994

as Ed Keating

Ulterior Motives

1993

as Malcolm Carter

4.0

Mastergate

1992

as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop

2.0

Oscar

1991

as Kirkwood

6.3

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Self

7.7

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991

as Bill Smart

4.9

The Man in the Brown Suit

as Gordon Race

Strange Interlude

as Sam Evans

Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide

1988

as Self, Host

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

1986

as Adam J. Warner

4.8

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

as Self - Host

He's Not Your Son

as Michael Saunders

Second Thoughts

as John Michael

Victims

as Joe Buckley

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

The Country Girl

as Bernie Dodd

Damien: The Leper Priest

1980

as Father Damien

Superdome

1978

as Dave Walecki

4.4

A Real American Hero

1978

as Danny Boy Mitchell

3.0

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

1977

as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney

2.0

Independence

1976

as Thomas Jefferson

Manhunter

as Dave Barrett

1776

as Thomas Jefferson

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie

as Virgil

Such Good Friends

as Cal

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

1970

as Arthur

5.2

Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Television (50)

The McCarthys

as Coach Colwell

Fairly Legal

as Charles Pease

Blue Bloods

as Malcolm

Eli Stone

as Thomas Hayes

Dirty Sexy Money

Cane

as Joe Samuels

Brothers and Sisters

as Boyd Taylor

30 Rock

as Hank Hooper

Conviction

as Judge Hanford

The Office

as Ed Truck

The Closer

as Wes Durant

Ghost Whisperer

as Rachel Fisher

Boston Legal

as Judge Walter Yardley

7.9

Cold Case

2003

as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)

George Lopez

as Dr. Woodson

Pet Star

as Self - Judge

Crossing Jordan

as Max Cavanaugh

Crossing Jordan

as Max Cavanaugh

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Ken Abbot

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town

2000

as Alex Hunter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Dr. Arlen Rieff

7.9

The West Wing

1999

as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III

Family Law

as Reardon

The View

as Self

The Practice

as Frank Patanki

Arli$$

as Rocky

OP Center

as The President

One West Waikiki

Diagnosis: Murder

as Special Agent Dunleavy

7.1

Melrose Place

1992

as George Andrews

5.9

Batman: The Animated Series

as Hartness (voice)

Memories of Midnight

as Kirk Reynolds

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

as Adam J. Warner

The Golden Girls

as Jerry

The Colbys

as Garrett Boydston

Murder, She Wrote

as Barnes

Glitter

The Hitchhiker

as Dubois

The Thorn Birds

as Rainer Hartheim

Rage of Angels

as Adam Warner

It's Not Easy

as Jack Long

Hotel

Dynasty

The White Shadow

as Ken Reeves

The Critical List

as Nels Freiberg

The Manhunter

Adam's Rib

as Adam Bonner

Medical Center

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Defense Attorney

8.6