Ben Howard
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-01-01 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
UK
Ben Howard
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.
Known For
Acting
(1982)
Who Dares Wins
as Terrorist
(1981)
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
as Josef Wojcik
(1979)
That Summer!
as Borstal Officer
(1978)
Red Shift
as Officer
(1977)
A Bridge Too Far
as Sergeant Towns
(1977)
Talkin' Blues
as Stevie
(1974)
The Land That Time Forgot
as Benson
(1974)
From Beyond the Grave
as Burglar
(1973)
The Sex Victims
as Jack Piper
(1973)
Doctor Who: The Green Death
as Hinks
(1972)
Running Scared
as Charlie
(1972)
Hide and Seek
as Sid
(1971)
Villain
as Henry
(1971)
Zeppelin
as Jamie Fergusson
(1971)
Bread
as Gerry
(1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Pte Garbett
(1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Trumpeter Pridmore
(1968)
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
as PC Robertson
(1965)
Up the Junction
as In the pub
(1965)
Three Clear Sundays
as Charlie