Ken Howard

Known for: Acting

Born: 1944-03-28 – 2016-03-23 (aged 71)

From: El Centro, California, USA

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 (105)

MOVIE★ 6.6
Joy
2015
as Mop Executive
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Wedding Ringer
2015
as Ed Palmer
TV★ 5.8
The McCarthys
2014
as Coach Colwell
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Judge
2014
as Judge Warren
MOVIE★ 5.9
Better Living Through Chemistry
2014
as Walter Bishop
MOVIE★ 5.5
A.C.O.D.
2013
as Gary
MOVIE★ 6.2
J. Edgar
2011
as Harlan Fiske Stone
TV★ 6.5
Fairly Legal
2011
as Charles Pease
TV★ 7.8
Blue Bloods
2010
as Malcolm
MOVIE★ 4.0
A Numbers Game
2010
as Harold
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Beacon
2009
as Oficer Ford
MOVIE★ 6.8
Grey Gardens
2009
as Phelan Beale
MOVIE★ 5.3
2:13
2009
as Sheriff Sedgewick
MOVIE★ 4.9
Smother
2008
as Gene Cooper
TV★ 6.7
Eli Stone
2008
as Thomas Hayes
MOVIE★ 4.0
Under Still Waters
2008
as Conrad
MOVIE★ 6.7
Rambo
2008
as Arthur Marsh
MOVIE★ 6.8
Michael Clayton
2007
as Don Jeffries
TV★ 6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
TV★ 5.8
Cane
2007
as Joe Samuels
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sacrifices of the Heart
2007
as Thane Weston
MOVIE★ 5.6
Arc
2006
as Santee
TV★ 7.5
30 Rock
2006
as Hank Hooper
TV★ 7.1
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Boyd Taylor
TV★ 6.0
Conviction
2006
as Judge Hanford
MOVIE★ 6.2
In Her Shoes
2005
as Michael Feller
TV★ 8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Rachel Fisher
MOVIE★ 7.1
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as William Ford
TV★ 7.9
The Closer
2005
as Wes Durant
TV★ 8.6
The Office
2005
as Ed Truck
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Walter Yardley
MOVIE★ 6.5
Double Dare
2004
as Self
TV★ 7.8
Cold Case
2003
as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)
TV★ 7.9
Pet Star
2002
as Self - Judge
TV★ 7.5
George Lopez
2002
as Dr. Woodson
TV★ 7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Max Cavanaugh
TV★ 8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Ken Abbot
MOVIE★ 5.7
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Alex Hunter
TV
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
2000
as Alex Hunter
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Arlen Rieff
TV★ 8.1
Family Law
1999
as Reardon
MOVIE★ 6.0
At First Sight
1999
as Virgil's Father
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Vow to Cherish
1999
as John Brighton
MOVIE★ 5.3
Tactical Assault
1998
as General Horace White
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
1997
as Senator John Farrell
TV★ 7.7
The Practice
1997
as Frank Patanki
TV★ 6.8
Arli$$
1996
as Coach Rusty Kraft
MOVIE★ 7.2
Her Hidden Truth
1995
as Jack Devereaux
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Net
1995
as Michael Bergstrom
MOVIE★ 6.1
OP Center
1995
as The President
TV★ 5.0
OP Center
1995
as The President
TV★ 7.7
One West Waikiki
1994
MOVIE★ 6.6
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Committee Chairman
MOVIE★ 10.0
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again
1994
as Ed Keating
TV★ 7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Special Agent Dunleavy
MOVIE★ 4.8
Ulterior Motives
1993
as Malcolm Carter
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mastergate
1992
as Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Hartness (voice)
TV★ 5.9
Melrose Place
1992
as George Andrews
TV★ 4.8
Memories of Midnight
1991
as Kirk Reynolds
MOVIE★ 8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story
1991
as Bill Smart
MOVIE★ 6.4
Oscar
1991
as Kirkwood
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
as Gordon Race
TV★ 7.0
Strange Interlude
1988
as Sam Evans
MOVIE★ 10.0
Drug Free Kids: A Parents' Guide
1988
as Self, Host
MOVIE★ 5.8
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986
as Adam J. Warner
TV★ 8.7
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
1986
as Adam J. Warner
TV★ 6.3
The Colbys
1985
as Garrett Boydston
TV★ 7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
as Jerry
MOVIE★ 7.8
Amazing Masters of Martial Arts
1985
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.0
He's Not Your Son
1984
as Michael Saunders
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Hank Shipton
TV★ 5.3
Glitter
1984
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Dubois
TV★ 7.7
It's Not Easy
1983
as Jack Long
TV★ 7.2
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Rainer Hartheim
MOVIE★ 4.0
Second Thoughts
1983
as John Michael
TV★ 5.9
Rage of Angels
1983
as Adam Warner
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
as Bill Tillery
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Pudd'nhead Wilson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Victims
1982
as Joe Buckley
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Country Girl
1982
as Bernie Dodd
TV★ 6.5
Dynasty
1981
MOVIE★ 8.0
Damien: The Leper Priest
1980
as Father Damien
MOVIE★ 4.5
A Real American Hero
1978
as Danny Boy Mitchell
TV★ 7.1
The White Shadow
1978
as Ken Reeves
TV★ 9.0
The Critical List
1978
as Nels Freiberg
MOVIE★ 4.7
Superdome
1978
as Dave Walecki
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
1977
as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney
MOVIE★ 9.0
Independence
1976
as Thomas Jefferson
TV★ 7.0
The Manhunter
1974
as Dave Barrett
MOVIE★ 6.7
Manhunter
1974
as Dave Barrett
TV★ 7.5
Adam's Rib
1973
as Adam Bonner
MOVIE★ 6.9
1776
1972
as Thomas Jefferson
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
1972
as Virgil
MOVIE★ 5.1
Such Good Friends
1971
as Cal
MOVIE★ 5.4
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
1970
as Arthur
TV★ 6.4
Medical Center
1969
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Defense Attorney
MOVIE
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
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as Self (archive footage)