Esther Howard
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-04-02 (73 years old)
Deathday
1965-03-08
Place of Birth
Butte, Montana, USA
Also known As
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Esther Howard
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 Bess...
Acting
1945
as Hedy
1942
as Wife of Wienie King
1947
as Mrs. Kraft
1945
as Cleo
1948
as Pansy Dupont
1940
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
1941
as Miz Zeffie
1946
as Gloria Peabody
1946
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
1944
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
1932
as Ann, Joan's Friend
1932
1950
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
1942
1936
as Fanny Radler
1942
as Mrs. Topley
1939
as Mrs. Fellows
1932
as Mrs. Prescott
1937
as Mrs, Mack
1937
as Mrs. Madigan
1933
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
1944
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
1931
as The Mother
1949
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
1935
as Mamie
1931
as Josie
1932
as Louisa
1949
as Gross Lady
1937
as Mrs. Wagon
1948
as Mrs. Mitchell
1935
as Mary Clyde
1931
as Clara Newman
1946
as Mrs. Edgewaters
1944
as Sally (uncredited)
1935
as The Hostess
1946
1935
as Mary Sporesgate
1950
as Grace (uncredited)
1933
as Lily
1936
as Rose
1939
as Florist
1934
as Aunt Ida
1952
as Aunt Tildy
1947
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
1940
as Mrs. Clyde
1940
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
1942
as Extra (uncredited)
1933
as Mrs. Stillman
1931
as Prisoner
1946
as Sarah (uncredited)
1944
as Jesse Florian
1941
as Landlady
1949
as Birdie
1949
as Mrs. Kelly
1932
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
1942
as Dancehall Girl
1938
as Miss Fredericks
1945
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
1939
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
1932
as 'Sister' Carrie
1951
as Mrs. Dalton
1938
as Birdie Brown
1940
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
1947
as Sadie (uncredited)
1933
as Mary
1943
as Woman (uncredited)
1949
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
1937
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (Uncredited)
1938
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
1932
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
1944
as Aunt Sophie
1931
as Extra (uncredited)
1935
as Tired Mother
1940
as Singer at Party
1936
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
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