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Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Acting1944El Centro, California, USA

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.

Acting History

Future
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Joy
as Mop Executive
The Wedding Ringer
as Ed Palmer
2014
The Judge
as Judge Warren
The McCarthys
TVas Coach Colwell1 eps
2013
A.C.O.D.
as Gary
2012
Blue Bloods
TVas Malcolm1 eps
2011
J. Edgar
as Harlan Fiske Stone
Fairly Legal
TVas Charles Pease
30 Rock
TVas Hank Hooper9 eps
The Closer
TVas Wes Durant1 eps
2010
2009
The Beacon
as Oficer Ford
Grey Gardens
as Phelan Beale
2:13
as Sheriff Sedgewick
Cold Case
TVas Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)1 eps
2008
Smother
as Gene Cooper
Rambo
as Arthur Marsh
Eli Stone
TVas Thomas Hayes1 eps
Boston Legal
TVas Judge Walter Yardley1 eps
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Boyd Taylor1 eps
2007
Michael Clayton
as Don Jeffries
Cane
TVas Joe Samuels
2006
Arc
as Santee
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dr. Arlen Rieff1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
TVas Rachel Fisher1 eps
The Office
TVas Ed Truck1 eps
Conviction
TVas Judge Hanford1 eps
George Lopez
TVas Dr. Woodson1 eps
2005
In Her Shoes
as Michael Feller
Dreamer
as William Ford
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Ken Abbot2 eps
2002
Pet Star
TVas Self - Judge
2001
Crossing Jordan
TVas Max Cavanaugh49 eps
Family Law
TVas Reardon1 eps
1999
At First Sight
as Virgil's Father
A Vow to Cherish
as John Brighton
The West Wing
TVas Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III1 eps
1998
Tactical Assault
as General Horace White
1997
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
as Senator John Farrell
The Practice
TVas Frank Patanki2 eps
The View
TVas Self
Diagnosis: Murder
TVas David Clarke1 eps
1996
Arli$$
TVas Coach Rusty Kraft2 eps
1995
The Net
as Michael Bergstrom
Tom Clancy's Op Center
as The President
Her Hidden Truth
as Jack Devereaux
OP Center
TVas The President
1994
Clear and Present Danger
as Committee Chairman
Melrose Place
TVas George Andrews5 eps
1993
Ulterior Motives
as Malcolm Carter
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas Hartness (voice)1 eps
1992
Mastergate
as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop
The Golden Girls
TVas Jerry1 eps
1989
1985
The Colbys
TVas Garrett Boydston24 eps
Dynasty
TVas Garrett Boydston1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Hank Shipton / Barnes / Max Hagen / Matt Kinkaid / Bill Boyle1 eps
1984
1983
Second Thoughts
as John Michael
The Thorn Birds
TVas Rainer Hartheim4 eps
Rage of Angels
TVas Adam Warner
It's Not Easy
TVas Jack Long
1982
Victims
as Joe Buckley
The Country Girl
as Bernie Dodd
1980
Damien: The Leper Priest
as Father Damien
1978
Superdome
as Dave Walecki
A Real American Hero
as Danny Boy Mitchell
The White Shadow
TVas Ken Reeves54 eps
The Critical List
TVas Nels Freiberg
1977
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney
1976
Independence
as Thomas Jefferson
1974
Manhunter
as Dave Barrett
1973
Adam's Rib
TVas Adam Bonner
1970
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Defense Attorney

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/28/1944
Day of Death
3/23/2016
Place of Birth
El Centro, California, USA