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Acting

Ken Howard

Titles: 54movies51TV shows

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

Leading roles: 22
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: Grey Gardens
80/100

What stands out

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

Ken Howard Catalog average

Contemporary Realism
7.5average 5.4
Crime
4.9average 3.7
Politics
3.6average 2.6
Family Dynamics
5.6average 4.8
Nostalgia
4.5average 3.7
Mystery
4.8average 4.1
Pathos
5.8average 5.2
Psychological
6.1average 5.6

Rarely in their work

Fantasy
0.5, average 1.7
Wonder
2.2, average 3.4
Physical Comedy
1.6, average 2.4
Violence
3.4, average 4.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Drama 33
TV Movie 18
Thriller 12
Comedy 9
Crime 9
Romance 7
Mystery 4
Action 4

Recurring tags

Character-Driven 10
Psychological Thriller 5
Social Commentary 4
True Crime 3
Psychological Drama 3
Coming-of-Age 2
Infamous Case 2
Vigilante Justice 2
Political Thriller 2
Biographical Drama 2
Emotional Journey 2
Revenge Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96

Group by

Newest first Oldest first

2010s

10 titles · average score 54

The Wedding Ringer

as Ed Palmer

Joy

as Mop Executive

The Judge

as Judge Warren

Better Living Through Chemistry

as Walter Bishop

The McCarthys

TV show · as Coach Colwell

A.C.O.D.

as Gary

Fairly Legal

TV show · as Charles Pease

J. Edgar

as Harlan Fiske Stone

A Numbers Game

as Harold

Blue Bloods

TV show · as Malcolm

2000s

27 titles · average score 62

Grey Gardens

as Phelan Beale

Smother

as Gene Cooper

Michael Clayton

as Don Jeffries

Sacrifices of the Heart

as Thane Weston

30 Rock

TV show · as Hank Hooper

In Her Shoes

as Michael Feller

The Office

TV show · as Ed Truck

Ghost Whisperer

TV show · as Rachel Fisher

The Closer

TV show · as Wes Durant

Boston Legal

TV show · as Judge Walter Yardley

Cold Case

TV show · as Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV show · as Ken Abbot

All 27 titles from the 2000s

1990s

24 titles · average score 59

At First Sight

as Virgil's Father

A Vow to Cherish

as John Brighton

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV show · as Dr. Arlen Rieff

The West Wing

TV show · as Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III

The Net

as Bergstrom

Her Hidden Truth

as Jack Devereaux

OP Center

TV show · as The President

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again

as Ed Keating

Diagnosis: Murder

TV show · as David Clarke / Special Agent Dunleavy

Batman: The Animated Series

TV show · as Hartness (voice)

Melrose Place

TV show · as George Andrews

Memories of Midnight

TV show · as Kirk Reynolds

All 24 titles from the 1990s

1980s

20 titles · average score 65

The Man in the Brown Suit

as Gordon Race

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

as Adam J. Warner

The Golden Girls

TV show · as Jerry

He's Not Your Son

as Michael Saunders

Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as Barnes / Matt Kinkaid

Rage of Angels

TV show · as Adam Warner

TV show · as Jack Long

Second Thoughts

as John Michael

Victims

as Joe Buckley

The Country Girl

as Bernie Dodd

Dynasty

TV show · as Garrett Boydston

Damien: The Leper Priest

as Father Damien

All 20 titles from the 1980s

1970s

13 titles · average score 53

The White Shadow

TV show · as Ken Reeves

The Critical List

TV show · as Nels Freiberg

Superdome

as Dave Walecki

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

as Major Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney

Independence

as Thomas Jefferson

The Manhunter

TV show · as Dave Barrett

Manhunter

as Dave Barrett

Adam's Rib

TV show · as Adam Bonner

1776

as Thomas Jefferson

The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie

as Virgil

Such Good Friends

as Cal

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

as Arthur

All 13 titles from the 1970s

1960s

1 title · average score 67

Medical Center

TV show

1950s

1 title · average score 85

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Defense Attorney