Portrait of Arliss Howard

Acting

Arliss Howard

Career

Active from 1983 to 2023, busiest in 1985 and 1992 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arliss Howard Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Medical Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholy Tone 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter

as Shelby Foote

Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket

Executive Producer

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 70
The Thicket
The Thicket (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rev. Ephron Karlsson

The Killer
The Killer (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as The Client - Claybourne

With/In Volume 2
With/In Volume 2 (2021)

as (segment "Still Life")

Lapsis
Lapsis (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

as Dr. Mangold

Mr. Corman
Mr. Corman (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Larry

Mank
Mank (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

as Louis B. Mayer

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 66
The Boy Downstairs
The Boy Downstairs (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

as Diana's Father

Manhunt
Manhunt (2017)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Earl Embry

Concussion
Concussion (2015)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Joseph Maroon

Over/Under
Over/Under (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Victor

Moneyball
Moneyball (2011)
GoodWatch score 84

as John Henry

Rubicon
Rubicon (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Kale Ingram

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 56
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 54

as Richard DeTamble

True Blood
True Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Truman Burrell

Awake
Awake (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

as Dr. Jonathan Neyer

Weapons
Weapons (2007)
GoodWatch score 25

as Mikey's Uncle

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Captain Kenneth Push

Dawn Anna
Dawn Anna (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Co-Producer, Director

Dandelion
Dandelion (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Luke Mullich

Birth
Birth (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bob

Word of Honor
Word of Honor (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

as J.D. Runnells

Big Bad Love
Big Bad Love (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Barlow

1990s

25 titles ยท average score 60
You Know My Name
You Know My Name (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Wiley

The Lesser Evil
The Lesser Evil (1998)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ivan

The Man Who Captured Eichmann
The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Peter Malkin

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

as Virgil

The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eaton

Wet
Wet (1994)

as Bruce Lomann

Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm (1993)
GoodWatch score 41

as Wilder

CrissCross
CrissCross (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

as Joe

Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part (1992)
GoodWatch score 62

as Vincent Bugliosi

Iran: Days of Crisis
Iran: Days of Crisis (1991)

TV show ยท as John Limbert

Men Don't Leave
Men Don't Leave (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

as Charles Simon

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Raymond Eames

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 68
I Know My First Name Is Steven
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Kenneth Parnell

Plain Clothes
Plain Clothes (1988)
GoodWatch score 62

as Nick Dunbar

Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gregg Lindroff

Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
GoodWatch score 82

as Pvt. Cowboy

Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

as Felix Lyttle

Door to Door
Door to Door (1985)

as Leon Spencer

The Lightship
The Lightship (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eddie

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as (segment "Kentucky Rye")

Sylvester
Sylvester (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

as Peter

The Prodigal
The Prodigal (1983)

as Scott Stuart

The Day After
The Day After (1983)
GoodWatch score 77

as Tom Cooper

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

1950s

1 title ยท average score 85
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as J.J. Taylor