Ronald Howard

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Ronald Howard (1967)

Ronald Howard (born April 7, 1918 in London , † December 19, 1996 in Bridport ) was a British actor .

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Ronald Howard was the son of famous actor Leslie Howard and made his film debut at the age of 18 alongside his father in a small role in George Cukor's Romeo and Juliet (1936). After graduating from school, however, he initially worked as a reporter before turning to acting in the early 1940s, initially at the English theater. His beginning acting career was interrupted by a deployment in the Navy during World War II. He had his first credits in a film in 1947, starring Margaret Rutherford in Anthony Asquith's romantic comedy While the Sun Shines .

Ronald Howard worked in numerous British, US and French cinema and TV productions well into the 1970s. These include 4:50 p.m. from Paddington , in which he again stood in front of the camera with Margaret Rutherford, and A Man Goes His Way with Gary Cooper and Deborah Kerr in the leading roles and Peter Cushing in another supporting role. In 1964 he worked in the film adaptation of the novel Weekend in Zuidcoote by the French author Robert Merle . The work was filmed under the title Dunkirk, June 2, 1940 with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the role of the main character Julien Maillat.

Howard was also known to the US public through his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 39 episode US television series of the same name (1954–1955) produced by Sheldon Reynolds . After his acting career ended in the mid-1970s, he ran an art gallery and in 1981 published In search of my father: a portrait of Leslie Howard, a biography of his father. Ronald Howard was married to Jean Margaret Millar from September 27, 1946 until his death, and the couple had three children.

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SURNAME Howard, Ronald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1996
Place of death Bridport