Ben Howard
Acting • Born 1940-01-01
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.
Filmography
36 credits
Villain
Movie • 1971
Henry
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Movie • 1968
PC Robertson
Bread
Movie • 1971
Gerry
Red Shift
Movie • 1978
Officer
The Land That Time Forgot
Movie • 1974
Benson
Hide and Seek
Movie • 1972
Sid
Talkin' Blues
Movie • 1977
Stevie
Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie • 1969
Pte Garbett
Three Clear Sundays
Movie • 1965
Charlie
A Bridge Too Far
Movie • 1977
Sergeant Towns
From Beyond the Grave
Movie • 1974
Burglar
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie • 1968
Trumpeter Pridmore
Who Dares Wins
Movie • 1982
Terrorist
That Summer!
Movie • 1979
Borstal Officer
Doctor Who: The Green Death
Movie • 1973
Hinks
The Sex Victims
Movie • 1973
Jack Piper
Zeppelin
Movie • 1971
Jamie Fergusson
Running Scared
Movie • 1972
Charlie
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Movie • 1981
Josef Wojcik
Up the Junction
Movie • 1965
In the pub
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Spelman
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Hinks
Minder
TV • 1979
Second Hand Sid
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Mori
Dixon of Dock Green
TV • 1955
DC Len Clayton
Terry and June
TV • 1979
Railway Man
Lovejoy
TV • 1986
Mr. Devlin
Dempsey and Makepeace
TV • 1985
Jerry Curtis
The Protectors
TV • 1972
Vincenzo
The Sweeney
TV • 1975
Ronnie
Londoners
TV • 1965
Rod
Target
TV • 1977
Oscar Brent
Kizzy
TV • 1976
Lumas Doe
Crossbow
TV • 1987
The Fear
TV • 1988
Bill
Centre Play
TV • 1973
Stevie