Portrait of Ronald Howard

Acting

Ronald Howard

Career

Active from 1947 to 1985, with a break from 1970 to 1984, busiest in 1953 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ronald Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Decay 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Classic Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 39
Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride (1975)
GoodWatch score 45

as Halsey

Persecution
Persecution (1974)
GoodWatch score 34

as Dr. Ross

The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters (1972)

TV show ยท as Dr. John Dartington

The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party (1971)
GoodWatch score 39

as Watt Nelson

1960s

29 titles ยท average score 64
Koroshi
Koroshi (1968)

as Sanders

Cowboy in Africa
Cowboy in Africa (1967)

TV show ยท as Wing Commander Hayes

Africa: Texas Style!
Africa: Texas Style! (1967)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hugo Copp

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as John Bray

Weekend at Dunkirk
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as le capitaine Robinson

Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
GoodWatch score 41

as Edmund of Cornwall

Bomb in the High Street
Bomb in the High Street (1963)

as Captain Manning

The Bay of St. Michel
The Bay of St. Michel (1963)

as Bill Webb

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1962)

as Lockwood

The Monster of Highgate Ponds
The Monster of Highgate Ponds (1961)

as Uncle Dick

Fate Takes a Hand
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)

as Tony

Compelled
Compelled (1960)

as Paul Adams

1950s

32 titles ยท average score 63
Babette Goes to War
Babette Goes to War (1959)
GoodWatch score 61

as Fitzpatrick

Man Accused
Man Accused (1959)

as Bob Jenson

Moment of Indiscretion
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)

as John Miller

The House in the Woods
The House in the Woods (1957)

as Spencer Rowland

The Hide-Out
The Hide-Out (1956)

as Robert Grant

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1954)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Sherlock Holmes

Noose for a Lady
Noose for a Lady (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Evershed

Black Orchid
Black Orchid (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr.John Winnington

Wide Boy
Wide Boy (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Inspector Carson

Night Was Our Friend
Night Was Our Friend (1951)

as John Harper

Assassin for Hire
Assassin for Hire (1951)

as Detective Inspector Carson

The Browning Version
The Browning Version (1951)
GoodWatch score 78

as Gilbert

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 72
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

as Andrei

Now Barabbas
Now Barabbas (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Roberts

My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Harold Dakers

Bond Street
Bond Street (1948)

as Steve Winter

Nightbeat
Nightbeat (1947)

as Andy Kendall

While the Sun Shines
While the Sun Shines (1947)

as Earl of Harpenden

"Pimpernel" Smith
"Pimpernel" Smith (1941)
GoodWatch score 73

as Minor Role