Ben Howard
January 1, 1940 (85 years old) in UK
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
Credits
- 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