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Biography
Born Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr, Ken made his Broadway debut as Karl Kubelik in "Promises, Promises" in 1968. He also originated the roles of…
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Born
3/28/1944
, El Centro, California, USA
Birth Name
Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr.
Gender
Male
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Role
Crossing Jordan
Ret. Detective Lt. Max Cavanaugh
S 3: Ep 13
Oh, Brother Where Art Thou, Part III
6/6/04
S 3: Ep 12
Dead in the Water
5/23/04
S 3: Ep 1
Devil May Care
3/7/04
S 2: Ep 22
Pandora's Trunk, Part II
5/5/03
S 2: Ep 21
Pandora's Trunk, Part I
4/28/03
+ 43 More Credits
The Colbys
Garrett Boydston
S 2: Ep 2
No Exit
9/25/86
S 2: Ep 1
A Gathering Storm
9/24/86
S 1: Ep 24
Checkmate
5/22/86
S 1: Ep 23
Anniversary Waltz
5/15/86
S 1: Ep 22
The Reckoning
5/1/86
+ 21 More Credits
Dynasty
Garrett Boydston
S 6: Ep 31
The Vendetta
5/21/86
S 6: Ep 29
The Rescue
4/30/86
S 6: Ep 28
The Cry
4/16/86
S 6: Ep 26
The Vote
4/2/86
S 6: Ep 22
Masquerade
3/5/86
+ 8 More Credits
It's Not Easy
Jack Long
S 1: Ep 5
Teacher Pets
10/27/83
S 1: Ep 4
Betrayal
10/20/83
S 1: Ep 3
Jack Kills Sharon's Grandmother
10/13/83
S 1: Ep 2
Did He or Didn't He?
10/6/83
S 1: Ep 1
Pilot
9/29/83
+ 6 More Credits
Thorn Birds
Rainer Hartheim
S 1: Ep 2
Episode 2
3/28/83
S 1: Ep 1
Episode 1
3/27/83
The White Shadow
Ken Reeves
S 3: Ep 15
A Day in the Life
3/16/81
S 3: Ep 14
Burnout
3/9/81
S 3: Ep 13
Cops
3/2/81
S 3: Ep 12
Psyched Out
2/23/81
S 3: Ep 11
Car Repo
2/16/81
+ 49 More Credits
Manhunter
Dave Barrett
S 1: Ep 22
Trial by Terror
3/5/75
S 1: Ep 21
To Kill a Tiger
2/26/75
S 1: Ep 20
The Death Watch
2/19/75
S 1: Ep 19
The Wrong Man
2/5/75
S 1: Ep 18
The Seventh Man
1/29/75
+ 18 More Credits
Adam's Rib
Adam Bonner
S 1: Ep 13
Too Many Cooks
12/28/73
S 1: Ep 12
The First Hurrah
12/7/73
S 1: Ep 11
Friend of the Family
11/30/73
S 1: Ep 10
Murder!
11/16/73
S 1: Ep 9
For Richer, For Poorer
11/9/73
+ 8 More Credits
What Happened?
Host
S 1: Ep 9
Puerto Rican/Elevator
S 1: Ep 8
Hyatt/Tacoma
S 1: Ep 7
TMI/Motor Home
S 1: Ep 6
Piper Alpha/James Dean
S 1: Ep 5
JFK/DuPont
+ 4 More Credits
Recurring Role
(4)
Role
30 Rock
Hank Hooper
S 6: Ep 15
The Shower Principle
3/29/12
S 6: Ep 11
Standards and Practices
3/8/12
S 6: Ep 4
The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell
1/26/12
S 5: Ep 21
100, Part 2
4/21/11
S 5: Ep 20
100, Part 1
4/21/11
+ 2 More Credits
Cane
Joe Samuels
S 1: Ep 13
Open and Shut
12/18/07
S 1: Ep 12
The Perfect Son
12/11/07
S 1: Ep 9
The Exile
11/20/07
S 1: Ep 8
All Bets Are Off
11/13/07
S 1: Ep 7
One Man Is An Island
11/6/07
+ 6 More Credits
Melrose Place
Mr. George Andrews
S 7: Ep 15
Fiddling on the Roof
11/16/98
S 5: Ep 15
Escape From L.A.
1/13/97
S 5: Ep 10
Nice Work if You Can Get It
11/25/96
S 3: Ep 2
It's a Bad World After All
9/19/94
Melrose Place
Mr. Andrews
S 6: Ep 5
Desperately Seeking Samantha
10/20/97
Guest Star
(52)
Role
The Young and the Restless
George Summers
S 39: Ep 237
Ep. #9852
2/27/12
S 39: Ep 236
Ep. #9851
2/24/12
S 39: Ep 235
Ep. #9850
2/23/12
S 39: Ep 233
Ep. #9848
2/21/12
Fairly Legal
Charlie Pease
S 1: Ep 1
Pilot
1/20/11
Cold Case
Harry Kemp Jr. (1958)
S 6: Ep 19
Libertyville
3/29/09
Dirty Sexy Money
Evan Connello
S 2: Ep 8
The Summer House
12/3/08
Boston Legal
Judge Walter Yardley
S 5: Ep 9
Kill, Baby, Kill
11/17/08
Eli Stone
Thomas Hayes
S 2: Ep 2
Grace
10/21/08
Brothers & Sisters
Boyd Taylor
S 2: Ep 14
Double Negative
4/27/08
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Arlen Rieff
S 8: Ep 8
Cage
11/21/06
I Love the 70s: Volume 2
Himself
S 1: Ep 4
1973
7/11/06
Huff
Walt Callahan
S 2: Ep 5
Used, Abused and Unenthused
4/23/06
S 2: Ep 4
Sweet Release
4/16/06
Ghost Whisperer
Judge Merrick
S 1: Ep 19
Fury
3/31/06
George Lopez
Dr. Woodson
S 5: Ep 14
The Kidney Stays in the Picture
2/8/06
The Office
Ed Truck
S 2: Ep 14
The Carpet
1/26/06
I Love the ‘80s: 3D
Himself
S 1: Ep 6
1985
10/26/05
Crossing Jordan
Max
S 4: Ep 15
It Happened One Night
3/20/05
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Ken Abbot
S 4: Ep 6
The Car Pool Lane
2/8/04
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Waspy interviewer #1
S 4: Ep 5
The 5 Wood
2/1/04
The View
Himself
S 6: Ep 182
June 4, 2003
6/4/03
E! True Hollywood Story
(himself)
S 6: Ep 33
Liza Minnelli
7/21/02
Arli$$
Coach Dreyfuss
S 6: Ep 7
Of Cabbages and Kings
7/22/01
Family Law
Reardon
S 2: Ep 12
Film at Eleven
1/15/01
The Practice
Defense Atty. Bradford
S 4: Ep 15
Race Ipsa Loquitor
2/20/00
The West Wing
Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III
S 1: Ep 9
The Short List
11/24/99
The Practice
Senator
S 2: Ep 11
Hide and Seek
11/29/97
Diagnosis Murder
David Clarke
S 5: Ep 5
Slam-Dunk Dead
10/16/97
Arli$$
Rocky
S 1: Ep 11
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
10/16/96
The Cape (1997)
Congressman Woods
S 1: Ep 5
Just A Rumor
9/30/96
Diagnosis Murder
Special Agt. Dunleavy
S 4: Ep 2
Murder Can Be Contagious
9/26/96
The Client
Charlie Braxton
S 1: Ep 21
Money Talks
4/16/96
Murder, She Wrote
Matt Kinkaid
S 11: Ep 4
Death in Hawaii
10/16/94
One West Waikiki
Ronald Markham
S 1: Ep 2
'Til Death Do Us Part (2)
8/4/94
S 1: Ep 1
'Til Death Do Us Part (1)
8/4/94
Hart To Hart
Dr. Paul Menard
S 6: Ep 1
Hart to Hart Returns (TV Movie)
11/5/93
Batman: The Animated Series
Hartness
S 1: Ep 56
See No Evil
2/24/93
Murder, She Wrote
Maxwell Hagen
S 9: Ep 3
The Mole
10/4/92
The Golden Girls
Jerry
S 7: Ep 16
The Commitments
1/25/92
P.S.I. Luv U
Jack Packer
S 1: Ep 1
Pilot
9/15/91
The Hitchhiker
Guest Star
S 4: Ep 14
Homecoming
1/11/91
Murder, She Wrote
Bill Boyle
S 6: Ep 5
Jack And Bill
10/29/89
Murder, She Wrote
Hank Shipton
S 5: Ep 22
Mirror. Mirror, On the Wall Part 2
5/21/89
S 5: Ep 21
Mirror. Mirror, On the Wall Part 1
5/14/89
Hotel
Malcolm Taylor
S 3: Ep 1
Missing Pieces
9/25/85
Murder, She Wrote
Det. Sgt. Barnes
S 1: Ep 21
Murder at the Oasis
4/7/85
American Playhouse
Pudd'nhead Wilson
S 3: Ep 2
Pudd'nhead Wilson
1/24/84
Hotel
Bill Tillery
S 1: Ep 16
Passages
1/18/84
The Mike Douglas Show
Himself
S 18: Ep 114
February 28, 1980
2/28/80
S 11: Ep 210
Week of June 25, 1973
6/25/73
Dinah!
Himself
S 6: Ep 56
November 29, 1979
11/29/79
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Himself
S 13: Ep 54
March 12-18, 1979 (2)
3/12/79
S 9: Ep 8
September 30-October 4, 1974 (NBC-TV)
9/30/74
S 8: Ep 47
February 18-24, 1974 (2)
2/18/74
S 8: Ep 22
November 19-23, 1973 (NBC-TV)
11/19/73
Medical Center
Kevin Morgan
S 4: Ep 10
The Outcast
11/22/72
Bonanza
Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain
S 14: Ep 7
The 26th Grave
10/31/72
The Merv Griffin Show
Himself
S 9: Ep 62
December 3, 1971
12/3/71
The Nine
Alvy Munson
S 1: Ep 11
Man of the Year
The Avengers
Powell
S 6: Ep 25
Who Was That Man I Saw You With?
3/19/69
N.Y.P.D.
Rick Crossfield
S 2: Ep 22
Everybody Loved Him
3/18/69
Special Guest Star
(1)
Role
The Closer
Wes Durant
S 7: Ep 9
Star Turn
9/5/11
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In the 1980's, Howard became very selective in his works stating that he would only do the acting job if it felt right to him.
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Howard was raised in the Long Island community of Manhasset, New York.
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His dad passed away due to Alzheimer's disease in 1995.
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