Ben Howard
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1940-01-01 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- UK
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
TV Shows (18)
Doctor Who
1963
as Hinks
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Rod
Minder
1979
as Second Hand Sid
The Professionals
1977
as Spelman
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as DC Len Clayton
Blake's 7
1978
as Mori
The Sweeney
1975
as Ronnie
Crossbow
1987
Centre Play
1973
as Stevie
Lovejoy
1986
as Mr. Devlin
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Jerry Curtis
United!
1965
as Curly Parker
Terry and June
1979
as Railway Man
The Protectors
1972
as Vincenzo
Target
1977
as Oscar Brent
Londoners
1965
as Rod
The Fear
1988
as Bill
Kizzy
1976
as Lumas Doe
Movies (20)
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Sergeant Towns
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Terrorist
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Trumpeter Pridmore
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Pte Garbett
The Land That Time Forgot
1974
as Benson
Zeppelin
1971
as Jamie Fergusson
Talkin' Blues
1977
as Stevie
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Burglar
Villain
1971
as Henry
That Summer!
1979
as Borstal Officer
Bread
1971
as Gerry
Running Scared
1972
as Charlie
Three Clear Sundays
1965
as Charlie
Red Shift
1978
as Officer
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Hinks
Hide and Seek
1972
as Sid
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
1981
as Josef Wojcik
Up the Junction
1965
as In the pub
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as PC Robertson
The Sex Victims
1973
as Jack Piper
About Ben Howard
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. With 38 credits spanning from 1955 to 1988, Ben Howard has appeared in 20 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Howard Movies
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Sergeant Towns
- Who Dares Wins (1982) — as Terrorist
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) — as Trumpeter Pridmore
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — as Pte Garbett
- The Land That Time Forgot (1974) — as Benson
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