Ben Howard

Born: 1940-01-01

Ben Howard is a retired British actor famous for playing cockney hardmen and squaddies. He starred in the Richard Attenborough films, Oh What a Lovely War and A Bridge Too Far, and starred in the big police series of the 60s and 70s; Z Cars, The Sweeney and Dixon of Dock Green - the latter as DC Len Clayton in the long running show's final series in 1976. Away from acting Ben designed and created the Benjyboard skateboard which is still admired by skaters to this day as a classic.


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as Sergeant Towns
Released: 1977-06-15

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII...

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Who Dares Wins

as Terrorist
Released: 1982-08-26

When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to...

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From Beyond the Grave

as Burglar
Released: 1974-02-21

Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto...

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The Land That Time Forgot

as Benson
Released: 1974-08-13

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After...

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The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Trumpeter Pridmore
Released: 1968-04-10

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led...

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Oh! What a Lovely War

as Pte Garbett
Released: 1969-03-10

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys...

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Villain

as Henry
Released: 1971-05-26

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses...

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Zeppelin

as Jamie Fergusson
Released: 1971-04-08

The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable...

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Red Shift

as Officer
Released: 1978-01-17

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Top hill in search of sanctuary from...

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Doctor Who: The Green Death

as Hinks
Released: 1973-06-23

The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of...

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Three Clear Sundays

as Charlie
Released: 1965-04-07

Ken Loach production for The Wednesday Play, reflecting contemporary debates surrounding the...

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Hide and Seek

as Sid
Released: 1972-10-07

A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can...

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That Summer!

as Borstal Officer
Released: 1979-07-06

A teenager gets out of reform school and heads to Torquay for a swimming contest, where he meets...

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The Sex Victims

as Jack Piper
Released: 1973-04-04

A lone truck driver who is lured into the woods by a nubile Lady Godiva discovers after he’s...

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Running Scared

as Charlie
Released: 1972-05-01

When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he...

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Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as Josef Wojcik
Released: 1981-12-18

British TV Movie drama/documentary detailing the birth of Poland's Solidarity union

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Bread

as Gerry
Released: 1971-05-06

On their way home from the Isle of Wight Pop Festival, Jeff, Trev and Mick along with...

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Doctor Who

as Hinks
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Minder

as Second Hand Sid
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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The Professionals

as Spelman
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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The Sweeney

as Ronnie
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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Dempsey and Makepeace

as Jerry Curtis
First aired: 1985-01-11

Dempsey and Makepeace is a British television crime drama made by London Weekend Television for...

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Blake's 7

as Mori
First aired: 1978-01-02

A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran...

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The Protectors

as Vincenzo
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It...

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Lovejoy

as Mr. Devlin
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as DC Len Clayton
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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Terry and June

as Railway Man
First aired: 1979-10-24

Terry and June Medford are both middle aged and beginning to find the trials of life are more...

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