Ronald Howard
Date of birth: 1918-04-07
Place of birth: Norwood, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Ronald Howard was an English actor and writer who starred in a number of British B movies in the forties and fifties, before moving into television, most notably in the 1954 version of Sherlock Holmes. He was the son of actor Leslie Howard.
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Murder She Said
1961-09-26
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence
Flesh and Blood
1951-03-06
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of
Come September
1961-08-09
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Itali
Double Confession
1950-04-30
The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes i
Take a Hard Ride
1975-10-29
After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to som
The Hunting Party
1971-07-16
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
1964-10-18
Those who have interfered with the Tomb of Ra-Antef are in terrible danger. Against expert advice, A
The Browning Version
1951-04-06
Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public
The Naked Edge
1961-06-28
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife rece
Babette Goes to War
1959-09-18
Comedy about a naive French country girl in London who helps the war effort by parachuting into Germ
Black Orchid
1953-02-01
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling f
Weekend at Dunkirk
1964-12-18
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Mail
Nightbeat
1947-12-22
After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty crimin
Man Accused
1959-10-01
Soon after celebrating his engagement to aristocratic heiress Kathy Riddle (Carol Marsh), engineer B
The Queen of Spades
1949-03-16
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul
Drango
1957-01-01
A few months after the end of the civil war, Major Drango is sent as military governor in a southern
Moment of Indiscretion
1958-09-05
Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investiga
The Spider's Web
1960-11-01
Mystery film based on an Agatha Christie play. An ambassador's wife must hide the corpse of her step
Noose for a Lady
1953-04-01
A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin believes she is innocent and he works aga
Wide Boy
1952-04-01
Picking a pocket leads to blackmail and murder for a petty criminal in London.
Now Barabbas
1949-05-24
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
Compelled
1960-12-01
An ex-convict who's built a respectable post-prison life for himself as an engineer discovers that a
Africa: Texas Style!
1967-05-01
Two American cowboys are hired by a British rancher to oversee his estate in Kenya. Shot on location
Bomb in the High Street
1961-12-01
Thieves disguised as soldiers plan to use a bomb scare as part of their plan to rob a bank.
Bond Street
1948-05-12
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Li
The Hide-Out
1956-12-01
An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infect
Night Was Our Friend
1951-12-01
Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil. Nobody believes he survived. In the meantime his wif
Portrait of Clare
1950-11-13
The three marriages of a woman: a young man who is killed, a priggish lawyer and a sympathetic barri
The House in the Woods
1957-10-31
A novelist and his wife go to stay at a cottage owned by a painter whose wife has just died.
No Trees in the Street
1959-03-03
Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England
Persecution
1974-11-07
A cat lover (Lana Turner) kills her husband, blackmails her lover (Trevor Howard) and torments her s
Koroshi
1968-11-28
Secret agent John Drake (aka Danger Man) goes to Japan to infiltrate a secret society that specialis
Light Fingers
1957-08-01
Humphrey assigns a "watchdog" to keep an eye on his wife Rose, whom he thinks is a thief. She isn't
Flannelfoot
1953-11-01
Ace crime reporter Watling tries to discover the identity of a notorious jewel thief, but his inform
Siege of the Saxons
1963-07-01
King Arthur learns one of his knights is plotting to take over and marry his daughter. After the Kin
Glad Tidings
1953-06-13
An English colonel finds love with an American widow, to the displeasure of his children.
My Brother Jonathan
1948-02-05
Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the
Assassin for Hire
1951-04-01
Antonio Riccardi, a rare stamp dealer who is secretly a hired killer, pays for the violin lessons of
Run a Crooked Mile
1969-11-18
A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murde
The Malpas Mystery
1960-12-01
After Audrey leaves prison after being framed for jewel theft, she gets a job offer from the mysteri
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
1961-05-01
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming ra
The Bay of St. Michel
1963-03-01
A trio of World War 2 vets band together to search for a lost Nazi fortune.
Street Corner
1953-03-17
A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around th
"Pimpernel" Smith
1941-07-28
Eccentric Cambridge archaeologist Horatio Smith takes a group of British and American archaeology st
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
1985-01-01
This documentary examines the making of the Sherlock Holmes cinematic dynasty and includes interview
Nurse on Wheels
1963-01-03
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up he
Fate Takes a Hand
1961-10-12
When a mail bag full of post that was taken in a robbery is discovered fifteen years later, a Post O
The Skin Game
1962-02-01
A scrap dealer is making a profit out of wrecked cars, but trouble starts when one of his men demand
I Accuse!
1958-03-05
Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason an
Gideon's Day
1958-03-25
Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-vi
Wuthering Heights
1962-05-10
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthe
While the Sun Shines
1947-02-01
Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to ma
The Spanish Sword
1962-01-01
A knight protects the treasure of Henry III of England from a thieving baron.