Esther Howard
Esther Howard
Switching from Broadway to Hollywood in 1931, actress Esther Howard was an expert at portraying blowsy old crones, man-hungry spinsters and oversexed dowagers. Utilizing her wide, expressive eyes and versatile voice for both broad comedy and tense drama, Howard was equally at home portraying slatternly tosspot Mrs. Florian in Murder My Sweet (1944) as she was in the role of genteelly homicidal Aunt Sophie in Laurel and Hardy's The Big Noise (1944). She was a regular participant in the films of writer/director Preston Sturges, playing everything from an addled farm woman in Sullivan's Travels (1942) to the bejeweled wife of "The Wienie King" in The Palm Beach Story (1942). From 1935 to 1952, Esther Howard was a fixture of Columbia's short-subject unit, usually cast as the wife or sweetheart of comedian Andy Clyde. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Esther Howard:
- Detour with Tom Neal , Ann Savage , Claudia Drake , Don Brodie
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball with Morgan Conway , Anne Jeffreys , Lyle Latell , Rita Corday , Ian Keith , Douglas Walton , Joseph Crehan , Byron K. Foulger , Milton Parsons , Skelton Knaggs , Trevor Bardette , Robert Bray , Harry V. Cheshire , Ralph Dunn , Dorothy Granger , Perc Launders , William 'Billy' Newell , Jason Sr. Robards , Max Wagner , Dick Wessel , Frank Mills
- The Palm Beach Story with Claudette Colbert , Joel D. McCrea , Mary Astor , Rudy Vallee , William Demarest , Robert Warwick , Franklin Pangborn , Jack Norton , Jimmy Conlin , Harry Hayden , Monte Blue , Dewey Robinson , Torben Meyer , Robert Greig , Roscoe Ates , Al Bridge , Chester Conklin , Frank Faylen , Byron K. Foulger , John Holland , Arthur Hoyt , John Farrell MacDonald , Howard M. Mitchell , Charles Moore , Frank C. Moran , Mantan Moreland , Victor Potel , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Harry Tyler , Max Wagner
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek with Eddie Bracken , Betty Hutton , Diana Lynn , William Demarest , Brian Donlevy , Porter Hall , Al Bridge , Emory Parnell , Akim Tamiroff , Victor Potel , Almira Sessions , John Farrell MacDonald , Frank C. Moran , Torben Meyer , George H. Melford , Chester Conklin , Jimmy Conlin , Joe Devlin , Byron K. Foulger , Arthur Hoyt , Jack Norton , Bobby Watson
- Once Upon a Time with Cary Grant , Janet Blair , James Gleason , Ted Donaldson , Howard Freeman , William Demarest , Art Baker , Paul Stanton , John Abbott , Eddie Acuff , Iris Adrian , Murray Alper , Henry Armetta , Charles Arnt , Lloyd Bridges , Billy Bevan , Lane R. Chandler , Cliff Clark , Charles Coleman , Pedro DeCordoba , Vernon Dent , John Dilson , Jeff Donnell , George Eldredge , Fern Emmett , James Flavin , Edward Gargan , Vaughan Glaser , William Gould , Harrison Greene , Frank S. Hagney , Nolan Leary , Torben Meyer , Ida Moore , Jack Norton , Garry Owen , Emory Parnell , Barbara Pepper , Cyril Ring , Christian Rub , Sid Saylor , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , John Tyrrell , Emmett Vogan , Ruth Warren , Pierre Watkin , Cecil Weston , Isabel Withers , Ian Wolfe , William Austin , Mary Field , John Kelly , Tom Dugan , Tom Kennedy
- Caged with Eleanor Parker , Agnes Moorehead , Ellen Corby , Hope Emerson , Jan Sterling , Jane Darwell , Lee Patrick , Gertrude Michael , Taylor Holmes , Frances Morris , Don Beddoe , Olive Carey , Davison Clark , William Haade , Charles Meredith , Queenie Smith , Nita Talbot , Harlan Warde , Ruth Warren , Billy Wayne
- Without Reservations with Claudette Colbert , John Wayne , Don DeFore , Dona Drake , Thurston Hall , Charles Arnt , Griff Barnett , William Benedict , John Bleifer , Raymond Burr , Joel Fluellen , Cary Grant , Harry Hayden , John G. Kellogg , Sam McDaniel , Marvin Miller , Charles Moore , Dolores Moran , Oscar O'Shea , Lorin Raker , Ruth Roman , Erskine Sanford , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Harry Strang , Minerva Urecal , Frank Wilcox , Ian Wolfe , Will Wright , Mervyn LeRoy , Charlie Hall
- Sullivan's Travels with Joel D. McCrea , Veronica Lake , William Demarest , Franklin Pangborn , Porter Hall , Robert Warwick , Eric Blore , Robert Greig , Byron K. Foulger , Margaret Hayes , Torben Meyer , Richard Webb , Charles Moore , Roscoe Ates , Monte Blue , Al Bridge , Chester Conklin , Jimmy Conlin , Edgar Dearing , Harry Hayden , Edward Hearn , Arthur Hoyt , Elsa Lanchester , Perc Launders , John Farrell MacDonald , Howard M. Mitchell , Frank C. Moran , Paul "Tiny" Newlan , Emory Parnell , Victor Potel , Georges Renavent , Willard Robertson , Dewey Robinson , Almira Sessions , Harry Seymour , Harry Tyler , Pat West , Frank Mills , Preston Sturges
- Marie Antoinette with Norma Shearer , Tyrone Power , John Barrymore , Robert Morley , Anita Louise , Gladys George , Joseph Schildkraut , Henry Stephenson , Cora Witherspoon , Henry Daniell , Alma Kruger , Joseph Calleia , George Meeker , Scotty Beckett , Erville Alderson , Richard Alexander , Trevor Bardette , Robert H. Barrat , Al Bridge , Mae Busch , Lane R. Chandler , Dorothy Christy , Cecil Cunningham , Harry Davenport , Nigel DeBrulier , Albert Dekker , Barry Fitzgerald , Reginald Gardiner , Lawrence Grant , Ben Hall , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Holmes E. Herbert , Ruth Hussey , Olaf Hytten , Frank Jaquet , Edward Keane , Victor Kilian , Henry Kolker , Horace McMahon , Moroni Olsen , Rafaela Ottiano , Herbert Rawlinson , Buddy Roosevelt , Lionel Royce , Ivan Simpson , Zeffie Tilbury , Theodore vonEltz , Gustav vonSeyffertitz , Walter Walker , Anthony Warde , Ian Wolfe , George Zucco , Peter Bull
- Dead End with Sylvia Sidney , Joel D. McCrea , Humphrey Bogart , Wendy Barrie , Claire Trevor , Allen Jenkins , Marjorie Main , William Halop , Huntz Hall , Bobby Jordan , Leo Gorcey , Gabriel Dell , Bernard Punsly , James Burke , Ward Bond , Esther Dale , Don "Red" Barry , Wade Boteler , Al Bridge , Elizabeth Risdon , Bud Geary , Charles Halton , Robert Emmett Homans , Tom Ricketts , Minor Watson
Esther Howard Trivia
When was Esther Howard born?
Esther Howard date of birth: April 4, 1892
Who did Esther Howard play in The Great Flamarion?
Esther Howard was Cleo in The Great Flamarion
What role did Esther Howard play in Detour?
Esther Howard played Hedy in Detour
Who did Esther Howard play in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball?
Esther Howard was Filthy Flora in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
What role did Esther Howard portray in Born to Kill?
Esther Howard played Mrs. Kraft in Born to Kill
Who did Esther Howard play in The Palm Beach Story?
Esther Howard was Wienie King Wife in The Palm Beach Story
What role did Esther Howard portray in Murder, My Sweet?
Esther Howard played Mrs. Florian in Murder, My Sweet
Who did Esther Howard play in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek?
Esther Howard was Sally in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Who did Esther Howard portray in Caged?
Esther Howard was Grace in Caged
What role did Esther Howard play in Without Reservations?
Esther Howard played Book club member in Without Reservations
What role did Esther Howard portray in Sullivan's Travels?
Esther Howard played Miz Zeffie in Sullivan's Travels
What role did Esther Howard portray in Marie Antoinette?
Esther Howard played Streetwalker in Marie Antoinette
Who did Esther Howard play in Dead End?
Esther Howard was Woman with coarse voice in Dead End
Who did Esther Howard portray in Champion?
Esther Howard was Mrs. Kelly in Champion
