Esther Howard

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 2, 1892

died

March 8, 1965

place of birth

Butte, Montana, USA

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Dead End
7.0

Dead End

1937as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
6.9

I Married a Witch

1942as Extra (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
7.4

Sullivan's Travels

1941as Miz Zeffie
Caged
7.1

Caged

1950as Grace (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
7.0

The Palm Beach Story

1942as Wife of Wienie King
The Virginian
6.2

The Virginian

1946
Murder, My Sweet
7.2

Murder, My Sweet

1944as Jesse Florian
Detour
7.2

Detour

1945as Hedy
Marie Antoinette
6.6

Marie Antoinette

1938as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Champion
6.7

Champion

1949as Mrs. Kelly
The Crooked Way
6.2

The Crooked Way

1949as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
7.0

The Great McGinty

1940as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Hail the Conquering Hero
7.1

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
6.9

No Man of Her Own

1950as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
6.1

The Lady Gambles

1949as Gross Lady
Born to Kill
6.7

Born to Kill

1947as Mrs. Kraft
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
6.9

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944as Sally (uncredited)
Adventure
6.4

Adventure

1945as Woman with Mudgin in bar
June Bride
7.1

June Bride

1948as Mrs. Mitchell
Life Begins
6.2

Life Begins

1932as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Homicide
5.7

Homicide

1949as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
Broadway Serenade
6.6

Broadway Serenade

1939as Mrs. Fellows
The Big Noise
6.1

The Big Noise

1944as Aunt Sophie
Grand Slam
4.6

Grand Slam

1933as Mary
The Velvet Touch
6.3

The Velvet Touch

1948as Pansy Dupont
Song of the Thin Man
6.8

Song of the Thin Man

1947as Sadie (uncredited)
Hellfire
6.4

Hellfire

1949as Birdie
Below the Sea
6.7

Below the Sea

1933as Lily
Without Reservations
6.2

Without Reservations

1946as Sarah (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
6.4

My Favorite Blonde

1942as Mrs. Topley
Florida Special
7.0

Florida Special

1936as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
6.5

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932as Vi
Stand-In
6.5

Stand-In

1937as Mrs, Mack
All That I Have
6.0

All That I Have

1951as Mrs. Dalton
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
5.5

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.3

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939as Florist
A Letter for Evie
6.9

A Letter for Evie

1946as Mrs. Edgewaters
The Iron Master
7.0

The Iron Master

1933as Mrs. Stillman
True to Life
8.0

True to Life

1943as Woman (uncredited)
Sweepings
5.8

Sweepings

1933as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
M'Liss
6.0

M'Liss

1936as Rose
The Yellow Ticket
5.1

The Yellow Ticket

1931as Prisoner
San Francisco Docks
7.3

San Francisco Docks

1940as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
Rhythm in the Clouds
7.5

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937as Mrs. Madigan
Wicked
5.5

Wicked

1931as Extra (uncredited)
Rackety Rax
6.5

Rackety Rax

1932as 'Sister' Carrie
Swing, Sister, Swing
8.0

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938as Miss Fredericks
Stars Over Broadway
5.6

Stars Over Broadway

1935as Mary Sporesgate
A Fool's Advice
6.7

A Fool's Advice

1932as Mrs. Prescott
Scandal Street
8.0

Scandal Street

1938as Birdie Brown