Person
Ken Howard
Acting · 1944–2016 · El Centro, California, USA
Biography
Ken Howard (March 28, 1944 — March 23, 2016) was an American actor, best known for his roles in 1776 and on White Shadow. He was the National President of The Screen Actors Guild from 2009 until his death in 2016.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Arlen Rieff
The Office
Ed Truck
Blue Bloods
Malcolm
The West Wing
Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ken Abbot
The Closer
Wes Durant
Murder, She Wrote
Hank Shipton
Ghost Whisperer
Rachel Fisher
Dynasty
1981
Diagnosis: Murder
Special Agent Dunleavy
Filmography
- 2015JoyMop Executive
- 2015The Wedding RingerEd Palmer
- 2014The McCarthysCoach Colwell
- 2014The JudgeJudge Warren
- 2014Better Living Through ChemistryWalter Bishop
- 2013A.C.O.D.Gary
- 2011J. EdgarHarlan Fiske Stone
- 2011Fairly LegalCharles Pease
- 2010Blue BloodsMalcolm
- 2010A Numbers GameHarold
- 2009The BeaconOficer Ford
- 2009Grey GardensPhelan Beale
- 20092:13Sheriff Sedgewick
- 2008SmotherGene Cooper
- 2008Eli StoneThomas Hayes
- 2008Under Still WatersConrad
- 2008RamboArthur Marsh
- 2007Michael ClaytonDon Jeffries
- 2007Dirty Sexy Money
- 2007CaneJoe Samuels
- 2007Sacrifices of the HeartThane Weston
- 2006ArcSantee
- 200630 RockHank Hooper
- 2006Brothers and SistersBoyd Taylor
- 2006ConvictionJudge Hanford
- 2005In Her ShoesMichael Feller
- 2005Ghost WhispererRachel Fisher
- 2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True StoryWilliam Ford
- 2005The CloserWes Durant
- 2005The OfficeEd Truck
- 2004Boston LegalJudge Walter Yardley
- 2004Double DareSelf
- 2003Cold CaseHarry Kemp Jr. (1958)
- 2002Pet StarSelf - Judge
- 2002George LopezDr. Woodson
- 2001Crossing JordanMax Cavanaugh
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmKen Abbot
- 2000Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of BoulderAlex Hunter
- 2000Perfect Murder, Perfect TownAlex Hunter
- 1999The West WingJudge Peyton Cabot Harrison III
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Arlen Rieff
- 1999Family LawReardon
- 1999At First SightVirgil's Father
- 1999A Vow to CherishJohn Brighton
- 1998Tactical AssaultGeneral Horace White
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Something Borrowed, Something BlueSenator John Farrell
- 1997The PracticeFrank Patanki
- 1996Arli$$Coach Rusty Kraft
- 1995Her Hidden TruthJack Devereaux
- 1995The NetMichael Bergstrom
- 1995OP CenterThe President
- 1995OP CenterThe President
- 1994One West Waikiki
- 1994Clear and Present DangerCommittee Chairman
- 1994Moment of Truth: To Walk AgainEd Keating
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderSpecial Agent Dunleavy
- 1993Ulterior MotivesMalcolm Carter
- 1992MastergateSecretary of State Courtleigh Bishop
- 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesHartness (voice)
- 1992Melrose PlaceGeorge Andrews
- 1991Memories of MidnightKirk Reynolds
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf
- 1991Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart StoryBill Smart
- 1991OscarKirkwood
- 1989The Man in the Brown SuitGordon Race
- 1988Strange InterludeSam Evans
- 1988Drug Free Kids: A Parents' GuideSelf, Host
- 1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesAdam J. Warner
- 1986Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesAdam J. Warner
- 1985The ColbysGarrett Boydston
- 1985The Golden GirlsJerry
- 1985Amazing Masters of Martial ArtsSelf - Host
- 1984He's Not Your SonMichael Saunders
- 1984Murder, She WroteHank Shipton
- 1984Glitter
- 1983The HitchhikerDubois
- 1983It's Not EasyJack Long
- 1983The Thorn BirdsRainer Hartheim
- 1983Second ThoughtsJohn Michael
- 1983Rage of AngelsAdam Warner
- 1982HotelBill Tillery
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1982American PlayhousePudd'nhead Wilson
- 1982VictimsJoe Buckley
- 1982The Country GirlBernie Dodd
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Damien: The Leper PriestFather Damien
- 1978A Real American HeroDanny Boy Mitchell
- 1978The White ShadowKen Reeves
- 1978The Critical ListNels Freiberg
- 1978SuperdomeDave Walecki
- 1977The Court-Martial of George Armstrong CusterMajor Asa B. Gandiner - Prosecuting Attorney
- 1976IndependenceThomas Jefferson
- 1974The ManhunterDave Barrett
- 1974ManhunterDave Barrett
- 1973Adam's RibAdam Bonner
- 19721776Thomas Jefferson
- 1972The Strange Vengeance of RosalieVirgil
- 1971Such Good FriendsCal
- 1970Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonArthur
- 1969Medical Center
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDefense Attorney
- —Untitled SAG-AFTRA DocumentarySelf (archive footage)
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