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Ronald Howard is a Actor British born on 7 april 1918 at London (United-kingdom)

Ronald Howard

Ronald Howard
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Birth name Ronald Howard
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 7 april 1918 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 19 december 1996 (at 78 years) at Bridport (United-kingdom)

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.

Best films

Babette Goes to War
Babette Goes to War
(1959)
(Actor)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ronald Howard (41 films)

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Actor

Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride (1975)
, 1h43
Directed by Antonio Margheriti, Hal Needham
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western
Actors Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, Catherine Spaak, Jim Kelly, Barry Sullivan, Dana Andrews
Roles Halsey
Rating56% 2.8485752.8485752.8485752.8485752.848575
Pike (Jim Brown), the right-hand man of cattle rancher Bob Morgan (Dana Andrews), is entrusted with a mission to deliver $86,000 across the border to the Morgan Ranch in Sonora, Mexico after his boss dies. Pike teams up with dishonest gambler Tyree (Fred Williamson) and they are forced to trust each other while being pursued by various outlaws and gunmen trying to possess the money, including the ruthless bounty hunter Kiefer (Lee Van Cleef) and corrupt sheriff Kane (Barry Sullivan).
Persecution
Persecution (1974)
, 1h35
Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Actors Lana Turner, Trevor Howard, Ralph Bates, Olga Georges-Picot, Suzan Farmer, Patrick Allen
Roles Dr. Ross
Rating46% 2.3223452.3223452.3223452.3223452.322345
Carrie Masters (Lana Turner) is a crippled, wealthy, bitter woman who takes pleasure in tormenting her young son David (Mark Weavers). She blames him for her crippled leg and, in bizarre and horrifying ways, extracts her revenge by dominating him.
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party (1971)
, 1h47
Directed by Don Medford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Oliver Reed, Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen, Simon Oakland, Ronald Howard, Mitch Ryan
Roles Watt Nelson
Rating61% 3.099663.099663.099663.099663.09966
Relations are strained between cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen) when he leaves for a two-week hunting trip with some of his wealthy friends.
Africa: Texas Style!
Africa: Texas Style! (1967)
, 1h49
Directed by Andrew Marton
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Hugh O'Brian, John Mills, Nigel Green, Adrienne Corri, Ronald Howard, Hayley Mills
Roles Hugo Copp
Rating53% 2.6661752.6661752.6661752.6661752.666175
Africa Texas Style est un film d'aventure britannique de 1967 réalisé par Andrew Marton et mettant en vedette John Mills, Hugh O'Brian et Nigel Green. Deux cow-boys américains sont embauchés par un éleveur britannique pour superviser sa succession au Kenya. Tourné sur place en Afrique, ce film a conduit à l'émission de télévision Cowboy en Afrique avec Chuck Connors.
Weekend at Dunkirk
Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
, 1h59
Directed by Claude Pinoteau, Henri Verneuil, Pierre Delanjeac
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, Political films
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Mondy, François Périer, Georges Géret
Roles le capitaine Robinson
Rating68% 3.449113.449113.449113.449113.44911
Set during World War II, it follows Julien Maillat, a French soldier who tries to join the English Army on the Royal Navy flotilla to England by boat. No matter how hard he tries to make it, he and his French partners are hard pressed to get away as the fight is getting harder and the Germans closer and closer.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
, 1h18
Directed by Michael Carreras
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, George Pastell, Jack Gwillim, Michael Ripper
Roles John Bray
Rating56% 2.801192.801192.801192.801192.80119
"Egypt in the year 1900". A mummy is discovered by three Egyptologists: Englishmen John Bray (Ronald Howard) and Sir Giles Dalrymple (Jack Gwillim) as well as French Professor Eugene Dubois (unbilled Bernard Rebel, who died three weeks before the film's UK premiere). Assisting in the expedition is Professor Dubois' daughter, and Bray's fiancée, Annette (Jeanne Roland), herself an Egyptology expert. All the artifacts are brought back to London by the project's backer, American showman Alexander King (Fred Clark), who plans to recoup his investment by staging luridly sensational public exhibits of the Egyptian treasures. Soon after arrival, however, the mummy revives and starts to kill various members of the expedition, while it becomes evident that sinister Adam Beauchamp (Beecham) (Terence Morgan), a wealthy arts patron whom members of the expedition meet on the ship returning to England, harbors a crucial revelation of the mummy's past and future.
Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons (1963)
, 1h25
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Actors Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Ronald Howard, John Laurie, Jerome Willis, Charles Lloyd-Pack
Roles Edmund of Cornwall
Rating48% 2.4212852.4212852.4212852.4212852.421285
King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. Soon the soldiers of double-dealing Edmund of Cornwall slay King Arthur. However his daughter Katherine escapes with the help of outlaw Robert Marshall. Claiming she is dead Edmund makes ready to usurp the throne in league with Saxon invaders. Katherine and Robert go to find the great wizard Merlin to help them save Camelot and England. He announces that whichever Knight wishes to marry the princess must first remove King Arthur's sword from the scabbard and prove his right to the throne.
The Spanish Sword
The Spanish Sword (1962)
, 1h2
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Ronald Howard, June Thorburn, Nigel Green, Trader Faulkner, Derrick G. Sherwin, Garard Green
Roles Sir Richard Clovell
Rating40% 2.0109052.0109052.0109052.0109052.010905
Rebellion breaks out during the reign of Henry III, and a brave knight foils the plans of a baron to steal the treasure of the King.
Come September
Come September (1961)
, 1h52
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Sandra Dee, Joel Grey, Bobby Darin, Walter Slezak
Roles Spencer
Rating68% 3.446653.446653.446653.446653.44665
Wealthy American businessman Robert Talbot (Rock Hudson) owns a villa on the Ligurian coast, where he and his Roman mistress Lisa Fellini (Gina Lollobrigida) spend September of each year. When Robert moves up his annual visit to July and calls her en route from Milano, she cancels her wedding to Englishman Spencer (Ronald Howard) and rushes to meet him. Upon his arrival at the villa, Robert discovers that, in his absence, his major domo, Maurice Clavell (Walter Slezak), has turned the villa into a hotel, currently hosting a group of teenage girls, including Sandy (Sandra Dee), and their chaperone, Margaret Allison (Brenda De Banzie). Their departure is delayed when Margaret slips on a champagne bottle cork dropped by Robert and is forced to spend a day in the hospital. Four teenage boys who irritated Robert on the drive to his villa, including Tony (Bobby Darin), set up camp right outside of the villa and begin courting the girls.
Murder She Said
Murder She Said (1961)
, 1h27
Directed by George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Margaret Rutherford, John Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow, Stringer Davis, Bud Tingwell, James Robertson Justice
Roles Brian Eastley
Rating72% 3.648673.648673.648673.648673.64867
While traveling by rail, Miss Marple witnesses the strangling of a young woman in the carriage of an overtaking train. The local police can find no evidence to support her story, so she conducts her own investigation and, with the aid of her close friend Jim Stringer (Stringer Davis), comes to the conclusion that the body must have been thrown off the train near the grounds of Ackenthorpe Hall, which adjoins the railway line.
Bomb in the High Street
Bomb in the High Street (1961)
, 1h
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Ronald Howard, Suzanna Leigh, Jack Allen, John Gilmore, Geoffrey Bayldon, Jack Lambert
Roles Captain Manning
Rating64% 3.2245653.2245653.2245653.2245653.224565
A gang of villains carry out a bank robbery disguised as soldiers, creating a diversion using a fake bomb scare.
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge (1961)
, 1h37
Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Gary Cooper, Deborah Kerr, Eric Portman, Diane Cilento, Hermione Gingold, Peter Cushing
Roles Mr. Claridge
Rating65% 3.2940853.2940853.2940853.2940853.294085
In the aftermath of a theft and murder, Martha Radcliffe (Kerr) increasingly suspects her husband George Radcliffe (Cooper), whose testimony in court convicted the main suspect, of being the real culprit.
The Spider's Web
The Spider's Web (1960)
, 1h28
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert, Maurice Costello, Ronald Howard
Roles Jeremy
Rating61% 3.0965753.0965753.0965753.0965753.096575
The story of an ambassador's wife who must hide the corpse of her husband from his daughter.