Esther Howard
Acting
Born April 2, 1892 · Butte, Montana, USA
Biography
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught…
Known For · 40 titles
Sullivan's Travels
Hail the Conquering Hero
Murder, My Sweet
I Married a Witch
The Velvet Touch
June Bride
Caged
Detour
Born to Kill
The Palm Beach Story
Dead End
Without Reservations
Wedlock Deadlock
Champion
Marie Antoinette
Merrily We Go to Hell
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
The Lady Gambles
Boobs in the Woods
The Virginian
No Man of Her Own
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Great Flamarion
The Lady from Cheyenne
Song of the Thin Man
Winner Take All
Swing, Sister, Swing
Stars Over Broadway
The Great McGinty
The Crooked Way
Broadway Serenade
Sweepings
Second Hand Wife
Straight from the Heart
The Yellow Ticket
Klondike Annie
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Stand-In
A Letter for Evie
Adventure