Basic Information About Ken Howard
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Author, Voice Actor |
| Net worth | $3,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1944-03-28 |
| Place of birth | El Centro |
| Date of death | 2016-03-23 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Linda Fetters Howard - (12 February 1992 - 23 March 2016) (his death) Margo Howard - (13 March 1977 - 1991) (divorced) Louise Sorel - (3 June 1973 - 1975) (divorced) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (2 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Ken Howard win?
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Ken Howard roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Rambo | Arthur Marsh |
| Joy | Mop Executive |
| The Judge | Judge Warren |
| Clear and Present Danger | Committee Chairman |
| Michael Clayton | Don Jeffries |
| The Wedding Ringer | Ed Palmer |
| J. Edgar | Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Oscar | Kirkwood |
| In Her Shoes | Michael Feller |
| The Net | Bergstrom |
| The Office | Ed Truck 1 episode, 2006 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Hartness 1 episode, 1993 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Judge Walter Merrick 1 episode, 2006 |
| The Hitchhiker | Dubois 1 episode, 1991 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Arlen Rieff 1 episode, 2006 |
| The Golden Girls | Jerry 1 episode, 1992 |
| The West Wing | Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III 1 episode, 1999 |
| Blue Bloods | Malcolm 1 episode, 2012 |
| The Practice | Raynsford Bradford / ... 2 episodes, 1997-2000 |
| 30 Rock | Hank Hooper 9 episodes, 2011-2013 |
| The White Shadow | Ken Reeves 54 episodes, 1978-1981 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ken Abbot 2 episodes, 2004 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Hank Shipton / ... 6 episodes, 1985-1994 |
| The Young and the Restless | George Summers 1 episode, 2012 |
| Melrose Place | Mr. George Andrews 5 episodes, 1994-1998 |
| Dynasty | Garrett Boydston 14 episodes, 1985-1986 |
| Eli Stone | Thomas Hayes 1 episode, 2008 |
| Crossing Jordan | Max Cavanaugh 49 episodes, 2001-2005 |
| George Lopez | Dr. Woodson 1 episode, 2006 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Boyd Taylor 1 episode, 2008 |
| Boston Legal | Judge Walter Yardley 1 episode, 2008 |
| The Nine | Alvy Munson 1 episode, 2007 |
| Medical Center | Kevin Morgan 1 episode, 1972 |
| Arli$$ | Coach Dreyfuss / ... 2 episodes, 1996-2001 |
| American Playhouse | Pudd'nhead Wilson / ... 2 episodes, 1984-1988 |
| Family Law | Reardon 1 episode, 2001 |
Interesting Facts about Ken Howard
- Regularly appeared on ESPN promos along with Byron Stewart, parodying their characters from The White Shadow (1978).
- Born at 11:21am-PST.
- His ex-wife, Margo Howard, is Ann Landers' daughter.
- Had to have a kidney transplant in 2000 due to a blockage that was misdiagnosed.
- Had a dog named Shadow.
- Studied at the Yale School of Drama and became a lecturer at Harvard.
- Won Broadway's 1970 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Child's Play."
- While attending Amherst College in Massachussets (Class of '66), Ken was an active member of their choral group, the Zumbyes. He even would record at least two albums with them, one of which featured him as an emcee during a Live show at a Florida college in May of 1965 (released in 1966) as well as a featured soloist.
- Portrayed Thomas Jefferson in the original Broadway stage version of "1776" and reprised his role in the movie 1776 (1972).
- Howard was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild in September 2009 for a two-year term, then was re-elected in 2011, for a second two-year term.
- Like his father, he is 6' 6" tall, which in high school earned him the nicknames, "Stork" and "The Big K.".
- He was National Spokesperson and Executive Board Member of the Onyx and Breezy Foundation, an organization which grants financial aid to individuals and qualified rescues that benefit the welfare of animals.
- Chancellor of the National Kidney Foundation.
- Wife, Linda Fetters Howard Howard, is a retired stuntwoman and former President of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures, Inc.
- Ex-stepfather of Adam Coleman Howard.
- Ex-son-in-law of Albert J. Cohen and Jeanne Sorel.
- Howard was nicknamed "the White Shadow" in high school. The nickname was given to him in 1961 by the Long Island press when he was the only Caucasian starter on the Manhasset High School varsity basketball team.
- Ken Howard served as the president of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) from his election in 2009 until his death in 2016.
- He is the son of Kenneth Joseph Howard Sr. (April 2, 1916 - May 14, 1995) and Martha Carey McDonald (July 7, 1921 - August 4, 2010).
- Was friends with Gabrielle Carteris.
