Ben Howard

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-01 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

UK

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

A Bridge Too Far
7.2%

A Bridge Too Far

Jun 15, 1977

Doctor Who
7.9%

Doctor Who

Nov 23, 1963

From Beyond the Grave
6.5%

From Beyond the Grave

Feb 21, 1974

Lovejoy
7.3%

Lovejoy

Jan 10, 1986

Who Dares Wins
6.1%

Who Dares Wins

Aug 26, 1982

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7%

Oh! What a Lovely War

Mar 10, 1969

Blake's 7
7.2%

Blake's 7

Jan 2, 1978

The Professionals
7.4%

The Professionals

Dec 30, 1977

Villain
6.3%

Villain

May 26, 1971

Zeppelin
6.2%

Zeppelin

Apr 8, 1971

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Acting

1986
Lovejoy as Mr. Devlin
1985
Dempsey and Makepeace as Jerry Curtis
1982
Who Dares Wins as Terrorist
1981
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity as Josef Wojcik
1979
Minder as Second Hand Sid
1979
Terry and June as Railway Man
1979
That Summer! as Borstal Officer
1978
Red Shift as Officer
1978
Blake's 7 as Mori
1977
The Professionals as Spelman
1977
A Bridge Too Far as Sergeant Towns
1977
Talkin' Blues as Stevie
1975
The Sweeney as Ronnie
1974
The Land That Time Forgot as Benson
1974
From Beyond the Grave as Burglar
1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death as Hinks
1973
The Sex Victims as Jack Piper
1972
Hide and Seek as Sid
1972
The Protectors as Vincenzo
1972
Running Scared as Charlie
1971
Villain as Henry
1971
Bread as Gerry
1971
Zeppelin as Jamie Fergusson
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War as Pte Garbett
1968
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It as PC Robertson
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade as Trumpeter Pridmore
1965
Three Clear Sundays as Charlie
1963
Doctor Who as Hinks
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as DC Len Clayton
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