Ben Howard
Acting Born Jan 1, 1940 UK 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Doctor Who (1963) as Hinks
- Minder (1979) as Second Hand Sid
- The Professionals (1977) as Spelman
- The Sweeney (1975) as Ronnie
- Blake's 7 (1978) as Mori
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Rod
- The Protectors (1972) as Vincenzo
- Lovejoy (1986) as Mr. Devlin
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) as Jerry Curtis
- Centre Play (1973) as Stevie
- Crossbow (1987)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as DC Len Clayton
- Target (1977) as Oscar Brent
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Sergeant Towns
- Terry and June (1979) as Railway Man
- Londoners (1965) as Rod
- The Fear (1988) as Bill
- Who Dares Wins (1982) as Terrorist
- The Land That Time Forgot (1974) as Benson
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) as Trumpeter Pridmore
- Kizzy (1976) as Lumas Doe
- Zeppelin (1971) as Jamie Fergusson
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Pte Garbett
- Villain (1971) as Henry