Actor
Ben Howard
January 1, 1940 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Dirk Bogarde
2 titles together
A Bridge Too Far, Oh! What a Lovely War
Edward Fox
2 titles together
A Bridge Too Far, Oh! What a Lovely War
Laurence Olivier
2 titles together
A Bridge Too Far, Oh! What a Lovely War
Nyree Dawn Porter
2 titles together
From Beyond the Grave, The Protectors
Vanessa Redgrave
2 titles together
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Oh! What a Lovely War
John Gielgud
2 titles together
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Oh! What a Lovely War
Full filmography · 37
Who Dares Wins
as Terrorist
19826.3
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
as Josef Wojcik
1981
That Summer!
as Borstal Officer
1979
Red Shift
as Officer
1978
A Bridge Too Far
as Sergeant Towns
19777.2
Talkin' Blues
as Stevie
1977
The Land That Time Forgot
as Benson
19745.7
From Beyond the Grave
as Burglar
19746.5
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Hinks
1973
Hide and Seek
as Sid
1972
Running Scared
as Charlie
1972
Villain
as Henry
19716.1