Bob Howard

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1906-06-20 (80 years old)

Deathday

1986-12-03

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Bob Howard

Biography

Bob Howard was a Black pianist, comedian, and actor on the Broadway stage, radio, and television. Born Howard Joyner in West Newton, MA., he attended and dropped out of Howard University Medical School and later enrolled in the New England Conservatory of Music. During his early years in vaudeville, he was the piano-playing member of Joyner and Hopkins (Morris Hopkins was a dancer). In 1943, Howard appeared on Broadway in "Early to Bed." He also worked in radio from 1938 to 1975, with his programs on WEAF, WCBS, and WHN. He was one of the first Black performers on television, with his 15-minute show on CBS from July 1948 to December 1951. H...

Acting

1941

1947

Junction 88

as Bob Howard

1946

Stars on Parade

as Bob Howard

1963

Lassie's Great Adventure

as Sergeant Sprague

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