Ben Howard
Acting
Born: 1940-01-01 in 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.
Known For
Doctor Who
Hinks
Minder
Second Hand Sid
The Wednesday Play
Rod
The Professionals
Spelman
Blake's 7
Mori
The Sweeney
Ronnie
Dixon of Dock Green
DC Len Clayton
Lovejoy
Mr. Devlin
Dempsey and Makepeace
Jerry Curtis
The Protectors
Vincenzo
Crossbow
A Bridge Too Far
Sergeant Towns
Centre Play
Stevie
Terry and June
Railway Man
Kizzy
Lumas Doe
Londoners
Rod
Target
Oscar Brent
Who Dares Wins
Terrorist
The Land That Time Forgot
Benson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Trumpeter Pridmore
Oh! What a Lovely War
Pte Garbett
The Fear
Bill
Zeppelin
Jamie Fergusson
Talkin' Blues
Stevie
From Beyond the Grave
Burglar
Villain
Henry
That Summer!
Borstal Officer
Running Scared
Charlie
Hide and Seek
Sid
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Hinks
Three Clear Sundays
Charlie
The Sex Victims
Jack Piper
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Josef Wojcik
Up the Junction
In the pub
Red Shift
Officer
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
PC Robertson
Bread
Gerry