Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Birthday: 1940-01-01

Place of Birth: UK

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.

Movies

Villain
Villain

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the ...

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Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It

When an elderly woman is hospitalised, the truth behind her illegal adoption of 14 children is revea...

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Bread
Bread

On their way home from the Isle of Wight Pop Festival, Jeff, Trev and Mick along with girlfriends Ma...

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Red Shift
Red Shift

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from their...

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The Land That Time Forgot
The Land That Time Forgot

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. A...

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Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek

A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can per...

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Talkin' Blues
Talkin' Blues

John and Helen have moved into a house in Brixton, sourh London. John then gets to know a couple of ...

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Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of th...

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Three Clear Sundays
Three Clear Sundays

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the abolish...

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A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to ...

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From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave

Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "O...

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The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by t...

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Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins

When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary ...

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That Summer!
That Summer!

A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets a p...

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Doctor Who: The Green Death
Doctor Who: The Green Death

The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanf...

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The Sex Victims
The Sex Victims

A lone truck driver who is lured into the woods by a nubile Lady Godiva discovers after he’s slept w...

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Zeppelin
Zeppelin

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable positi...

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Running Scared
Running Scared

When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did n...

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Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

British TV Movie drama/documentary detailing the birth of Poland's Solidarity union...

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Up the Junction
Up the Junction

The lives and loves of three young working class women, set in the pubs, terraced houses and factori...

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