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Ken Howard

Acting

Born March 28, 1944 · El Centro, California, USA

Died March 23, 2016

Also known as Кен Ховард · کن هاوارد

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2009
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 1970
  • Theatre World Award · 1969

Filmography50+ titles

The Office

2005as Ed Truck

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Hartness (voice)

The West Wing

1999as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III

Ghost Whisperer

2005as Rachel Fisher

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Ken Abbot

The Closer

2005as Wes Durant

Boston Legal

2004as Judge Walter Yardley

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dr. Arlen Rieff

Blue Bloods

2010as Malcolm

Cold Case

2003as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)

Amazing Masters of Martial Arts

1985as Self - Host

The Practice

1997as Frank Patanki

The Golden Girls

1985as Jerry

30 Rock

2006as Hank Hooper

George Lopez

2002as Dr. Woodson

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Hank Shipton

The Judge

2014as Judge Warren

Crossing Jordan

2001as Max Cavanaugh

The Thorn Birds

1983as Rainer Hartheim

Brothers and Sisters

2006as Boyd Taylor

Dreamer

2005as William Ford

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as David Clarke

The White Shadow

1978as Ken Reeves

1776

1972as Thomas Jefferson

Grey Gardens

2009as Phelan Beale

Michael Clayton

2007as Don Jeffries

Arli$$

1996as Coach Rusty Kraft

Eli Stone

2008as Thomas Hayes

Rambo

2008as Arthur Marsh

Joy

2015as Mop Executive

Fairly Legal

2011as Charles Pease

Clear and Present Danger

1994as Committee Chairman

The Wedding Ringer

2015as Ed Palmer

Dynasty

1981as Garrett Boydston

Oscar

1991as Kirkwood

Dirty Sexy Money

2007

J. Edgar

2011as Harlan Fiske Stone

In Her Shoes

2005as Michael Feller

Conviction

2006as Judge Hanford

At First Sight

1999as Virgil's Father

A Vow to Cherish

1999as John Brighton

The Net

1995as Michael Bergstrom

Better Living Through Chemistry

2014as Walter Bishop

Melrose Place

1992as George Andrews

The McCarthys

as Coach Colwell

Arc

2006as Santee

A.C.O.D.

2013as Gary

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

1970as Arthur

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story

1991as Bill Smart

Such Good Friends

1971as Cal