Arliss Howard
Arliss Howard | |
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Born | Leslie Richard Howard October 18, 1954 Independence,Missouri,U.S. |
Other names | Less R. Howard |
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Years active | 1983–present |
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Children | 2 |
Relatives | James Howard(brother) |
Leslie Richard"Arliss"Howard(born October 18, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for his roles in the filmsFull Metal Jacket(1987),Tequila Sunrise(1988),The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997),The Time Traveler's Wife(2009),Moneyball(2011), andMank(2020).
Early life and education
[edit]Howard is a native ofIndependence, Missouri.He received an English literature degree fromColumbia College.Before committing to acting, Howard worked in the Wyoming oil industry, on a New Mexico ranch, and lived in Hawaii.[1]
Career
[edit]Howard established his career with roles in the filmsFull Metal Jacket,Men Don't Leave,Ruby,andNatural Born Killers.He was nominated for twoCableACE Awardsfor his roles in the television filmsSomebody Has to Shoot the PictureandThe Man Who Captured Eichmann,winning for the former.[citation needed]
In 1997, he portrayed billionaire John Hammond's evil nephewPeter Ludlowin the filmThe Lost World: Jurassic Park,and U.S. Vice PresidentJohn C. Calhounin the filmAmistad;both films were directed bySteven Spielberg.
Howard has had a recurring role in theCBSweekly drama seriesMediumand has directed several episodes. He also starred in and directed the filmsBig Bad LoveandDawn Anna,both co-written withJames Howard,his brother. His wife,Debra Winger,starred in both films. In 2010 he played Kale Ingram, a benignly duplicitous supervisor at an American intelligence agency, in the TV seriesRubicon,which was canceled byAMCafter 13 episodes.[2]Howard appeared in the 2011 featureMoneyball.[3]
Howard has extensive stage credits, including a role in the 2009 revival ofAugust Wilson'sJoe Turner's Come and Goneon Broadway. He has appeared in several productions at theAmerican Repertory Theatre(ART) inCambridge, Massachusetts,includingPaula Vogel'sHow I Learned to Drive,with Winger, andBertolt Brecht'sIn the Jungle of the Cities,directed byRobert Woodruff.[4][5]He was also seen as Mikhail Lvovich Astrov inAnton Chekhov'sUncle Vanya,[6]and Nikolai Ivanov in Chekhov'sIvanov,with Winger playing the role of Anna.[7]
Howard joined the cast of a CBS political drama pilot titledWays & MeanswithPatrick Dempseyin June 2020.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Howard is married to actressDebra Winger.He has two sons, Sam Howard (born 1987) from his previous marriage to talent agent Karen Sellars, and Gideon "Babe" Howard (born 1997) with Winger.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Prodigal | Scott Stuart | |
1986 | The Lightship | Eddie | |
1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Sergeant 'Cowboy' Evans | |
1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Gregg Lindroff | |
Plain Clothes | Nick Dunbar | Lead role | |
1990 | Men Don't Leave | Charles Simon | |
1991 | For the Boys | Dixie's Husband Sergeant Michael Leonard | |
1992 | CrissCross | Joe | |
Ruby | Maxwell | ||
1993 | Wilder Napalm | Wilder Foudroyant | |
The Sandlot | Older Scotty Smalls | Uncredited | |
1994 | Natural Born Killers | Owen Traft, Mickey & Mallory's Guardian Angel / The Demon | |
1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Virgil | |
Wet | Bruce Lomann | Short film | |
1996 | Johns | John Cardoza | |
Tales of Erotica | Bruce Lomann | Re-release of "Wet" as a segment | |
1997 | Amistad | John C. Calhoun | |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Peter Ludlow | ||
1998 | The Lesser Evil | Ivan Williams | |
1999 | A Map of the World | Paul Reverdy | |
2001 | Big Bad Love | Barlow | Also director and writer |
2004 | Dandelion | Luke Mullich | |
Birth | Bob | ||
2006 | Weapons | Mikey's Uncle | |
2007 | Awake | Dr. Jonathan Neyer | |
2009 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Richard DeTamble | |
2011 | Moneyball | John Henry | |
2015 | Concussion | Dr.Joseph Maroon | |
2017 | The Boy Downstairs | Diana's Father | |
2020 | Lapsis | Dr. Mangold | |
Mank | Louis B. Mayer | ||
2021 | With/In: Volume 2 | Segment: "Still Life"; also director and writer | |
2023 | The Killer | Henderson "Clay" Claybourne, the Client | |
2024 | The Thicket | Post-production |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Incredible Hulk | Policeman | Episode: "The Disciple" |
1983 | AfterMASH | Danny Madden | Episode: "September of '53/Together Again" |
A Killer in the Family | John Lyons | TV movie | |
The Day After | Tom Cooper | ||
1984 | Hill Street Blues | Phil Platt | Episode: "Bangladesh Slowly" |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Stranger | Episode: "Healer/Children's Zoo/Kentucky Rye" |
1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Felix Lyttle | TV movie |
1989 | I Know My First Name Is Steven | Kenneth Parnell | Miniseries (uncredited) |
1990 | Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Raymond Eames | TV movie |
1992 | Till Death Us Do Part | Vincent Bugliosi | |
Those Secrets | Simon | ||
1995 | The Infiltrator | Ricky Eaton | |
1996 | The Man Who Captured Eichmann | Peter Malkin | |
Beyond the Call | Keith O'Brien | ||
1997 | Old Man | J.J. Taylor | |
1999 | You Know My Name | Wiley | |
2001 | The Song of the Lark | Dr. Howard Archie | |
2003 | Word of Honor | J.D. Runnells | |
2005 | Dawn Anna | Physical Therapist | TV movie; also director |
2005–2007 | Medium | Captain Kenneth Push | 4 episodes |
2010 | Rubicon | Kale Ingram | 13 episodes |
2013 | True Blood | Truman Burrell | Season 6, main cast |
2017 | When We Rise | Theodore Olson | Episode: "Part IV" |
2020 | Manhunt: Deadly Games | Earl Embry | Main cast |
2021 | Mr. Corman | Larry | 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^Trussell, Robert (May 24, 2009)."Arliss Howard follows the road to Broadway".The Kansas City Star.RetrievedMarch 24,2024.
- ^"Rubicon Cancelled By AMC".TV by the Numbers.Archived fromthe originalon November 14, 2010.RetrievedMarch 14,2012.
- ^Arliss HowardatIMDb
- ^Koch, John (August 5, 1998)."Winger, Howard to appear at ART".The Boston Globe.Archived fromthe originalon October 25, 2012.RetrievedMarch 14,2012.
- ^"Profile".AmRep.July 2002. Archived fromthe originalon October 11, 2007.
- ^"Arliss Howard".American Repertory Theater.
- ^"Ivanov".American Repertory Theater.
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (June 9, 2020)."Pilot Season 2020: CBS TV Studios Is Latest To Pay Casts & Extend Options On Pilots Suspended Due To COVID-19".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedJune 9,2020.
External links
[edit]- Arliss HowardatIMDb
- Strauss, Bob (March 3, 2002)."Terms of Endurance".Los Angeles Daily News.via theTheFreeLibrary.RetrievedJuly 25,2016.