Portrait of Ken Howard

Acting

Ken Howard

Career

Active from 1970 to 2013, busiest in 1978 and 1995 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ken Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • True Crime 3
  • Slow-Burn Tension 3
  • Quirky 2
  • Contemporary 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Infamous Case 2
  • Vigilante Justice 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

10 titles · average score 54
Joy
Joy (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mop Executive

The Wedding Ringer
The Wedding Ringer (2015)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ed Palmer

The Judge
The Judge (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

as Judge Warren

Better Living Through Chemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)
GoodWatch score 43

as Walter Bishop

The McCarthys
The McCarthys (2014)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Coach Colwell

A.C.O.D.
A.C.O.D. (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gary

Fairly Legal
Fairly Legal (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Charles Pease

J. Edgar
J. Edgar (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Harlan Fiske Stone

A Numbers Game
A Numbers Game (2010)
GoodWatch score 29

as Harold

Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Malcolm

2000s

27 titles · average score 62
Grey Gardens
Grey Gardens (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

as Phelan Beale

Smother
Smother (2008)
GoodWatch score 35

as Gene Cooper

Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

as Don Jeffries

Sacrifices of the Heart
Sacrifices of the Heart (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Thane Weston

Arc
Arc (2006)
GoodWatch score 54

as Santee

30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Hank Hooper

The Office
The Office (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ed Truck

In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Michael Feller

Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Rachel Fisher

The Closer
The Closer (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Wes Durant

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Judge Walter Yardley

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Ken Abbot

1990s

24 titles · average score 59
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dr. Arlen Rieff

At First Sight
At First Sight (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Virgil's Father

A Vow to Cherish
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as John Brighton

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Frank Patanki

The Net
The Net (1995)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bergstrom

Her Hidden Truth
Her Hidden Truth (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jack Devereaux

OP Center
OP Center (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as The President

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again
Moment of Truth: To Walk Again (1994)

as Ed Keating

Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Special Agent Dunleavy / David Clarke

Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as Hartness (voice)

Melrose Place
Melrose Place (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as George Andrews

1980s

20 titles · average score 65
The Man in the Brown Suit
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gordon Race

Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude (1988)

TV show · as Sam Evans

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues
Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)

as Adam J. Warner

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Jerry

He's Not Your Son
He's Not Your Son (1984)

as Michael Saunders

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Hank Shipton / Barnes

Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels (1983)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Adam Warner

It's Not Easy
It's Not Easy (1983)

TV show · as Jack Long

Second Thoughts
Second Thoughts (1983)

as John Michael

The Country Girl
The Country Girl (1982)

as Bernie Dodd

Victims
Victims (1982)

as Joe Buckley

Damien: The Leper Priest
Damien: The Leper Priest (1980)

as Father Damien

1970s

13 titles · average score 53
The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Ken Reeves

A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero (1978)
GoodWatch score 50

as Danny Boy Mitchell

The Critical List
The Critical List (1978)

TV show · as Nels Freiberg

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer
The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer (1977)

as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney

Independence
Independence (1976)

as Thomas Jefferson

The Manhunter
The Manhunter (1974)

TV show · as Dave Barrett

Manhunter
Manhunter (1974)

as Dave Barrett

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1973)

TV show · as Adam Bonner

1776
1776 (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Thomas Jefferson

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Virgil

Such Good Friends
Such Good Friends (1971)
GoodWatch score 50

as Cal

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Arthur

1960s

1 title · average score 67
Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Defense Attorney