Personal Info
Birth date
1944-03-28 (81 Years)
Day of death
2016-03-23
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
El Centro, California, USA
Also known as
Кен Ховард
کن هاوارد
Ken Howard
Biography
Ken Howard (March 28, 1944 — March 23, 2016) was an American actor, best known for his roles in 1776 and on White Shadow. He was the National President of The Screen Actors Guild from 2009 until his death in 2016.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Office
8.582
Overview:
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.Blue Bloods
7.792
Overview:
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.019
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Ghost Whisperer
8.08
Overview:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.The West Wing
8.257
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.30 Rock
7.46
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.The Closer
7.849
Overview:
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.Boston Legal
7.918
Overview:
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.Cold Case
7.8
Overview:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about justice for all the victims she can.The Practice
7.7
Overview:
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”Dynasty
6.517
Overview:
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.Melrose Place
5.886
Overview:
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Batman: The Animated Series
8.549
Overview:
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".Crossing Jordan
7.2
Overview:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Tony Awards
5.917
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.The Golden Girls
7.541
Overview:
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends.The View
4.363
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Hotel
6.8
Overview:
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Family Law
8.2
Overview:
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.Rambo
6.686
Overview:
In Thailand, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn neighboring Myanmar to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a ruthless local infantry unit.The Judge
7.325
Overview:
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.The Hitchhiker
6.226
Overview:
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.The Thorn Birds
7.2
Overview:
The story based on a novel by Colleen McCullough focuses on three generations of the Cleary family living on a sheep station in the Australian outback.Arliss
6.7
Overview:
A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.Eli Stone
6.766
Overview:
Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a top law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and richest corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy. But after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to find a deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and destroy his relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an aneurysm in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if perhaps he now has a higher calling.Acting
TBAUntitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2015Joy as Mop Executive
2015The Wedding Ringer as Ed Palmer
2014The McCarthys (1 Episode) as Coach Colwell
2014The Judge as Judge Warren
2014Better Living Through Chemistry as Walter Bishop
2013A.C.O.D. as Gary
2011J. Edgar as Harlan Fiske Stone
2011Fairly Legal (1 Episode) as Charles Pease
2010Blue Bloods (1 Episode) as Malcolm
2010A Numbers Game as Harold
2009The Beacon as Oficer Ford
2009Grey Gardens as Phelan Beale
20092:13 as Sheriff Sedgewick
2008Smother as Gene Cooper
2008Eli Stone (1 Episode) as Thomas Hayes
2008Under Still Waters as Conrad
2008Rambo as Arthur Marsh
2007Michael Clayton as Don Jeffries
2007Dirty Sexy Money (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007Cane (11 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Spring Thaw as Thane Weston
2006Arc as Santee
200630 Rock (9 Episodes) as Hank Hooper
2006Brothers and Sisters (1 Episode) as Boyd Taylor
2006Conviction (1 Episode) as Judge Hanford
2005In Her Shoes as Michael Feller
2005Ghost Whisperer (1 Episode) as Rachel Fisher
2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story as William Ford
2005The Closer (1 Episode) as Wes Durant
2005The Office (1 Episode) as Ed Truck
2004Boston Legal (1 Episode) as Judge Walter Yardley
2004Double Dare as Self
2003Cold Case (1 Episode) as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)
2002Pet Star (2 Episodes) as Self - Judge
2002George Lopez (1 Episode) as Dr. Woodson
2001Crossing Jordan (49 Episodes) as Max Cavanaugh
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (2 Episodes) as Ken Abbot
2000Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder as Alex Hunter
2000Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2 Episodes) as Alex Hunter
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Dr. Arlen Rieff
1999Family Law (1 Episode) as Reardon
1999At First Sight as Virgil's Father
1999A Vow to Cherish as John Brighton
1998Tactical Assault as General Horace White
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1997Something Borrowed, Something Blue as Senator John Farrell
1997The Practice (2 Episodes) as Frank Patanki
1996Arliss (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1995Her Hidden Truth as Jack Devereaux
1995The Net as Michael Bergstrom
1995OP Center as The President
1995OP Center (2 Episodes) as The President
1994One West Waikiki (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Clear and Present Danger as Committee Chairman
1994Moment of Truth: To Walk Again as Ed Keating
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1, 1 Episode) as Special Agent Dunleavy, David Clarke
1993Ulterior Motives as Malcolm Carter
1992Mastergate as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop
1992Batman: The Animated Series (1 Episode) as Hartness (voice)
1992Melrose Place (5 Episodes) as Mr. George Andrews
1991Memories of Midnight (2 Episodes) as Kirk Reynolds
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self
1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story as Bill Smart
1991Oscar as Kirkwood
1989The Man in the Brown Suit as Gordon Race
1988Strange Interlude as Sam Evans
1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide as Self, Host
1986Rage of Angels: The Story Continues as Adam J. Warner
1986Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (2 Episodes) as Adam J. Warner
1985The Colbys (24 Episodes) as Garrett Boydston
1985The Golden Girls (1 Episode) as Jerry
1985Amazing Masters of Martial Arts as Self - Host
1984He's Not Your Son as Michael Saunders
1984Murder, She Wrote (2, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Hank Shipton, Bill Boyle, Max Hagen, Matt Kinkaid, Barnes
1984Glitter (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The Hitchhiker (1 Episode) as Dubois
1983It's Not Easy (10 Episodes) as Jack Long
1983The Thorn Birds (4 Episodes) as Rainer Hartheim
1983Second Thoughts as John Michael
1983Rage of Angels (2 Episodes) as Adam Warner
1983Rage of Angels as Adam Warner
1982Hotel (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Victims as Joe Buckley
1982The Country Girl as Bernie Dodd
1981Dynasty (1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Garrett Boydston
1980Damien: The Leper Priest as Father Damien
1978A Real American Hero as Danny Boy Mitchell
1978The White Shadow (54 Episodes) as Ken Reeves
1978The Critical List (2 Episodes) as Nels Freiberg
1978Superdome as Dave Walecki
1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney
1976Independence as Thomas Jefferson
1974The Manhunter (23 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Manhunter as Dave Barrett
1973Adam's Rib (13 Episodes) as Adam Bonner
19721776 as Thomas Jefferson
1972The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie as Virgil
1971Such Good Friends as Cal
1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon as Arthur
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Tony Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 Episode) as Defense Attorney