Ben Howard
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.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1940 In London, England
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 23
- First Appeared:
- In the series Dixon of Dock Green 1955-07-09
- Latest Project:
- Movie Wonka 2023-12-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Wonka | Oompa Loompa Guard 2 | 2023-12-06 |
| Movie | Austin to Boston | Himself | 2015-06-12 |
| Movie | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Soldier | 2014-02-26 |
| Movie | Who Dares Wins | Terrorist | 1982-08-26 |
| Movie | Strike: The Birth of Solidarity | Josef Wojcik | 1981-12-18 |
| Movie | That Summer! | Borstal Officer | 1979-07-06 |
| Series | Blake's 7 | Mori | 1978-01-02 |
| Movie | Red Shift | Officer | 1978-01-17 |
| Movie | A Bridge Too Far | Sergeant Towns | 1977-06-15 |
| Movie | From Beyond the Grave | Burglar | 1974-02-21 |
| Movie | The Land That Time Forgot | Benson | 1974-08-13 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: The Green Death | Hinks | 1973-06-23 |
| Movie | Hide and Seek | Sid | 1972-10-07 |
| Movie | Running Scared | Charlie | 1972-05-01 |
| Movie | Zeppelin | Jamie Fergusson | 1971-04-08 |
| Movie | Villain | Henry | 1971-05-26 |
| Movie | Bread | Gerry | 1971-05-06 |
| Movie | Oh! What a Lovely War | Pte Garbett | 1969-03-10 |
| Movie | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Trumpeter Pridmore | 1968-04-10 |
| Movie | Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It | PC Robertson | 1968-08-21 |
| Movie | Three Clear Sundays | Charlie | 1965-04-07 |
| Series | Doctor Who | Hinks | 1963-11-23 |
| Series | Dixon of Dock Green | DC Len Clayton | 1955-07-09 |