# Vince Howard

Vince House (July 21, 1929 – July 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for playing the co-starring role of Police Officer Vince in NBC's Emergency! and as Mr. Peter Butler in Mr. Novak.

## Early life

Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Howard attended and graduated at Vashon High School. After attending and graduating from Vashon High School, he served in the army, as a truck driver in Germany. He was also part of the singing group, The Rhythm Aces, with Willie Davis, Billy Steward, Lloyd McGraw and Chuck Rowan, where he also changed his surname to "Howard".
Howard left the Rhythm Aces, where he later joined the rock 'n roll group, Billy Ward and his Dominoes. He left the group, where he settled to move to Los Angeles, California, where he was hired to work as a technician for the Radio Corporation of America, in 1958. Howard later performed in the nightclub The Horn at Santa Monica, California, where he was later hired for the role of the history teacher "Mr. Peter Butler", where producer, E. Jack Neuman, saw his performance on stage.

## Career

Howard began his career in 1963, where he co-starred in the new NBC dramatic television series, Mr. Novak. After the series ended in 1965, he began appearing in numerous television programs, such as, The Fugitive, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Hawaii Five-O, Cannon, The Time Tunnel, Get Smart, Bewitched, Gidget, The Monkees, Star Trek: The Original Series and I Dream of Jeannie. Howard has also appeared in, co-starred in, and starred in films such as Where It's At, Lethal Weapon 3, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, Fuzz, The Barefoot Executive, The Man and Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came.
In 1970s-1994, Howard played recurring roles in television programs including The Smith Family, Barnaby Jones, The Streets of San Francisco. He also co-starred in Emergency!, playing the role of "Motorcycle Officer Vince", in which he mostly appeared in scenes where the Los Angeles County Fire Department squad arrives, later being an extra help to them. While Howard was appearing in numerous television programs and films, he retired his career, last appearing in the crime drama television series Murder, She Wrote, in 1994.

## Death

Howard died of leukemia on July 18, 2002, three days before his 73rd birthday.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1967 | Hotel | Tousaint | uncredited |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut | Technician | uncredited |
| 1968 | I Love You, Alice B. Toklas | 2nd Patrolman | |
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | Geologist #1 | uncredited |
| 1969 | Where It's At | Ralph | |
| 1970 | The Cliff | | TV movie |
| 1970 | Quarantined | James Barning | TV movie |
| 1970 | Company of Killers | Dale Christian | TV movie |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came | M.P. No. 2 | |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive | Policeman | |
| 1972 | Fuzz | Patrolman Marshall | |
| 1972 | The Man | Congressman Eckworth | |
| 1972 | Trouble Man | Preston | |
| 1977 | The Hunted Lady | Lt. Anderson | TV movie |
| 1978 | Love Is Not Enough | Police Officer | TV movie |
| 1979 | The Golden Gate Murders | 2nd Detective | TV movie |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Albert | TV movie |
| 1982 | Moonlight | NYPD Chief | TV movie |
| 1984 | The Red-Light Sting | 2nd Agent | TV movie |
| 1985 | Moving Violations | Jeff's Father | |
| 1988 | Perfect People | | TV movie |
| 1991 | Never Forget | Postman Jack | TV movie |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Preacher | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963–1965 | Mr. Novak | Mr. Peter Butler | 32 episodes |
| 1965–1966 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Second Policeman/Photographer | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Mister Roberts | Dr. Morgan | 1 episode |
| 1966–1968 | The Felony Squad | Security Policeman/Officer Welsh/Policeman/Patrolman/1st Officer/Motorcycle Cop/Officer Rogers/Ray Gannon | 9 episodes |
| 1966–1973 | The F.B.I. | Wayne Newman/S.A./Roy, the Fibers Expert/Dr. Adams/Carter Graham | 6 episodes |
| 1966 | Get Smart | Policeman | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Gidget | Policeman No. 2 | 1 episode |
| 1966 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Crewman | S1:E1, "The Man Trap" |
| 1966–1967 | Love on a Rooftop | Rodgers | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Captain | 1 episode |
| 1966–1967 | I Dream of Jeannie | Journalist/Conway | 1 episode |
| 1966 | The Hero | | 1 episode |
| 1967 | The Time Tunnel | Medic | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Captain Nice | Policeman No. 1 | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Daktari | Tommy Butler | 1 episode |
| 1967–1968 | The Wild Wild West | Ralph Kleed/Bartender | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | The Fugitive | Brooks/Policeman | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | Dragnet | Officer Bondi | 1 episode |
| 1967–1974 | Ironside | Security Guard Talking to Commissioner/Detective/Deputy Watson/Mr. Perkins | 4 episodes |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Frank | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | Fireman No. 2 | 1 episode |
| 1967 | Bewitched | Museum Guard | 1 episode |
| 1968 | Run for Your Life | 1st Officer | 1 episode |
| 1968–1971 | My Three Sons | Police Officer/Wendell Walters/Cabbie | 3 episodes |
| 1968 | The Outsider | Detective Allan | 1 episode |
| 1968–1972 | Mission: Impossible | Max Davis/Lt. Don Eckhart/Patrolman Frank Dagget | 3 episodes |
| 1968 | Family Affair | Mr. Rogers | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O | Bailiff | 1 episode |
| 1969–1971 | Here's Lucy | Policeman | 2 episodes |
| 1969–1972 | The Mod Squad | Phil Jackson/John Marshall | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | The Name of the Game | 2nd Worker | 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Barth | 1 episode |
| 1969 | Julia | Jordan Hayes | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Dr. Kenneth Blair | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor | Airport Official | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers | | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Bill Cosby Show | Fred | 1 episode |
| 1970 | The Most Deadly Game | Joe Beckwith | 1 episode |
| 1970 | Bracken's World | Bill/Reporter | 3 episodes |
| 1970 | The Young Lawyers | Harold Thompson | 1 episode |
| 1971–1972 | Mannix | Doctor/Dr. Jackson/Gil Whitney | 3 episodes |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | Ed Monroe | 1 episode |
| 1971–1972 | The Smith Family | Sgt. Ed Thomas | 15 episodes |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Airport Mechanic | 1 episode |
| 1971 | Mission Impossible | Lt. Don Eckhart | 1 episode |
| 1972–1977 | McCloud | Gate Guard/Reporter | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | Room 222 | | 1 episode |
| 1972–1978 | Emergency! | Motorcycle Officer Vince | 51 episodes |
| 1973 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Charles Blake | 1 episode |
| 1973–1976 | The Streets of San Francisco | Stan/Charlie Johnson | 9 episodes |
| 1973–1975 | Barnaby Jones | Lt. Joe Taylor | 4 episodes |
| 1973 | The Rookies | Photographer | 1 episode |
| 1973–1977 | Police Story | Sergeant/Barlowe/Dept. D.A. Pryor |
| 1973 | The New Perry Mason | Jay | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Chopper One | Police Officer | 1 episode |
| 1974–1978 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Walker/Nuclear Center Guard/Telephone Supervisor | 3 episodes |
| 1974 | Apple's Way | Marvin Gorham | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Det. Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1974–1979 | The Rockford Files | Patrolman/Police Officer/Kleinschmidt/Billy Mayhue/Transit Cop | 5 episodes |
| 1974 | Cannon | Lt. Marty Driscoll | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Policeman | 2 episodes |
| 1975 | This is the Life | Dr. Crosby | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Insight | Ajax | 1 episode |
| 1975 | Baretta | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Doctors' Hospital | Dr. Miller | 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | McDonald | 1 episode |
| 1976 | S.W.A.T. | Technician | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen | Charlie, the Bartender | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Switch | Rogers | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Sanford Arms | Fred Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1977–1983 | Quincy, M.E. | Sgt. Kramer/Dr. Shiner/Judge James Parker/Hardee | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | Project U.F.O. | Gordon Sandler | 1 episode |
| 1978–1979 | The Incredible Hulk | Security Guard/Mark | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Elevator Inspector | 1 episode |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Lieutenant/Officer Rogers | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | David Cassidy: Man Undercover | Kevin | 1 episode |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Bus Driver | 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Conductor | 1 episode |
| 1981 | B.J. and the Bear | Dave Saunders | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Fantasy Island | The Teller | 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Workman | 1 episode |
| 1982–1983 | Simon & Simon | Police Sgt. Jacobs/Policeman | 2 episodes |
| 1983–1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Detective/Police Officer No. 2 | 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Sheriff Bill Jenkins | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Blue Thunder | Sheriff | 1 episode |
| 1984 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mr. Parrish | 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Tales of the Unexpected | Detective | 1 episode |
| 1984–1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Second Guard/Blanton/Projectionist/Real Dr. Swope/College Professor | 5 episodes |
| 1984 | Knight Rider | C H P Officer | 1 episode |
| 1984 | Hill Street Blues | Mr. Johnson | 1 episode |
| 1985 | Airwolf | Smitty | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Blacke's Magic | Barnes | 1 episode |
| 1986–1990 | Hunter | Doctor/Bob Peterson | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | T.J. Hooker | Judge | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Dallas | | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Airport Manager | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Frank's Place | Bell Captain | 1 episode |
| 1987 | Foofur | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
| 1988 | Cheers | Heppel | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | George Mattford | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Matlock | Detective Savage | 1 episode |
| 1992 | A Different World | Peacemaker | 1 episode |
| 1993 | General Hospital | Harve Johnston | unknown episodes |