
Acting
Ben Howard
Acting · Born 1940-01-01 · UK
Ben Howard is a retired British actor famous for playing cockney hardmen and squaddies. He starred in the Richard Attenborough films, Oh What a Lovely War and A Bridge Too Far, and starred in the big police series of the 60s and 70s; Z Cars, The Sweeney and Dixon of Dock Green - the latter as DC Len Clayton in the long running show's final series in 1976. Away from acting Ben designed and created the Benjyboard skateboard which is still admired by skaters to this day as a classic.
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The Fear
1988 · Bill

Crossbow
1987

Lovejoy
1986 · Mr. Devlin

Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · Jerry Curtis
FilmWho Dares Wins
1982 · Terrorist

Minder
1979 · Second Hand Sid

Terry and June
1979 · Railway Man
FilmThat Summer!
1979 · Borstal Officer
FilmRed Shift
1978 · Officer

Blake's 7
1978 · Mori

The Professionals
1977 · Spelman

Target
1977 · Oscar Brent
FilmA Bridge Too Far
1977 · Sergeant Towns

Kizzy
1976 · Lumas Doe

The Sweeney
1975 · Ronnie
FilmThe Land That Time Forgot
1974 · Benson
FilmFrom Beyond the Grave
1974 · Burglar

Centre Play
1973 · Stevie
FilmDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973 · Hinks
FilmThe Sex Victims
1973 · Jack Piper
FilmHide and Seek
1972 · Sid

The Protectors
1972 · Vincenzo
FilmRunning Scared
1972 · Charlie
FilmVillain
1971 · Henry
FilmBread
1971 · Gerry
FilmZeppelin
1971 · Jamie Fergusson
FilmOh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Pte Garbett
FilmMrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968 · PC Robertson
FilmThe Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · Trumpeter Pridmore
FilmUp the Junction
1965 · In the pub
United!
United!
1965 · Curly Parker

Londoners
1965 · Rod
FilmThree Clear Sundays
1965 · Charlie

The Wednesday Play
1964 · Rod

Doctor Who
1963 · Hinks

Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · DC Len Clayton