Arthur Howard


Arthur Howard was an English stage, film and television actor.

Life and career

Born in Camberwell, London, Howard was the younger son of Lilian and Ferdinand "Frank" Steiner. His brother was the film actor Leslie Howard and his sister the casting director Irene Howard. He married the actress Jean Compton Mackenzie in 1936 and they had a son together, the stage actor Alan Howard.
Arthur appeared in several television programmes such as Whack-O, a school comedy in which he played the hapless assistant headmaster Pettigrew to Jimmy Edwards's headmaster, and he was in the 1960 film version Bottoms Up. He appeared in many films, including American Friends and The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, and had the small role of Cavendish in the James Bond film Moonraker.
In 1961 he was arrested for importuning and spent a week in prison. He died in Westminster, London. He is buried in the East London Cemetery.

Filmography

The Private Life of Henry VIII – Kitchen Helper The Lady Is Willing – Dr. GermontFrieda – First OfficialSo Well Remembered – Politician The Mark of Cain – Clerk of the Court London Belongs to Me – Mr. ChinkwellThe Passionate Friends – Smith – the ButlerPassport to Pimlico – BassettPrivate Angelo – Stage Fright – Groves – Charlotte's Butler The Happiest Days of Your Life – Anthony RamsdenLast Holiday – BurdenState Secret – ClubmanCage of Gold – Registry office bridegroom Dick Barton at Bay – Minor Role Emergency Wedding – Minor Role Laughter in Paradise – Businessman on train The Man in the White Suit – RobertsLady Godiva Rides Again – Soap publicity manNever Look Back – Charles VaughanMoulin Rouge – Dancing Master Cosh Boy – Registrar The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan – Usher in 'Trial by Jury'Grand National Night – Hotel ManagerGlad Tidings – Mr. George BoddingtonWill Any Gentleman...? – Mr. CodingThe Intruder – Bertram SlakeMonsieur Ripois – Priest The Belles of St. Trinian's – Wilfred WoodleyOut of the Clouds – Booking Clerk at Heathrow The Glass Cage – RutlandThe Constant Husband – Clerk of the courtThe Dam Busters – RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI Footsteps in the Fog – VicarOne Way Out – MarriottTouch and Go – Man at the WindowThe Adventures of Quentin Durward – Injured Priest One Wish Too Many – HeadmasterI Accuse! – Capt. LauthLaw and Disorder – BurrowsI Only Arsked! – Sir RedversNowhere to Go – First Mr. Dodds Rockets Galore! – MeechingLibel – Car SalesmanFriends and Neighbours – Rev. DobsonDesert Mice – Navy Doctor Bottoms Up – Oliver PettigrewWatch It, Sailor! – Vicar Paradisio – Professor SimsKill or Cure – Green Glades Desk ClerkThe V.I.P.s – Bar Steward Ladies Who Do – ChauffeurLes Félins – Father NielsonThe Counterfeit Constable – Le supporter anglais qui boit du champagne You Must Be Joking! – CecilLady L – ButlerThe Ghost Goes Gear – VicarGrand Prix – Claude The Shoes of the Fisherman – English CardinalThe Best House in London – Mr. FortnumHoverbug – Mr. WattsMy Lover, My Son – JudgeJane Eyre – DoctorZeppelin – Carlyle The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins – Kenneth Blinker's Spy-Spotter – ProfessorSteptoe and Son – VicarOne of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing – ThumleyLas adolescentes – HeadmasterThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones – Old VicarHardcore – VicarFull Circle – Mr. PiggottThe Prisoner of Zenda – DeaconMoonraker – CavendishThe Missionary – Fermleigh's ButlerTrail of the Pink Panther – Arthur, Bruno's butlerCurse of the Pink Panther – ArthurAnother Country – WaiterEver Decreasing Circles – Mr. LazenbyAmerican Friends – Voe

Television

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