Clint Howard

Clinton Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. He is best known for his roles in the films The Waterboy and Apollo 13, and his role as a series regular on Gentle Benwhen he was a child.
== Early life ==
Howard was born in Burbank, California, the younger son of actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard. His brother is actor and filmmaker Ron Howard.
== Career ==
=== Television ===
Howard began his career when he was two, appearing in five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, then starring his older brother Ron. He played Leon, a toddler in a cowboy outfit who wandered around Mayberry and silently offered people a bite of his sandwich, to which they would respond "no, thank you Leon".[1] Other early notable roles include his appearance on The Streets of San Francisco in the episode entitled "The House on Hyde Street", and The Virginian as Tommy, the proud owner of a new litter of pups in the episode entitled "Melanie".
In 1963, he appeared in the ABC medical drama Breaking Point in the role of four year old Mikey in the episode "The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct". He also played little Billy Taft, the nephew of Dr. Richard Kimble, in the season one episode of The Fugitive, "Home is the Hunted" (1964).
His first prominent role was as a regular on the series Gentle Ben (1967–69). He also starred in an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery as Herbie, a ten-year-old boy who predicts the near future, and played Billy in the made for television version of John Steinbeck's The Red Pony, with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.
Howard appeared in various Star Trek episodes:
* In 1966, he appeared as the powerful but childlike alien Balok in "The Corbomite Maneuver," a season one episode of Star Trek: The Original Series(although not the first episode broadcast, it was the first episode of season one to be produced after the pilot episodes). The appearance is a well-remembered one in Star Trek history, and he briefly reprised the character in 2006 on Comedy Central's roast of William Shatner
* "Past Tense Part II," a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
* "Acquisition," a season one episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
* "Will You Take My Hand," a season one episode of Star Trek: Discovery[2]
* As a nod to Howard's prominent place in Star Trek culture, he played a part in Star Trek director J. J. Abrams' series Fringe; in the season one episode, "The Road Not Taken", playing a man who thought he was the son of Sarek of Vulcan. He discussed a fictitious plot by Romulans from the future, much like the one in Abrams' own Star Trek film. (In the next episode, Leonard Nimoywas revealed to be the mysterious character he was discussing.)
In 2003, Howard played Johnny Bark on Arrested Development in the season one episode Key Decisions, which was produced and narrated by his brother, Ron. He was seen in an episode of Married... with Children as a creepy janitor. He played a car thief/murderer in the season four Seinfeld episode "The Trip". Howard played Creepy Rodney in the season one My Name Is Earl episode "Stole a Badge", and he was a guest star in the season three episode of the NBC show Heroes "I Am Sylar".[3][4]
=== Film ===
In his film debut The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), he played a child party guest standing on a table at his birthday party, that Shirley Jones put an Indian headdress on his head.[citation needed] Howard also voiced Roo in Disney's animated shorts Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), which were later incorporated into The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), and Hathi Jr. in The Jungle Book (1967).
Howard appeared in seventeen films directed by his brother, Ron Howard, including Ron's first directorial effort — a short film called Old Paint — when Clint was ten. He also starred in Ron's first full length feature, Grand Theft Auto. Other roles in the elder Howard's films include: John Dexter in Cocoon (1985), Paul in Gung Ho (both film and TV series), pathologist Ricco in Backdraft (1991), Lou in Parenthood, Flynn in Far and Away (1992), flight controller Seymour Liebergot in Apollo 13 (1995), Ken in EDtv (1999), and Whobris in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
He also played Sheriff Purdy in The Missing (2003), Lloyd Davis in Frost/Nixon(2008), Herbert Trimpy in The Dilemma, and Paul Lucas in the episodes "Spider" and "We Interrupt This Program" of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which was produced by brother Ron.
He played Eaglebaur in Rock 'n' Roll High School, Usher in Get Crazy, Paco in The Waterboy, Arthur Lynne in Uwe Boll's Heart of America, cellmate Slinky in Tango & Cash, CJZZ Disk Jockey in That Thing You Do!, Johnson Ritter in the Austin Powers series, another flight controller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Nipples in Little Nicky (2000), Gregory Tudor in the low budget film Ice Cream Man (1995), Rughead in The Wraith (1986), Stanley Coopersmith in Evilspeak (1981), Kate the Caterer in The Cat in the Hat, Doctor Koplenson in Halloween (2007), and appeared in the romantic comedies, Play the Game and Speed-Dating.
He also played Sanders in Alabama Moon and Dr. Owen in Nobody Gets Out Alive, which was written and directed by filmmaker Jason Christopher, and was released nationwide on February 26, 2013. The film made rounds of the festival circuit in 2012, and won two best feature awards, a best director award, and a best actor award.[5]
He appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which his brother Ron Howard directed.[6]
=== Music ===
In 1981, Howard formed The Kempsters, a new wave rock and roll group that was composed mostly of his friends who were neighbors with him on Kemp Street. In 1982, their original drummer, Mike "Spooner" Bauer, was replaced by Tony Rodriquez and the band played regularly at Madame Wong's West. The band retired in 1983. Although The Kempsters never released an album while together, Howard has recently begun distributing No Brains At All, a CD featuring four tracks the band recorded in various studios, and seven tracks recorded live on October 17, 1982 at Madame Wong's.
== Personal life ==
Howard married his wife Melanie on October 29, 1995. In 2017, it was announced that Howard had filed for divorce.[7]
Howard is a Republican (contrasting with his brother, Ron, a Democrat).[8] On January 29, 2016, three days before the Iowa Caucuses, he endorsed United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for the Republican presidential nomination.[9][10]
Howard is an avid golfer, who played 150 rounds a year until hip replacements forced him to quit. In 2015, Howard began creating one-of-a kind snow globes which are occasionally featured on various entertainment programs including an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (with guest, niece, Bryce Dallas Howard).
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1962	The Andy Griffith Show, The Bank Job 	Leon 	
1963	The Courtship of Eddie's Father 	Child Party Guest 	Uncredited[citation needed]
1966	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree 	Roo (voice) 	Short film
1966	An Eye for an Eye 	Jo-Hi Quince – Brian's Son 	
1967	The Jungle Book 	Hathi Jr. (voice) 	
1967	Gentle Giant 	Mark Wedloe 	
1968	Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 	Roo (voice) 	Short film
1970	The Wild Country 	Andrew Tanner 	
1973	Salty 	Tim Reed 	
1976	Eat My Dust! 	George Poole Jr. 	
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 	Roo (voice) 	
1977	Grand Theft Auto 	Ace 	
1977	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 	Baseball Catcher 	
1978	Harper Valley PTA 	Corley 	
1979	Rock 'n' Roll High School 	Eaglebauer 	
1981	Evilspeak 	Stanley Coopersmith 	
1982	Night Shift 	Jefferey 	
1983	Get Crazy 	Usher 	
1984	Splash 	Wedding Guest 	
1985	Cocoon 	John Dexter 	
1986	Gung Ho 	Paul 	
1986	The Wraith 	Rughead 	
1987	End of the Line 	Les Sullivan 	
1988	Freeway 	Ronnie 	
1988	B.O.R.N. 	Jerry 	
1989	Parenthood 	Lou 	
1989	Tango & Cash 	Slinky 	
1990	Disturbed 	Brian 	
1990	Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation 	Ricky 	
1991	Backdraft 	Ricco 	
1991	The Rocketeer 	Mark 	
1992	Far and Away 	Flynn 	
1993	Carnosaur 	'Slim' Friar 	
1993	Ticks 	Jarvis Tanner 	
1994	The Paper 	Ray Blaisch 	
1994	Leprechaun 2 	Tourist 	
1994	Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter 	Gary 	
1994	Forced to Kill 	Drifter 	
1995	Fist of the North Star 	Stalin 	
1995	Ice Cream Man 	Gregory Tudor 	
1995	Forget Paris 	Exterminator 	
1995	Digital Man 	Deakins 	
1995	Apollo 13 	Sy Liebergot 	
1995	Not Like Us 	Wede 	
1995	Twisted Love 	Gardener 	
1996	Barb Wire 	Schmitz 	
1996	Unhook the Stars 	Gus 	
1996	That Thing You Do! 	KJZZ Disc Jockey 	
1996	Santa with Muscles 	Hinkley 	
1997	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 	Johnson Ritter 	
1998	Twilight 	EMS Worker 	
1998	The Dentist 2 	Mr. Toothache 	
1998	Telling You 	Customer 	Uncredited
1998	The Waterboy 	Paco 	
1998	Evasive Action 	Hector Miller 	
1999	EDtv 	Ken 	
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 	Johnson Ritter 	
2000	My Dog Skip 	Millard 	
2000	The Million Dollar Kid 	Harvey 	
2000	Little Nicky 	Nipples 	
2000	Ping! 	Stu 	
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas 	Whobris 	
2001	Blackwoods 	Greg 	
2002	Austin Powers in Goldmember 	Johnson Ritter 	
2002	Heart of America 	Artie Lynne 	
2002	100 Women 	Mr. Willens 	
2003	Pauly Shore is Dead 	Pauly's Business Manager 	
2003	House of the Dead 	Salish 	
2003	The Cat in the Hat 	Kate the Caterer 	
2003	The Missing 	Sheriff Purdy 	
2004	Raising Genius 	Mr. Goss 	
2004	The Sure Hand of God 	Clyde Trotter 	
2004	I Am Stamos 	Himself 	Short film
2005	River's End 	Mr. Powell 	
2005	My Big Fat Independent Movie 	The Mechanic 	
2005	Cinderella Man 	Referee 	
2005	Planet Ibsen 	Henrik Ibsen 	
2005	Fun with Dick and Jane 	INS Agent 	
2006	Church Ball 	Gene Jensen 	
2006	The Powder Puff Principle 	Principal Richard Skelter 	Short film
2006	Curious George 	Balloon Man (voice) 	
2006	How to Eat Fried Worms 	Uncle Ed 	
2006	Big Bad Wolf 	Fulton Chaney 	
2007	Music Within 	Clerk 	
2007	Halloween 	Dr. Koplenson 	
2007	A Plumm Summer 	Binky the Clown 	
2007	A Christmas Too Many 	Todd 	
2008	Foreign Exchange 	Long Larry 	
2008	Frost/Nixon 	Lloyd Davis 	
2008	Senior Skip Day 	Lionel Huffer 	
2009	London Betty 	Narrator (voice) 	
2009	Play the Game 	Dick 	
2009	Super Capers 	Mugger 	
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Air and Space Mission Control Tech #1	
2009	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 	Farmer Dan (voice) 	
2009	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto 	Cthulu (voice) 	
2009	Alabama Moon 	Constable Sanders 	
2010	Holyman Undercover 	Roy Sr. 	
2010	Speed-Dating 	Dom 	
2011	The Dilemma 	Herbert Trimpy 	
2011	Blubberella 	Dr. Mangler 	
2011	BloodRayne: The Third Reich 	Dr. Mangler 	
2011	Night Club 	Cliff 	
2012	Last Call 	George 	
2012	The Lords of Salem 	Carlo 	
2012	Nobody Gets Out Alive 	Doctor Owen 	
2013	Assault on Wall Street 	Chuck 	
2013	Huff 	Karl 	
2013	Sparks 	Gordon Eldridge 	
2013	The Profane Exhibit 	Bob 	Segment: "Basement"
2014	Bald 	Nathan 	Short film
2014	Sand Castles 	Todd Carlson 	
2014	Balls Out 	Philip 	
2015	The Funhouse Massacre 	Taxidermist 	
2016	Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends 	Gus 	
2017	Mad Families 	Gravy 	
2017	The Church 	Alexander James / The Spirit 	
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story 	Ralakili 	
=== TelevisionEdit ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1962–64 	The Andy Griffith Show 	Leon / Boy at Church Social (uncredited)	5 episodes
1963 	Breaking Point 	Mikey 	Episode: "The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct"
1964 	Vacation Playhouse 	Little Boy 	Episode: "Hey, Teacher"
1964–65 	The Baileys of Balboa 	Stanley 	26 episodes
1964, 1965 	The Fugitive 	Billy Taft / Johnny Stransel 	Episodes: "Home Is the Hunted" / "Set Fire to a Straw Man"
1965 	Bonanza 	Michael Thorpe 	Episode: "All Ye His Saints"
1966 	The Patty Duke Show 	Ralphie 	Episode: "Three Little Kittens"
1965, 1966 	Please Don't Eat the Daisies 	David / Davey 	3 episodes
1965, 1970 	The F.B.I. 	Alan Ellwood / Josh Cobb 	Episodes: "An Elephant Is Like a Rope" / "Incident in the Desert"
1966, 1967, 1971	The Virginian 	Will / Tommy / Manuel 	3 episodes
1966 	The Jean Arthur Show 	Robbie Fielding 	Episode: "My Client, the Rooster"
1966 	Star Trek: The Original Series 	Balok 	Episode: "The Corbomite Maneuver"
1966 	Laredo 	Midj 	Episode: "Leave It to Dixie"
1967 	The Monoroes 	Jody Larson 	Episode: "Teaching the Tiger to Purr"
1967 	Judd for the Defense 	Tim Oliver 	Episode: "A Civil Case of Murder"
1967–69 	Gentle Ben 	Mark Wedloe 	56 episodes
1970 	Lancer 	Willie Sharpe 	Episode: "Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe"
1970 	Love, American Style 	David Kaufman 	Episode: "Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher"
1970 	The Red Skelton Show 	Lemonade Stand Proprietor 	Episode: "Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make: So They Added Iron Bars"
1970 	The Odd Couple 	Randy Granger 	Episode: "The Big Brothers"
1970 	Family Affair 	Tom Richards 	Episode: "Say Uncle"
1971 	Gunsmoke 	Lonny 	Episode: "Murdoch"
1971 	The Mod Squad 	Davey Carr 	Episode: "The Price of Love"
1971 	Marcus Welby, M.D. 	Kimmy Rolf 	Episode: "Tender Comrade"
1971 	Night Gallery 	Herbie Bittman 	"The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes"
1971 	Nanny and the Professor 	Timmy McGovern 	Episode: "One for the Road"
1971, 1973 	Insight 	Larry Gilprin 	2 episodes
1973 	The Rookies 	Dennis Palmer 	Episode: "Crossfire"
1973 	The Red Pony 	Jody Tiflin 	Television film
1973-74 	The Streets of San Francisco 	Billy Rudolph 	2 episodes
1974 	Doc Elliot 	Paul Scarne 	Episode: "A Small Hand of Friendship"
1974 	The Cowboys 	Steve 	12 episodes
1974 	Movin' On 	Mark 	Episode: "Life Line"
1975 	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 	Andrew 	Episode: "Wild Country: Part 2"
1975 	Huckleberry Finn 	Arch 	Television film
1976, 1980 	Happy Days 	Moose 	2 episodes
1977 	The Death of Richie 	Peanuts 	Television film
1978 	The Fitzpatricks 	D'Annunzio 	Episode: "A Living Wage"
1978 	Cotton Candy 	Corky Macpherson 	Television film
1982 	Lou Grant 	Jerry Kovacovich 	Episode: "Recovery"
1986–87 	Gung Ho 	Googie 	9 episodes
1987 	Sledge Hammer! 	Police Officer 	Episode: "State of Sledge"
1987 	Santa Barbara 	Marshall 	Episode: "#1.677"
1990 	Hunter 	Man in Restaurant 	Episode: "Kill Zone"
1992 	Seinfeld 	Tobias Lehigh Nagy 	Episode: "The Trip" Part 2
1993–94 	Space Rangers 	Mimmer 	6 episodes
1994 	Cheyenne Warrior 	Otto Nielsen 	Television film
1995 	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 	Grady 	Episode: "Past Tense"
1995 	Married... with Children 	Mullen 	Episode: "And Bingo Was Her Game-O"
1995 	Silk Stalkings 	Craig P. Sykes 	Episode: "Kill Shot"
1996 	The Outer Limits 	Dennis 	Episode: "First Anniversary"
1996 	Humanoids from the Deep 	Deputy 	Television film
1997 	Gun 	The Homeless Guy 	Episode: "The Shot"
1998 	From the Earth to the Moon 	Paul Lucas 	Miniseries
1998 	Addams Family Reunion 	Dogcatcher (uncredited) 	Television film
1999 	Total Recall 2070 	Pontifex 	Episode: "Baby Lottery"
1999 	The Pretender 	Smitty 	Episode: "Qallupilluit"
1999 	Arthur's Quest 	Mr. Whitney 	Television film
2002 	Star Trek: Enterprise 	Muk 	Episode: "Acquisition"
2002 	Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa	Tug (voice) 	Television film
2003 	Crossing Jordan 	Gil Runkis 	Episode: "The First Six Years"
2003, 2013 	Arrested Development 	Johnny Bark 	2 episodes
2006, 2008 	My Name Is Earl 	Creepy Rodney 	2 episodes
2009 	Heroes 	Tom Miller 	Episode: "I Am Sylar"
2009 	Fringe 	Emmanuel Grayson 	Episode: "The Road Not Taken"
2011 	Workaholics 	Replacement for Adam Demamp 	Episode: "The Strike"
2013 	Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 	Harold 	Television film
2013 	Hawaii Five-O 	Superintendent 	Episode: "Kupouli 'la"; uncredited[citation needed]
2014 	Key and Peele 	Aerobics Director 	Episode: "Aerobics Meltdown"
2014 	The Birthday Boys 	Traffic Control Operator 	Episode: "Plight of the Working Class"
2016 	Still the King 	Crazy Dave 	2 episodes
2018 	Star Trek: Discovery 	Orion Drug Dealer 	Episode: "Will You Take My Hand?"
Direct-to-video
Year	Title 	Role
1990	Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation 	Ricky
1991	Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker	Ricky
2003	Beethoven's 5th 	Owen Tuttle
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