Ken Howard: movies and TV shows
Ken Howard has 112 credits in the archive: 54 films and 58 TV series, from 1951 to 2015. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2015 · busiest year: 1984 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Wedding Ringer | Ed Palmer | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2015 | Joy | Mop Executive | Film | 6.6 | 71 |
| 2014 | The Judge | Judge Warren | Film | 7.3 | 70 |
| 2014 | The McCarthys | Coach Colwell | TV | 5.8 | 70 |
| 2014 | Better Living Through Chemistry | Walter Bishop | Film | 5.9 | 70 |
| 2013 | A.C.O.D. | Gary | Film | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Charles Pease | TV | 6.5 | 67 |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Harlan Fiske Stone | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Malcolm | TV | 7.8 | 66 |
| 2010 | A Numbers Game | Harold | Film | 4.0 | 66 |
| 2009 | Grey Gardens | Phelan Beale | Film | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2009 | The Beacon | Oficer Ford | Film | 4.7 | 65 |
| 2009 | 2:13 | Sheriff Sedgewick | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Thomas Hayes | TV | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2008 | Rambo | Arthur Marsh | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2008 | Smother | Gene Cooper | Film | 4.9 | 64 |
| 2008 | Under Still Waters | Conrad | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | TV | 6.2 | 63 | |
| 2007 | Cane | Joe Samuels | TV | 5.8 | 63 |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Don Jeffries | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2007 | Sacrifices of the Heart | Thane Weston | Film | 6.4 | 63 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Hank Hooper | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Boyd Taylor | TV | 7.1 | 62 |
| 2006 | Conviction | Judge Hanford | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2006 | Arc | Santee | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 2005 | The Office | Ed Truck | TV | 8.6 | 61 |
| 2005 | The Closer | Wes Durant | TV | 7.9 | 61 |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Rachel Fisher | TV | 8.1 | 61 |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Michael Feller | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2005 | Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story | William Ford | Film | 7.1 | 61 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Walter Yardley | TV | 7.9 | 60 |
| 2004 | Double Dare | Self | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Harry Kemp Jr. (1958) | TV | 7.8 | 59 |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Dr. Woodson | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 2002 | Pet Star | Self - Judge | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Max Cavanaugh | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ken Abbot | TV | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | Alex Hunter | TV | — | 56 |
| 2000 | Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder | Alex Hunter | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Arlen Rieff | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 1999 | Family Law | Reardon | TV | 8.1 | 55 |
| 1999 | At First Sight | Virgil's Father | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1999 | A Vow to Cherish | John Brighton | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1998 | Tactical Assault | General Horace White | Film | 5.3 | 54 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 53 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Frank Patanki | TV | 7.7 | 53 |
| 1997 | Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Senator John Farrell | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1996 | Arli$$ | Coach Rusty Kraft | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1995 | The Net | Michael Bergstrom | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1995 | OP Center | The President | TV | 5.0 | 51 |
| 1995 | OP Center | The President | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1995 | Her Hidden Truth | Jack Devereaux | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Committee Chairman | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1994 | One West Waikiki | TV | 7.7 | 50 | |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Ed Keating | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Special Agent Dunleavy | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | David Clarke | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1993 | Ulterior Motives | Malcolm Carter | Film | 4.2 | 49 |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | George Andrews | TV | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Hartness (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 48 |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1991 | Oscar | Kirkwood | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1991 | Memories of Midnight | Kirk Reynolds | TV | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1991 | Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story | Bill Smart | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1989 | The Man in the Brown Suit | Gordon Race | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1988 | Strange Interlude | Sam Evans | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1988 | Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide | Self, Host | Film | 10.0 | 44 |
| 1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Adam J. Warner | TV | 8.7 | 42 |
| 1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Adam J. Warner | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Jerry | TV | 7.6 | 41 |
| 1985 | The Colbys | Garrett Boydston | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1985 | Amazing Masters of Martial Arts | Self - Host | Film | 7.8 | 41 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Hank Shipton | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Bill Boyle | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Max Hagen | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Matt Kinkaid | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Barnes | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1984 | Glitter | TV | 5.3 | 40 | |
| 1984 | He's Not Your Son | Michael Saunders | Film | 6.0 | 40 |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker | Dubois | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Rainer Hartheim | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1983 | Rage of Angels | Adam Warner | TV | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1983 | It's Not Easy | Jack Long | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1983 | Second Thoughts | John Michael | Film | 4.0 | 39 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Pudd'nhead Wilson | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Sam Evans | TV | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1982 | Hotel | Bill Tillery | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1982 | The Country Girl | Bernie Dodd | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1982 | Victims | Joe Buckley | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1981 | Dynasty | TV | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Garrett Boydston | TV | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1980 | Damien: The Leper Priest | Father Damien | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Ken Reeves | TV | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1978 | The Critical List | Nels Freiberg | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1978 | A Real American Hero | Danny Boy Mitchell | Film | 4.5 | 34 |
| 1978 | Superdome | Dave Walecki | Film | 4.7 | 34 |
| 1977 | The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer | Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney | Film | 2.0 | 33 |
| 1976 | Independence | Thomas Jefferson | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | Dave Barrett | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1974 | Manhunter | Dave Barrett | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1973 | Adam's Rib | Adam Bonner | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1972 | 1776 | Thomas Jefferson | Film | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1972 | The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie | Virgil | Film | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1971 | Such Good Friends | Cal | Film | 5.1 | 27 |
| 1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Arthur | Film | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | TV | 6.4 | 25 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 12 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Defense Attorney | TV | 8.8 | 7 |
| Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — |