
Ben Howard
Actor
Born: January 1, 1940 (86 years old)
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.
Filmography (23)
- Doctor Who: The Green Death (1973, ★ 8.4)
- Doctor Who (1963, ★ 7.9)
- The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
- Villain (1971, ★ 6.1)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969, ★ 6.7)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977, ★ 7.2)
- The Professionals (1977, ★ 7.5)
- Blake's 7 (1978, ★ 7.3)
- The Land That Time Forgot (1974, ★ 5.7)
- From Beyond the Grave (1974, ★ 6.5)
- Lovejoy (1986, ★ 7.3)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968, ★ 6.1)
- Who Dares Wins (1982, ★ 6.2)
- Minder (1979, ★ 7.1)
- Zeppelin (1971, ★ 6.1)
- Up the Junction (1965, ★ 6.9)
- Terry and June (1979, ★ 6.2)
- Dempsey and Makepeace (1985, ★ 6.5)
- Hide and Seek (1972, ★ 5.1)
- The Protectors (1972, ★ 5.8)
- Crossbow (1987, ★ 6.2)
- Bread (1971, ★ 4.3)
- That Summer! (1979, ★ 4.6)