Ben Howard
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.
Acted in
Lovejoy
1986
as Mr. Devlin
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Jerry Curtis
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Terrorist
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
1981
as Josef Wojcik
Minder
1979
as Second Hand Sid
Terry and June
1979
as Railway Man
That Summer!
1979
as Borstal Officer
Red Shift
1978
as Officer
Blake's 7
1978
as Mori
The Professionals
1977
as Spelman
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Sergeant Towns
Talkin' Blues
1977
as Stevie
The Sweeney
1975
as Ronnie
The Land That Time Forgot
1974
as Benson
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Burglar
Doctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Hinks
The Sex Victims
1973
as Jack Piper
Hide and Seek
1972
as Sid
The Protectors
1972
as Vincenzo
Running Scared
1972
as Charlie
Villain
1971
as Henry
Bread
1971
as Gerry
Zeppelin
1971
as Jamie Fergusson
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Pte Garbett
Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
1968
as PC Robertson
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Trumpeter Pridmore
Three Clear Sundays
1965
as Charlie
Doctor Who
1963
as Hinks
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as DC Len Clayton