Richard Howard

Acting
1944-03-08
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles

#1Van der Valk

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Pathologist

6.2 / 10
Drama

Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Based on the characters and atmosphere of the novels of Nicolas Freeling, the first series was shown in 1972.

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#2Pie in the Sky

Drama Series - 1994, 16 episodes as MC at Theatre

8.3 / 10
ComedyDrama

Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The series departs slightly from other police dramas in that the protagonist, Henry Crabbe, while still being an on-duty policeman, is also the head chef of the title restaurant set in the fictional town of Middleton and county of Westershire.

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#3Lovejoy

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes as Haynes

7.4 / 10
ComedyDramaMystery

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.

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#4Born and Bred

Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes as Freddie McClintock

9.0 / 10
Drama

In the 1950s at the fictional Lancashire village of Ormston, a father and son, both doctors, navigate the challenges of running a cottage hospital under the newly established National Health Service.

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#5Drop the Dead Donkey

Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes as Vicar

7.0 / 10
Comedy

A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.

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#6David Copperfield

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Doctor

7.1 / 10
Drama

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

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#7Oliver Twist

Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes as Dr Critchley

6.3 / 10
Drama

An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

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#8Oh! What a Lovely War

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Young Soldier at Mons (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
ComedyMusicWar

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

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#9Oedipus Rex

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Chorus

6.0 / 10
Drama

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.

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#10The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Berndt Meyer

7.0 / 10
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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