Ronald Howard (British actor)
| Ronald Howard | |
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Howard as Wing Commander Hayes, 1967.
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| Born |
7 April 1918 Norwood, London, England, UK |
| Died | 19 December 1996 (aged 78) Bridport, Dorset, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Horsman (1941–45) Jean Millar (1946–96; his death) 3 children |
| Children | Steven Anne Fenella |
| Parent(s) |
Leslie Howard (father) Ruth Evelyn Martin (mother) |
| Relatives |
Arthur Howard (uncle) Alan Howard (cousin) |
Ronald Howard (7 April 1918 – 19 December 1996) was an English actor and writer best known in the U.S. for starring in a weekly Sherlock Holmes television series in 1954. He was the son of actor Leslie Howard.
Howard was born in South Norwood, London, the son of Ruth Evelyn (née Martin) and stage and screen actor Leslie Howard. He attended Tonbridge School. After graduating from Jesus College, Cambridge, Ronald Howard became a newspaper reporter for a while but decided to become an actor.
His first film role was an uncredited bit part in Pimpernel Smith (1941), a film directed by and starring his father in the title role, though young Howard's part ended up on the cutting room floor. In the early 1940s, Howard gained acting experience in regional theatre, the London stage and eventually films, his official debut in While the Sun Shines in 1947. Howard received varying degrees of exposure in some well-known films, such as The Queen of Spades (1949) and The Browning Version (1951). Howard played Will Scarlet in the episode of the same name of the 1950s British television classic The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Richard Greene. The character of Scarlet was later portrayed by Paul Eddington.
The 1954 Sherlock Holmes television series, based on the Arthur Conan Doyle characters and produced by Sheldon Reynolds, ran for 39 episodes starring Howard as Holmes and Howard Marion-Crawford as Watson. In addition to 21st century DVD releases, in 2006 and 2014 this series was broadcast in the UK on the satellite channel Bonanza.
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