
Actor
Ben Howard
Born 1940 · 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.
Acting

Doctor Who
Hinks · 1963

A Bridge Too Far
Sergeant Towns · 1977

From Beyond the Grave
Burglar · 1974

Lovejoy
Mr. Devlin · 1986

The Land That Time Forgot
Benson · 1974

The Professionals
Spelman · 1977

Blake's 7
Mori · 1978

The Sweeney
Ronnie · 1975

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Trumpeter Pridmore · 1968

Oh! What a Lovely War
Pte Garbett · 1969

Who Dares Wins
Terrorist · 1982

Minder
Second Hand Sid · 1979

Villain
Henry · 1971

Doctor Who: The Green Death
Hinks · 1973

Dempsey and Makepeace
Jerry Curtis · 1985

Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It
PC Robertson · 1968

Zeppelin
Jamie Fergusson · 1971

Red Shift
Officer · 1978

Up the Junction
In the pub · 1965

Terry and June
Railway Man · 1979

Running Scared
Charlie · 1972

The Protectors
Vincenzo · 1972

Target
Oscar Brent · 1977

Kizzy
Lumas Doe · 1976