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Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Birthday: | Place of Birth: 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1981
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as    Josef Wojcik

1979
That Summer!

as    Borstal Officer

1978
Red Shift

as    Officer

1977
Talkin' Blues

as    Stevie

1974
The Land That Time Forgot

as    Benson

1973
Doctor Who: The Green Death

as    Hinks

1972
Running Scared

as    Charlie

1972
Hide and Seek

as    Sid

1971
Bread

as    Gerry

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as    DC Len Clayton