Person
Ronald Howard
Acting · 1918–1996 · Norwood, London, England, UK
Biography
Ronald Howard was an English actor and writer who starred in a number of British B movies in the forties and fifties, before moving into television, most notably in the 1954 version of Sherlock Holmes. He was the son of actor Leslie Howard.
Known for
Thriller
Robert Penrose
Combat!
Capt. Johns
One Step Beyond
Colin Chandler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Peyton Farquhar
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Will Scarlet
No Hiding Place
Dr. Moore
Danger Man
Sanders
Sunday Night Theatre
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
Story Parade
George Hadley
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Filmography
- 1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes (archive footage)
- 1975Take a Hard RideHalsey
- 1974PersecutionDr. Ross
- 1972The Lotus EatersDr. John Dartington
- 1971The Hunting PartyWatt Nelson
- 1969Run a Crooked MileInsp. Huntington
- 1968KoroshiSanders
- 1967Cowboy in AfricaWing Commander Hayes
- 1967Africa: Texas Style!Hugo Copp
- 1965You Must Be JokingCecil (uncredited)
- 1964Weekend at Dunkirkle capitaine Robinson
- 1964The Curse of the Mummy's TombJohn Bray
- 1964Story ParadeGeorge Hadley
- 1963EspionageArnold Morley
- 1963Siege of the SaxonsEdmund of Cornwall
- 1963The Bay of St. Michel
- 1963Nurse on WheelsDr. Harold Golfrey
- 1962Combat!Capt. Johns
- 1962Richard the LionheartRobin Hood
- 1962Wuthering HeightsLockwood
- 1962The Skin GameInspector Gordon
- 1962The Spanish SwordSir Richard Clovell
- 1961Bomb in the High StreetCaptain Manning
- 1961Fate Takes a HandTony
- 1961Murder She SaidBrian Eastley
- 1961Come SeptemberSpencer
- 1961The Naked EdgeMr. Claridge
- 1961Kraft Mystery TheatreRobert Grant
- 1961The Monster of Highgate PondsUncle Dick
- 1960CompelledPaul Adams
- 1960The Malpas MysteryDick Shannon
- 1960The Spider's WebJeremy
- 1960ThrillerRobert Penrose
- 1960Danger ManSanders
- 1959Man AccusedBob Jenson
- 1959Babette Goes to WarFitzpatrick
- 1959The Four Just MenColonel Parkes
- 1959No Hiding PlaceDr. Moore
- 1959No Trees in the StreetFrank
- 1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesDick Shannon
- 1959One Step BeyondColin Chandler
- 1958Moment of IndiscretionJohn Miller
- 1958Gideon's DayPaul Delafield
- 1958I Accuse!Captain Avril
- 1957The House in the WoodsSpencer Rowland
- 1957Light FingersMichael Lacey
- 1957DrangoClay Allen
- 1956The Hide-OutRobert Grant
- 1956The Errol Flynn TheatreAnthony Hardwick
- 1956Armchair TheatreHolger Brandt
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPeyton Farquhar
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodWill Scarlet
- 1954Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
- 1953FlannelfootDet. Sgt. Fitzgerald
- 1953Glad TidingsCpl Nicholas Brayne
- 1953Noose for a LadyDr. Evershed
- 1953Street CornerDavid Evans
- 1953Black OrchidDr.John Winnington
- 1952Wide BoyInspector Carson
- 1951Night Was Our FriendJohn Harper
- 1951The Browning VersionGilbert
- 1951Assassin for HireDetective Inspector Carson
- 1951Flesh and BloodPurley
- 1950Portrait of ClareRalph Hingston
- 1950Double ConfessionHilary Boscombe
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreSir Andrew Ffoulkes
- 1949Now BarabbasRoberts
- 1949The Queen of SpadesAndrei
- 1948Bond StreetSteve Winter
- 1948My Brother JonathanHarold Dakers
- 1947NightbeatAndy Kendall
- 1947While the Sun ShinesEarl of Harpenden
- 1941"Pimpernel" SmithMinor Role
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