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John Howard (I) (1913–1995)

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American actor John Howard was usually a leading man in smaller-budgeted films and a second lead in larger pictures. He attended what is now Case Western Reserve University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and where he discovered a love for the theatre. He made his film debut in 1934 under his real name... See full bio »

Born:

John R. Cox Jr.
in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Santa Rosa, California, USA
Ellen Drew, John Howard and Akim Tamiroff in The Texas Rangers Ride Again 12011-4 John Howard, Cary Grant, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn in 12011-2 John Howard, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart in Still of Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, John Howard and Ruth Hussey in The Philadelphia Story Ellen Drew, John Howard and Akim Tamiroff in The Texas Rangers Ride Again
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1978 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Mort
– Black Mirror: Part 1 (1978) … Mort
– Black Mirror: Part 2 (1978) … Mort
 
1974-1977 Police Woman (TV series)
David Earl / Leland Perrier
– Bondage (1977) … David Earl
– The End Game (1974) … Leland Perrier
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Dr. Diderich
– Last of the $2 Bills (1977) … Dr. Diderich
 
1976 Bronk (TV series)
Judge Sheehan
– Long Time Dying (1976) … Judge Sheehan
 
1976 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Hiram Potter
– The Pride of Walnut Grove (1976) … Hiram Potter
 
1975 Capone
Warden J. Johnston
 
1973-1974 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
Judge / Judge Channing
– The Case of the Tortured Titan (1974) … Judge
– The Case of the Ominous Oath (1973) … Judge Channing
 
1974 So Evil, My Sister
Dr. Thomas
 
1973 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series)
– I Never Said Goodbye (1973)
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
Dr. Brandson
– Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death (1973) … Dr. Brandson
 
1971-1972 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Doctor / Dr. Howard
– Today, I Am a Freshman (1972) … Doctor
– Coming Out Party (1971) … Dr. Howard
 
1972 Buck and the Preacher
George
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Foreman
– Committed (1972) … Foreman
 
1971 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Cliff Patterson
 
1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Settles
– Glass Cage (1971) … Dr. Settles
 
1971 Eye for an Eye
 
1969-1971 To Rome with Love (TV series)
Headmaster
– The Stray Cat (1971) … Headmaster
– We Want to Go Home (1969) … Headmaster
 
1969 Mannix (TV series)
Dr. Daniels
– A Question of Midnight (1969) … Dr. Daniels
 
1968 The Destructors
Ernest Bushnell
 
1967 Family Affair (TV series)
Myron Fox
– Star Dust (1967) … Myron Fox
 
1965-1967 My Three Sons (TV series)
Dave Welch
– Weekend in Paradise (1967) … Dave Welch
– TV or Not TV (1967) … Dave Welch
– My Pal Dad (1967) … Dave Welch
– A Falling Star (1966) … Dave Welch
– Happy Birthday, World (1966) … Dave Welch
See all 11 episodes »
 
1966 Destination Inner Space
Dr. James
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Dr. Samuel
– 1863 (1966) … Dr. Samuel
 
1966 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Mr. Vernon
– Lucy and the Soap Opera (1966) … Mr. Vernon
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Sen. Crittenden
– Thomas Corwin (1965) … Sen. Crittenden
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Cavalry Colonel in Opening Credits
– Survival (1965) … Cavalry Colonel in Opening Credits (uncredited)
 
1962-1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. Guy Omstead / Harley Leonard / Hugh Jamison / …
– The Case of the Ruinous Road (1964) … Harley Leonard
– The Case of the Festive Felon (1963) … Justin Grover
– The Case of the Capricious Corpse (1962) … Dr. Guy Omstead
– The Case of the Crippled Cougar (1962) … Hugh Jamison
 
1962 Rawhide (TV series)
James Carr
– The Captain's Wife (1962) … James Carr
 
1960-1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Arnold Rediger / David Bonner
– Bullets for Santa (1961) … David Bonner
– Stranger Than Fiction (1960) … Arnold Rediger
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Eric Brenner
– The Old School Tie (1961) … Eric Brenner
 
1961 Bronco (TV series)
Millard
– The Prince of Darkness (1961) … Millard
 
1961 Lock Up (TV series)
Bob Coburn
– The Wildcatter (1961) … Bob Coburn
 
1961 Gunslinger (TV series)
Marcus Tollman
– The Recruit (1961) … Marcus Tollman
 
1961 Outlaws (TV series)
Parson
– The Bell (1961) … Parson
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Capt. Chilcoath
– Rebellion at Blazing Rock (1961) … Capt. Chilcoath
 
1960 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mayor Wood
– Moochie of Pop Warner Football: From Ticonderoga to Disneyland (1960) … Mayor Wood
– Moochie of Pop Warner Football: Pee Wees Versus City Hall (1960) … Mayor Wood
 
1960 Cheyenne (TV series)
John Thompson
– Home Is the Brave (1960) … John Thompson
 
1960 Men Into Space (TV series)
Dr. Rowland Kennedy
– Caves of the Moon (1960) … Dr. Rowland Kennedy
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Colonel James Harris
– The Colonel Harris Story (1960) … Colonel James Harris
 
1960 Lawman (TV series)
Lance Creedy
– The Showdown (1960) … Lance Creedy
 
1958 Adventures of the Sea Hawk (TV series)
Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk / Commander John "Pliny" Hawk
– Episode #1.10 (1958) … Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk
– Episode #1.12 (1958) … Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk
– Episode #1.14 (1958) … Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk
– Episode #1.16 (1958) … Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk
– Episode #1.18 (1958) … Commander John 'Pliny' Hawk
See all 26 episodes »
 
1955-1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
Dr. Wayne Hudson
– Mary Owens Story (1957) … Dr. Wayne Hudson
– Alice Taylor Story (1957) … Dr. Wayne Hudson
– Ann Talbot Story (1957) … Dr. Wayne Hudson
– Brenthurst Story (1957) … Dr. Wayne Hudson
– Class Reunion (1957) … Dr. Wayne Hudson
See all 67 episodes »
 
1957 The Unknown Terror
Dan Matthews
 
1954-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Sam Haydon
– High Tension (1957) … Sam Haydon
– September Affair (1954)
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
John Ross
– The Human Touch (1956) … John Ross
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
General Oliver Otis Howard / Richard Duncan
– Courage (1956) … Richard Duncan
– Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches (1956) … General Oliver Otis Howard
 
1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Murderer's Wife (1955)
– Brian (1955)
 
1954-1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Colonel John Edmunds / Dr. Mark Williams
– Secret Message (1955) … Colonel John Edmunds
– Ring Once for Death (1954) … Dr. Mark Williams
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Paul Novak / John Emerson
– The Brain of John Emerson (1955) … John Emerson
– No Food for Thought (1955) … Dr. Paul Novak
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Paul Blake
– Deception (1955) … Paul Blake
 
1954-1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Adamson / Clint
– The Other Hand (1955) … Clint
– Kind Thought (1954) … Adamson
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Edward Harper
– The Betty Jane Ryan Story (1955) … Edward Harper
 
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
– The Quiet Wife (1955)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Dr. Cordell
– Committed (1954) … Dr. Cordell
 
1954 The High and the Mighty
Howard Rice
 
1954 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Philip Whiting
– The Judgment (1954) … Philip Whiting
 
1954 Make Haste to Live
Josh Blake
 
1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
David Lawrence III
– Lady of the Orchids (1954) … David Lawrence III
 
1953 Suspense (TV series)
– Pigeons in the Cave (1953)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Trouble in Pier Twelve (1952)
 
1952 Models Inc.
John Stafford
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Flowers for John (1951)
– Woman's Privilege (1951)
 
1951 Crawford Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Host/Moderator
 
1950 Experiment Alcatraz
Dr. Ross Williams
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Raven (1950)
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
Harry Maddox
– Just What Happened (1950) … Harry Maddox
 
1950 Radar Secret Service
Bill Travis
 
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
Blake Randolph
 
1949 NBC Presents (TV series)
– Entrapment (1949)
 
1948 I, Jane Doe
William Hilton
 
1947-1948 Public Prosecutor (TV series)
Stephen Allen / Stephen Allen - Public Prosecutor
– The Case of Crepe for Suzette (1948)
– The Case of the Missing Bullets (1947) … Stephen Allen
– The Case of the Devil's Heart
– The Case of the Glamour Girls
– The Case of the Missing Hour
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1947 Love from a Stranger
Nigel Lawrence
 
1942 The Undying Monster
Oliver Hammond
 
1942 Isle of Missing Men
Merrill Hammond
 
1942 Submarine Raider
Commander Chris Warren
 
1942 The Man Who Returned to Life
David Hampton Jameson/George Bishop
 
1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
Greg Sherman
 
1941 Three Girls About Town
Tommy Hopkins
 
1941 Father Takes a Wife
Frederic Osborne Junior
 
1941 Tight Shoes
Jimmy Rupert
 
1941 The Mad Doctor
Gil Sawyer
 
1940 The Invisible Woman
Richard Russell
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story
George Kittredge
 
1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Jim Kingston aka Pecos Kid
 
1940 The Man from Dakota
Lt. Oliver Clark
 
1940 Green Hell
Hal Scott
 
1939 Disputed Passage
John Wesley Beaven
 
1939 What a Life
Mr. Nelson
 
1939 Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Capt. Hugh C. Drummond
 
1939 Grand Jury Secrets
John Keefe
 
1939 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Capt. Hugh C. 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1939 Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Captain Hugh C. Drummond
 
1938 Touchdown, Army
Cadet Brandon Culpepper
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1938 Prison Farm
Dr. Roi Conrad
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond's Peril
Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1938 Penitentiary
William Jordan
 
1937 Hitting a New High
Jimmy James
 
1937 Bulldog Drummond's Revenge
Capt. Hugh Chesterton 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1937 Hold 'Em Navy
Chuck Baldwin
 
1937 Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
 
1937 Mountain Music
Ardinger Burnside
 
1937 Let Them Live
Dr. Paul Martin
 
1937 Lost Horizon
George Conway
 
1936 Easy to Take
Rodney Garfield
 
1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Paul Darnley
 
1936 Border Flight
Lt. Dan Conlon
 
1936 Thirteen Hours by Air
Freddie Scott - Co-Pilot
 
1936 Soak the Rich
Kenneth "Buzz" Jones
 
1935 Millions in the Air
Eddie Warren
 
1935 Annapolis Farewell
Duncan Haley
 
1935 Four Hours to Kill!
Assistant Repairman (as John Cox Jr.)
 
1935 Car 99
Trooper Carney
 
1934 One Hour Late
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1983 The Moviemakers (TV series)
– The Films of Frank Capra (uncredited)
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Plays Golf (short)
Himself
 
1949 Screen Snapshots: Motion Picture Mothers, Inc. (short)
Himself
 
1943 Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (documentary short)
Himself
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1937 Sunday Night at the Trocadero (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1999 The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (video documentary short)
George Conway (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

John Cox Jr.

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)
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