Ronald Howard
Acting
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.
Born: April 7, 1918
Place of Birth: Norwood, London, England, UK
Known For
Run a Crooked Mile
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wakes up in a hospital room after a polo accident to find he's had amnesia, is now married, and living in Switzerland. Now remembering the incident he returns to England to try to solve the mystery.
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interviews and archival film clips featuring the original crime-fighter in all his incarnations.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Combat!
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.
The Browning Version
Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.
The Lotus Eaters
Follows the lives of British expatriates living on the island of Crete, where their secrets will soon rise to the surface.
Murder She Said
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
Danger Man
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.
"Pimpernel" Smith
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology students to pre-war Nazi Germany to help in his excavations. His research is supported by the Nazis, since he professes to be looking for evidence of the Aryan origins of German civilisation. However, he has a secret agenda: to free inmates of the concentration camps.
Filmography
as Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)
as Halsey
as Dr. Ross
as Dr. John Dartington
as Watt Nelson
as Insp. Huntington
as Sanders
as Wing Commander Hayes
as Hugo Copp
as le capitaine Robinson
as John Bray
as Edmund of Cornwall
as Dr. Harold Golfrey
as Capt. Johns
as Robin Hood
as Inspector Gordon
as Captain Manning
as Tony
as Brian Eastley
as Spencer
as Mr. Claridge
as Uncle Dick
as Dick Shannon
as Paul Adams
as Jeremy
as Robert Penrose
as Dr. Edward Stone
as Martin Gresham
as Sanders
as Bob Jenson
as Fitzpatrick
as Frank
as Colin Chandler
as John Miller
as Paul Delafield
as Captain Avril
as Clay Allen
as Robert Grant
as Anthony Hardwick
as Peyton Farquhar
as James Howgill
as Sherlock Holmes
as Det. Sgt. Fitzgerald
as Cpl Nicholas Brayne
as Dr. Evershed
as David Evans
as Dr.John Winnington
as Inspector Carson
as John Harper
as Gilbert
as Detective Inspector Carson
as Purley
as Ralph Hingston
as Hilary Boscombe
as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes
as Roberts
as Andrei
as Steve Winter
as Harold Dakers
as Andy Kendall
as Earl of Harpenden
as Minor Role