Ben Howard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 January 1940 · UK
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
Acting 20
- 1982Who Dares Wins as Terrorist
- 1981Strike: The Birth of Solidarity as Josef Wojcik
- 1979That Summer! as Borstal Officer
- 1978Red Shift as Officer
- 1977A Bridge Too Far as Sergeant Towns
- 1977Talkin' Blues as Stevie
- 1974The Land That Time Forgot as Benson
- 1974From Beyond the Grave as Burglar
- 1973Doctor Who: The Green Death as Hinks
- 1973The Sex Victims as Jack Piper
- 1972Hide and Seek as Sid
- 1972Running Scared as Charlie
- 1971Villain as Henry
- 1971Bread as Gerry
- 1971Zeppelin as Jamie Fergusson
- 1969Oh! What a Lovely War as Pte Garbett
- 1968Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It as PC Robertson
- 1968The Charge of the Light Brigade as Trumpeter Pridmore
- 1965Up the Junction as In the pub
- 1965Three Clear Sundays as Charlie