Portrait of Arthur Howard

Acting

Arthur Howard

Career

Active from 1949 to 1972, busiest in 1972 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • British Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 56
Twisted Sex Vol. 5
Twisted Sex Vol. 5 (1993)

as (archive)

American Friends
American Friends (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Voe

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 49
Another Country
Another Country (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Waiter

Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
GoodWatch score 34

as Arthur

Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Arthur, Bruno's butler

The Missionary
The Missionary (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Fermleigh's Butler

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 53
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cavendish

Full Circle
Full Circle (1978)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Piggott

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
GoodWatch score 38

as Old Vicar

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
GoodWatch score 61

as Thumley

The Adolescents
The Adolescents (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Headmaster

Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (1974)

TV show ยท as Mr Braithwaite

Steptoe & Son
Steptoe & Son (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Albert, the Vicar

Sykes
Sykes (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Costumier / Actor

Shirley's World
Shirley's World (1972)

TV show

It's Murder. But Is It Art?
It's Murder. But Is It Art? (1972)

TV show ยท as Sillitoe

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
GoodWatch score 34

as Kenneth (segment "Wrath")

My Lover, My Son
My Lover, My Son (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

as Judge

1960s

11 titles ยท average score 60
Hoverbug
Hoverbug (1969)

as Mr. Watts

The Shoes of the Fisherman
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

as English Cardinal #2

Misleading Cases
Misleading Cases (1967)

TV show ยท as Mr Justice Mellow

The World of Wooster
The World of Wooster (1965)

TV show ยท as Mr Heppenstall

Lady L
Lady L (1965)
GoodWatch score 37

as Butler

Joy House
Joy House (1964)
GoodWatch score 49

as Father Nielson

Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

as Chauffeur

Paradisio
Paradisio (1962)

as Professor Sims

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mr. Groves

Watch It, Sailor!
Watch It, Sailor! (1961)

as Vicar

Bottoms Up!
Bottoms Up! (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Oliver Pettigrew

1950s

27 titles ยท average score 67
Libel
Libel (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Car Salesman

Whack-O!
Whack-O! (1956)

TV show ยท as Oliver Pettigrew

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Earl of Rochdale / Lord Eilmar

The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
GoodWatch score 88

as RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited)

Footsteps in the Fog
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Vicar

The Glass Cage
The Glass Cage (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Rutland

The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wilfred Woodley

The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Roberts

Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
GoodWatch score 42

as McIver's Assistant (uncredited)

Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Groves - Charlotte's Butler (uncredited)

The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
GoodWatch score 72

as Anthony Ramsden: Staff of Nutbourne

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (1950)
GoodWatch score 86

as Burden

1940s

4 titles ยท average score 67
The Passionate Friends
The Passionate Friends (1949)
GoodWatch score 70

as Smith - the Butler

Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bassett

London Belongs to Me
London Belongs to Me (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Mr Chinkwell

Frieda
Frieda (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as First Official

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 81
The Lady Is Willing
The Lady Is Willing (1934)

as Dr Germont

The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
GoodWatch score 81

as Kitchen Helper (uncredited)