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Arliss Howard

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Arliss Howard
The Time Traveler's Wife Theatrical Trailer
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
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Leslie Richard "Arliss" Howard is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the films Full Metal Jacket (1987), Tequila Sunrise (1988), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), Moneyball (2011), and Mank (2020). Howard was born in Independence, Missouri and has a sister, Joy Howard, and two younger brothers, Jim Howard (b. 1956) and Kip Howard. He graduated from Truman High School and Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri.
BornOctober 18, 1954
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BornOctober 18, 1954
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

Photos43

Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Arliss Howard, Amanda Seyfried, Ferdinand Kingsley, and Tuppence Middleton in Mank (2020)
Gary Oldman, Arliss Howard, and Tom Pelphrey in Mank (2020)
Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine, and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Arliss Howard in The Infiltrator (1995)
Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, and Arliss Howard in Concussion (2015)
Arliss Howard in Rubicon (2010)
Arliss Howard in Rubicon (2010)
Arliss Howard and Stephen Moyer in True Blood (2008)
Arliss Howard in True Blood (2008)
Matthew Modine and Arliss Howard in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Known for:

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket
8.3
  • Pvt. Cowboy
  • 1987
Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
The Time Traveler's Wife
7.1
  • Richard DeTamble
  • 2009
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.5
  • Peter Ludlow
  • 1997
Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball
7.6
  • John Henry
  • 2011

Credits

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Actor

  • The Thicket
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Killer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • With/In (2022)
    With/In
    • Segment "Still Life"
    • 2022
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mr. Corman (2021)
    Mr. Corman
    • Larry
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • With/In: Volume 2 (2021)
    With/In: Volume 2
    • (segment "Still Life")
    • 2021
  • Gary Oldman in Mank (2020)
    Mank
    • Louis B. Mayer
    • 2020
  • Lapsis (2020)
    Lapsis
    • Dr. Mangold
    • 2020
  • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
    Manhunt
    • Earl Embry
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mosaic (2017)
    Mosaic
    • Klaus Kinsmann
    • 2017
  • Zosia Mamet in The Boy Downstairs (2017)
    The Boy Downstairs
    • Diana's Father
    • 2017
  • Austin P. McKenzie in When We Rise (2017)
    When We Rise
    • Ted Olson
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Will Smith in Concussion (2015)
    Concussion
    • Dr. Joseph Maroon
    • 2015
  • Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
    True Blood
    • Truman Burrell
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Gabriel Ellis in Over/Under (2013)
    Over/Under
    • Victor
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Brad Pitt in Moneyball (2011)
    Moneyball
    • John Henry
    • 2011
  • James Badge Dale in Rubicon (2010)
    Rubicon
    • Kale Ingram
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams in The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
    The Time Traveler's Wife
    • Richard DeTamble
    • 2009

Director

  • With/In (2022)
    With/In
    • Director (Segment "Still Life")
    • 2022
  • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
    Medium
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2007
  • Debra Winger, Stephen Warner, Krista Rae, Tatiana Maslany, and Sam Howard in Dawn Anna (2005)
    Dawn Anna
    • Director (as Less R. Howard)
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Big Bad Love (2001)
    Big Bad Love
    • Director
    • 2001

Writer

  • With/In (2022)
    With/In
    • Segment "Still Life"
    • 2022
  • With/In: Volume 2 (2021)
    With/In: Volume 2
    • written by (segment Still Life)
    • 2021
  • Debra Winger, Stephen Warner, Krista Rae, Tatiana Maslany, and Sam Howard in Dawn Anna (2005)
    Dawn Anna
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Big Bad Love (2001)
    Big Bad Love
    • screenplay
    • 2001

Videos14

The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
Clip 1:16
The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
Clip 0:59
The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
The Time Traveler's Wife
Clip 1:12
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
Clip 1:26
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
Clip 1:00
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
Clip 1:06
The Time Traveler's Wife
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:55
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:51
Trailer
The Time Traveler's Wife
Trailer 2:29
The Time Traveler's Wife
Plain Clothes
Trailer 0:31
Plain Clothes
The Lesser Evil
Trailer 1:31
The Lesser Evil
You Know My Name
Trailer 0:29
You Know My Name

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Less R. Howard
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • October 18, 1954
    • Independence, Missouri, USA
  • Spouses
      Debra WingerNovember 28, 1996 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Babe Howard
  • Relatives
      Jim Howard(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Peck") in "How I Learned to Drive", American Repoertory Theatre, 9/18/98-10/10/98, Cambridge, MA.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Two sons: Sam Howard is his son from his first marriage to his agent and appeared in Dawn Anna (2005). Babe Howard is his son from his second marriage to actress Debra Winger and they appeared together in Lapsis (2020).
  • Quotes
    When I came to California I thought once they put you in a movie, then you become a movie star. And then a movie I did came out and no one saw it and I wasn't a movie star.
  • Nickname
    • Les

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