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Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. was an American actor, best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow (1978–1981). Howard won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1970 for his performance in Child's Play, and later won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his work in Grey Gardens (2009).
Birth Name
Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr.
Born
Tuesday, 28 March 1944
Died
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion | Self | 2018 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Joy | Mop Executive | 2015 |
| The Wedding Ringer | Ed Palmer | 2015 |
| The McCarthys | Coach Colwell | 2014 |
| The Judge | Judge Warren | 2014 |
| Better Living Through Chemistry | Walter Bishop | 2014 |
| A.C.O.D. | Gary | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion | Self | 2018 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| Joy | Mop Executive | 2015 |
| The Wedding Ringer | Ed Palmer | 2015 |
| The McCarthys | Coach Colwell | 2014 |
| The Judge | Judge Warren | 2014 |
| Better Living Through Chemistry | Walter Bishop | 2014 |
| A.C.O.D. | Gary | 2013 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| J. Edgar | Harlan Fiske Stone | 2011 |
| Fairly Legal | Charles Pease | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Malcolm | 2010 |
| A Numbers Game | Harold | 2010 |
| The Beacon | Officer Bobby Ford / Oficer Ford | 2009 |
| 2:13 | Sheriff Sedgewick | 2009 |
| Grey Gardens | Phelan Beale | 2009 |
| Smother | Gene Cooper | 2008 |
| Eli Stone | Thomas Hayes | 2008 |
| Under Still Waters | Conrad | 2008 |
| Rambo | Arthur Marsh | 2008 |
| Michael Clayton | Don Jeffries | 2007 |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Evan Connello | 2007 |
| Cane | Joe Samuels | 2007 |
| Sacrifices of the Heart | Thane Weston | 2007 |
| Arc | Santee | 2006 |
| 30 Rock | Hank Hooper | 2006 |
| The Nine | Alvy Munson | 2006 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Boyd Taylor | 2006 |
| Conviction | Judge Hanford | 2006 |
| In Her Shoes | Michael Feller | 2005 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Judge Walter Merrick | 2005 |
| Dreamer | Bill Ford / William Ford | 2005 |
| The Closer | Wes Durant | 2005 |
| The Office | Ed Truck | 2005 |
| A Boyfriend for Christmas | Judge | 2004 |
| Huff | Walt Callahan | 2004 |
| Boston Legal | Judge Walter Yardley | 2004 |
| Double Dare | Self | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Harry Kemp Jr. '58 | 2003 |
| Pet Star | Celebrity Judge #3 | 2002 |
| George Lopez | Dr. Woodson | 2002 |
| Crossing Jordan | Max Cavanaugh / Maximilian "Max" Cavanaugh | 2001 |
| Chasing the Sun | Narrator | 2001 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Ken Abbot | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Arlen Rieff | 1999 |
| Family Law | Reardon | 1999 |
| At First Sight | Virgil's Father | 1999 |
| A Vow to Cherish | John Brighton | 1999 |
| Tactical Assault | General Horace White | 1998 |
| Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Senator John Farrell | 1997 |
| The Practice | Raynsford Bradford / Senator Frank Patanki | 1997 |
| Arli$$ | Rocky / Coach Dreyfuss | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Her Hidden Truth | Jack Devereaux | 1995 |
| The Client | Charlie Braxton | 1995 |
| The Net | Michael Bergstrom / Bergstrom | 1995 |
| One West Waikiki | Ronald Markham | 1994 |
| Clear and Present Danger | Committee Chairman | 1994 |
| Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Ed Keating | 1994 |
| Hart to Hart Returns | Dr. Paul Menard | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | David Clarke / Special Agent Dunleavy | 1993 |
| The Wild West | (voice) | 1993 |
| Kill Fee | Malcolm Carter | 1993 |
| Mastergate | Courtleigh Bishop / Secretary of State Courtleigh Bishop | 1992 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Hartness | 1992 |
| Melrose Place | Mr. George Andrews | 1992 |
| Memories of Midnight | Kirk Reynolds | 1991 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991 |
| Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story | Bill Smart | 1991 |
| P.S.I. Luv U | Jack Packer | 1991 |
| Oscar | Kirkwood | 1991 |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | (voice) | 1990 |
| The Man in the Brown Suit | Gordon Race | 1989 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| Rage of Angels: The Story Continues | Adam J. Warner | 1986 |
| Dream Girl, U.S.A. | Self - Host | 1986 |
| The Colbys | Garrett Boydston | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | Jerry | 1985 |
| Amazing Masters of Martial Arts | Narrator / Self - Host | 1985 |
| He's Not Your Son | Michael Saunders | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Hank Shipton / Max Hagen / Matt Kinkaid / Det. Sgt. Barnes / Bill Boyle | 1984 |
| Glitter | Senator | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Dubois | 1983 |
| It's Not Easy | Jack Long | 1983 |
| The Thorn Birds | Rainer Hartheim | 1983 |
| Second Thoughts | John Michael | 1983 |
| Rage of Angels | Adam Warner | 1983 |
| Hotel | Malcolm Taylor / Bill Tillery | 1982 |
| Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Pudd'nhead Wilson / Sam Evans | 1982 |
| Victims | Joe Buckley | 1982 |
| Dynasty | Garrett Boydston | 1981 |
| Father Damien: The Leper Priest | Father Damien | 1980 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | Ken Howard | 1979 |
| A Real American Hero | Danny Boy Mitchell | 1978 |
| The White Shadow | Ken Reeves | 1978 |
| Superdome | Dave Walecki | 1978 |
| Independence | Thomas Jefferson | 1976 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Manhunter | Dave Barrett | 1974 |
| The Manhunter | Dave Barrett | 1974 |
| Adam's Rib | Adam Bonner | 1973 |
| 1776 | Thomas Jefferson (VA) / Thomas Jefferson | 1972 |
| The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie | Virgil | 1972 |
| Such Good Friends | Cal | 1971 |
| Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Arthur | 1970 |
| Medical Center | Kevin Morgan | 1969 |
| N.Y.P.D. | Rick Crossfield | 1967 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Guest | 1961 |
| Bonanza | Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain | 1959 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
