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Ken Howard
A leading man turned character actor who took a hiatus from his craft to teach law and theater at Harvard University in the 1980s, Ken Howard was born March 28, 1944, in El Centro, Calif. He grew up on Long Island, where his towering height earned him the nickname "Stork" in high school. After a stint at Yale's drama school, Howard debuted on Broadway in 1967 in "Promises, Promises."Best known for playing the Caucasian coach of a racially mixed basketball team on the TV drama "The White Shadow," Howard scored a Daytime Emmy in 1981 for his performance in the after-school special "The Body Human: Facts for Boys." His supporting turn as Phelan Beale in the HBO drama Grey Gardens brought him his first Emmy win in 2009.On stage, Howard originated the role of Thomas Jefferson in the musical "1776" (reprising the part for the film version). He also won a 1970 Tony Award for his work in "Child's Play."
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J. Edgar
As Harlan Fiske Stone
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A Numbers Game
As Harold
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2:13
As Sheriff Sedgewick
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Still Waters
As Conrad
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Smother
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Rambo
As Arthur Marsh
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Born at 11:21am-PWT.
His ex-wife, Margo Howard, is Ann Landers' daughter.
Had to have a kidney transplant in 2000 due to a blockage that was misdiagnosed.
Has a dog named "Shadow".
Studied at the Yale School of Drama and became a lecturer at Harvard.
Won Broadway's 1970 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "Child's Play."
While attending Amherst College in Massachussets (Class of '66), Ken was an active member of their choral group, the Zumbyes. He even would record at least two albums with them, one of which featured him as an emcee during a Live show at a Florida college in May of 1965 (released in 1966) as well as a featured soloist.
Portrayed "Thomas Jefferson" in the original Broadway stage version of "1776" and reprised his role in the movie 1776 (1972).
Howard was elected head of the Screen Actors Guild in September 2009 for a two-year term.
Like his father, he is 6' 6" tall, which in high school earned him the nicknames, "Stork" and "The Big K.".
