Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Acting

Birthday

1940/01/01 (85 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

UK

Also know as

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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.

Acting
Villain
6.3

(1971) Villain

as Henry

0.0

(1968) Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

as PC Robertson

Bread
4.9

(1971) Bread

as Gerry

Red Shift
7.4

(1978) Red Shift

as Officer

The Land That Time Forgot
5.6

(1974) The Land That Time Forgot

as Benson

Hide and Seek
4.9

(1972) Hide and Seek

as Sid

Talkin' Blues
0.0

(1977) Talkin' Blues

as Stevie

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7

(1969) Oh! What a Lovely War

as Pte Garbett

A Bridge Too Far
7.2

(1977) A Bridge Too Far

as Sergeant Towns

Three Clear Sundays
5.0

(1965) Three Clear Sundays

as Charlie

From Beyond the Grave
6.6

(1974) From Beyond the Grave

as Burglar

The Charge of the Light Brigade
6.1

(1968) The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Trumpeter Pridmore

Who Dares Wins
6.0

(1982) Who Dares Wins

as Terrorist

That Summer!
5.0

(1979) That Summer!

as Borstal Officer

Doctor Who: The Green Death
8.7

(1973) Doctor Who: The Green Death

as Hinks

The Sex Victims
4.3

(1973) The Sex Victims

as Jack Piper

Zeppelin
6.2

(1971) Zeppelin

as Jamie Fergusson

Running Scared
0.0

(1972) Running Scared

as Charlie

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
0.0

(1981) Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as Josef Wojcik

The Professionals
7.4

(1977) The Professionals

as Spelman

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Hinks

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Second Hand Sid

Blake's 7
7.2

(1978) Blake's 7

as Mori

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as DC Len Clayton

Terry and June
6.2

(1979) Terry and June

as Railway Man

Lovejoy
7.3

(1986) Lovejoy

as Mr. Devlin

Dempsey and Makepeace
6.4

(1985) Dempsey and Makepeace

as Jerry Curtis

The Protectors
5.6

(1972) The Protectors

as Vincenzo

The Sweeney
7.7

(1975) The Sweeney

as Ronnie