Personal Info
Esther Howard
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Caught on the Bounce
as Aunt Tildy
All That I Have
as Mrs. Dalton
Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Champion
as Mrs. Kelly
Homicide
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
The Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Hellfire
as Birdie
The Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady
The Velvet Touch
as Pansy Dupont
