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Fred Howard(1899-1960)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Fred Howard was born on 3 January 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Reason for the Season (1939), Rain (1932) and The Front Page (1931). He died on 21 April 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 3, 1899
DiedApril 21, 1960(61)
BornJanuary 3, 1899
DiedApril 21, 1960(61)
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Known for

The Reason for the Season
  • Writer
  • 1939
Joan Crawford in Rain (1932)
Rain
6.9
  • Hodgson(as Frederic Howard)
  • 1932
Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, and Adolphe Menjou in The Front Page (1931)
The Front Page
6.7
  • Schwartz(as Freddie Howard)
  • 1931
Footlights and Fools (1929)
Footlights and Fools
5.7
  • Treasurer(as Frederick Howard)
  • 1929

Credits

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Actor

  • Donald Cook, Irene Hervey, and Doris Lloyd in Motive for Revenge (1935)
    Motive for Revenge
    5.1
    • Convict (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Tala Birell, Walter Catlett, Walter Connolly, Leon Errol, Wynne Gibson, John Gilbert, Fred Keating, Victor McLaglen, Alison Skipworth, and Helen Vinson in The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)
    The Captain Hates the Sea
    6.4
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, and Fay Wray in The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
    The Richest Girl in the World
    6.3
    • Haley - Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Moje Åslund in Now I'll Tell (1934)
    Now I'll Tell
    6.2
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Mary Brian, Phillips Holmes, and Ned Sparks in Private Scandal (1934)
    Private Scandal
    6.8
    • Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Frances Dee and Gene Raymond in Coming Out Party (1934)
    Coming Out Party
    6.1
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Walter Huston in Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
    Gabriel Over the White House
    6.4
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Joan Crawford in Rain (1932)
    Rain
    6.9
    • Hodgson (as Frederic Howard)
    • 1932
  • The All-American (1932)
    The All-American
    5.9
    • Radio Announcer
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix in The Fourth Horseman (1932)
    The Fourth Horseman
    5.1
    • Elmer Brown (as Frederick Howard)
    • 1932
  • Mary Astor, George Arliss, and Evalyn Knapp in A Successful Calamity (1932)
    A Successful Calamity
    6.9
    • Reporter at Train (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Engineer's Daughter; or, Iron Minnie's Revenge
    Short
    • 1932
  • Edward G. Robinson in Two Seconds (1932)
    Two Seconds
    6.9
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in Destry Rides Again (1932)
    Destry Rides Again
    5.6
    • Edward Clifton (as Frederick Howard)
    • 1932
  • The Man Who Played God (1932)
    The Man Who Played God
    6.8
    • Man (scenes deleted)
    • 1932

Writer

  • The Reason for the Season
    • Writer
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Freddie Howard
  • Born
    • January 3, 1899
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 21, 1960
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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