Ronald Howard

Known for

Acting

Born

April 7, 1918

Birthplace

Norwood, London, England, UK

Died

December 19, 1996 (aged 78)

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.

Best known work

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Murder She Said

1961

Weekend at Dunkirk

1964

Combat!

1962

The Browning Version

1951

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

1964

Come September

1961

The Hunting Party

1971

The Queen of Spades

1949

Take a Hard Ride

1975

Filmography

1985
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
1975
Take a Hard Ride
as Halsey
1974
Persecution
as Dr. Ross
1972
The Lotus EatersTV
as Dr. John Dartington (5 episodes)
1971
The Hunting Party
as Watt Nelson
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
as Insp. Huntington
1968
Koroshi
as Sanders
1967
Cowboy in AfricaTV
as Wing Commander Hayes (26 episodes)
1967
Africa: Texas Style!
as Hugo Copp
1965
You Must Be Joking
as Cecil (uncredited)
1964
Weekend at Dunkirk
as le capitaine Robinson
1964
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
as John Bray
1964
Story ParadeTV
as George Hadley (1 episode)
1963
EspionageTV
as Arnold Morley (1 episode)
1963
Bomb in the High Street
as Captain Manning
1963
Siege of the Saxons
as Edmund of Cornwall
1963
The Bay of St. Michel
1963
Nurse on Wheels
as Dr. Harold Golfrey
1962
Combat!TV
as Capt. Johns (2 episodes)
1962
Richard the LionheartTV
as Robin Hood (1 episode)
1962
Wuthering Heights
as Lockwood
1962
The Skin Game
as Inspector Gordon
1962
The Spanish Sword
as Sir Richard Clovell
1961
Fate Takes a Hand
as Tony
1961
Murder She Said
as Brian Eastley