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John Howard

1913–1995 · Actor

Biography

John Howard (born John Richard Cox Jr.) was an American screen and television actor. He made his movie debut in a bit part in Paramount's One Hour Late (1934) before moving up the Hollywood ladder to featured parts and ultimately landing his own series, the Bulldog Drummond mysteries. Decades later, when offers of work began to slow down, Howard went into teaching.

Notable Noir Roles

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942Dir. Joseph Santley · Greg Sherman

The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find a woman with a knife in her back in his bedroom.

Full Noir Filmography

1 film · 1942–1942