Ken Howard
Television

Ken Howard

Section Title: Television
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1969	N.Y.P.D.	Rick Crossfield	Episode: "Everybody Loved Him" (S 2:Ep 22)

1972	Bonanza	Samuel Clemens	Episode: "The Twenty-Sixth Grave" (S 14:Ep 7)

Medical Center	Kevin Morgan	Episode: "The Outcast" (S 4:Ep 10)

1973	Adam's Rib	Adam Bonner	Contract role

1974	Manhunter	Dave Barrett	Made-for-TV movie/crime-drama directed by Walter Grauman. Used as the pilot for The Manhunter.

1974–75	The Manhunter	Dave Barrett	Contract role

1977	The Court Martial of George Armstrong Custer	Prosecuting attorney	Made-for-TV movie directed by Glenn Jordan.

1978	Superdome	Dave Walecki	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Barry Oringer and Bill Svanoe.

The Critical List	Nels Freiberg	Made-for-TV movie directed by Lou Antonio.

A Real American Hero	Danny Boy Mitchell	Made-for-TV movie directed by Lou Antonio and written by Samuel A. Peeples.

1978–81	The White Shadow	Ken Reeves	Contract role

1980	The Body Human: The Facts For Boys	Host

1980	Father Damien: The Leper Priest	Father Damien	Made-for-TV movie directed by Steve Gethers.

1982	Victims	Joe Buckley	Made-for-TV movie directed by Jerrold Freedman.

The Country Girl	Bernie Dodd	Made-for-TV movie directed by Gary Halvorson and Michael Montel

1983	It's Not Easy	Jack Long	Contract role

1983	Rage of Angels	Adam Warner	Miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik and written by Robert L. Joseph and Alex Mann.

The Thorn Birds	Rainer Hartheim	Miniseries directed by Daryl Duke and based on a novel by Colleen McCullough

1984	Glitter	Senator	Episode: "Pilot" (S 1:Ep 1)

He's Not Your Son	Michael Saunders	Made-for-TV movie directed by Don Taylor.

American Playhouse	Pudd'nhead Wilson	Episode: "Pudd'nhead Wilson" (S 3:Ep 2)

Hotel	Bill Tillery	Episode: "Passages" (S 1:Ep 15)

1985–86	Dynasty	Garrett Boydston	Recurring

The Colbys	Recurring

1985	Hotel	Malcolm Taylor	Episode: "Missing Pieces" (S 3:Ep 1)

Murder, She Wrote	Det. Sgt. Barnes	Episode: "Murder at the Oasis" (S 1:Ep 20)

1986	Rage of Angels: The Story Continues	Adam J. Warner	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Paul Wendkos.

Dream Girl, U.S.A.	TV Host	Contract role

1988	American Playhouse	Sam Evans	Episode: "Strange Interlude" (S 7:Ep 1)

The Man in the Brown Suit	Gordon Race	Made-for-TV-Movie based on the novel of the same name by Agatha Christie and directed by Alan Grint.

1989	Murder, She Wrote	Hank Shipton	Episode: "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1" (S 5:Ep 21)

Episode: "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 2" (S 5:Ep 22)

Bill Boyle	Episode: "Jack and Bill" (S 6:Ep 5)

1991	Deadly Nightmares	Dubois	Episode: "Homecoming" (S 6:Ep 14)

P.S. I Luv U	Jack Packer	Episode: "Pilot" (S 1:Ep 1)

Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story	Bill Smart	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Joyce Chopra.

Memories of Midnight	Kirk Reynolds	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Gary Nelson.

1992	Murder, She Wrote	Maxwell 'Max' Hagen	Episode: "The Mole" (S 9:Ep 3)

The Golden Girls	Jerry	Episode: "The Commitments" (S 7:Ep 15)

Mastergate	Courtleigh Bishop	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Michael Engler and written by Larry Gelbart.

1993	Batman: The Animated Series	Hartness	Episode: "See No Evil" (S 1:Ep 56)

Hart to Hart Returns	Dr. Paul Menard	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Peter R. Hunt (credited as Peter Hunt)

1994	One West Waikiki	Ronald Markham	Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" (S 1:Ep 1)

Murder, She Wrote	Matt Kinkaid	Episode: "Death in Hawaii" (S 11:Ep 4)

Moment of Truth: To Walk Again	Ed Keating	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Randy Zisk (credited as Randall Zisk)

Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Voice	Episode: "A River Ran Through It" (S 5:Ep 6)

1994–98	Melrose Place	Mr. George Andrews	Recurring

1995	Op Center	The President	Miniseries based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name and directed by Lewis Teague.

Her Hidden Truth	Jack Devereaux	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Dan Lerner.

1996	Diagnosis: Murder	Special Agent Dunleavy	Episode: "Murder Can Be Contagious" (S 4:Ep 2)

Arli$	Rocky	Episode: "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (S 1:Ep 10)

The Client	Charlie Braxton	Episode: "Money Talks" (S 1:Ep 20)

1997	Something Borrowed, Something Blue	Senator John Farrell	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Gwen Arner.

Diagnosis: Murder	David Clarke	Episode: "Slam Dunk Dead" (S 5:Ep 5)

The Practice	Senator Frank Patanki	Episode: "Hide and Seek" (S 2:ERp 11)

1999	The West Wing	Judge Peyton Cabot Harrison III	Episode: "The Short List" (S 1:Ep 9)

A Vow To Cherish	John Brighton	Made-for-TV-Movie directed and co-written by John Schmidt.

2000	The Practice	Defense Atty. Bradford	Episode: "Race Ipsa Loquitor" (S 4:Ep 15)

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town	Alex Hunter	Miniseries directed by Lawrence Schiller.

2001–05	Crossing Jordan	Max Cavanaugh	Recurring

2001	Family Law	Reardon	Episode: "Film at Eleven" (S 2:Ep 12)

Arli$$	Coach Dreyfuss	Episode: "Of Cabbages and Kings"(S 6:Ep 7)

2004	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Ken Abbot	Episodes: "The 5 Wood" (S 4:Ep 5) "The Car Pool Lane" (S 4:Ep 6)

A Boyfriend for Christmas	Judge	Romantic Christmas film directed by Kevin Connor and written by Roger Schroeder. Uncredited

2006	The Office	Ed Truck	Episode: "The Carpet" (S 2:Ep 14)

George Lopez	Dr. Woodson	Episode: "The Kidney Stays in the Picture" (S 5:Ep 14)

Ghost Whisperer	Judge Walter Merrick	Episode: "Fury" (S 1:Ep 19)

Huff	Walt Callahan	Episodes: "Sweet Release" (S 2:Ep 4) "Used, Abused and Unenthused" (S 2:Ep 5)

Conviction	Judge Hanford	Episode: "The Wall" (S 1:Ep 9)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Arlen Rieff	Episode: "Cage" (S 8:Ep 8)

2007	Sacrifices of the Heart	Thane Weston	Made-for-TV movie directed by David S. Cass Sr.

The Nine	Alvy Munson	Episode: "Man of the Year"(S 1:Ep 11)

Cane	Joe Samuels	Recurring

2008	Brothers & Sisters	Boyd Taylor	Episode: "Double Negative" (S 2:Ep 14)

Eli Stone	Thomas Hayes	Episode: "Grace" (S 2:Ep 2)

Boston Legal	Judge Walter Yardley	Episode: "Kill, Baby, Kill!" (S 5:Ep 9)

Dirty Sexy Money	Evan Connello	Episode: "The Summer House" (S 2:Ep 7)

2009	Cold Case	Harry Kemp Jr. '58	Episode: "Libertyville" (S 6:Ep 19)

Grey Gardens	Phelan Beale	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

2011–13	30 Rock	Hank Hooper	Recurring

2011	The Council of Dads	Burt Wells	Made-for-TV movie directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Fairly Legal	Charles Pease	Episode: "Pilot" (S 1:Ep 1)

The Closer	Wes Durant	Episode: "Star Turn" (S 7:Ep 9)

2012	The Young and the Restless	George Summers	Episodes: Episode #1.9850 (S 39:Ep 50) Episode #1.9851 (S 39:Ep 51) Episode #1.9852 (S 39:Ep 52)

Blue Bloods	Malcolm	Episode: "Nightmares" (S 3:Ep 7)

Counter Culture	Ken	Made-for-TV movie directed by Ted Wass

2014	The McCarthys	Coach Colwell	Episode: "Pilot" (S 1:Ep 1)

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Ken Howard played the character of Pudd'nhead Wilson in the 1984 TV series American Playhouse.

final_sentence: Ken Howard played the character of Pudd'nhead Wilson in the 1984 TV series American Playhouse.