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 on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt.
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Filmography
Cast Credits
Hollywood Classic Special
Character:
MOVIE • 2010
Caught on the Bounce
Character: Aunt Tildy
MOVIE • 1952
All That I Have
Character: Mrs. Dalton
MOVIE • 1951
Caged
Character: Grace (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1950
No Man of Her Own
Character: Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1950
Hellfire
Character: Birdie
MOVIE • 1949
The Lady Gambles
Character: Gross Lady
MOVIE • 1949
The Crooked Way
Character: Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1949
Champion
Character: Mrs. Kelly
MOVIE • 1949
Homicide
Character: Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
MOVIE • 1949
June Bride
Character: Mrs. Mitchell
MOVIE • 1948
The Velvet Touch
Character: Pansy Dupont
MOVIE • 1948
Wedlock Deadlock
Character: Lydia - Betty's Mother
MOVIE • 1947
Song of the Thin Man
Character: Sadie (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1947
Born to Kill
Character: Mrs. Kraft
MOVIE • 1947
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Character: Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
MOVIE • 1946
Without Reservations
Character: Sarah (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1946
The Virginian
Character:
MOVIE • 1946
The Falcon's Alibi
Character: Gloria Peabody
MOVIE • 1946
A Letter for Evie
Character: Mrs. Edgewaters
MOVIE • 1946