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