Esther Howard

Acting

Esther Howard

Born 1892-04-02 Butte, Montana, USA 77 films

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 p…

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Filmography

77 films
Caged poster

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torment…

Caged

★ 7.1 1950

Hellfire poster

Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant…

Hellfire

★ 6.4 1949

Champion poster

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who hel…

Champion

★ 6.7 1949

Homicide poster

Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the ca…

Homicide

★ 5.7 1949

June Bride poster

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which…

June Bride

★ 7.1 1948