Esther Howard

Person

Esther Howard

Born 2 April 1892 Died 8 March 1965, aged 72 Butte, Montana, USA TMDB ↗

Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
38age in their first credit on record (1931)
21years on screen and counting
7credits in 1932, their busiest year
77dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Caught on the Bounce poster Age: 60

Caught on the Bounce

1952
as Aunt Tildy
All That I Have poster Age: 59

All That I Have

1951
as Mrs. Dalton
Caged poster Age: 58

Caged

1950
as Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own poster Age: 57

No Man of Her Own

1950
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Hellfire poster Age: 57

Hellfire

1949
as Birdie
The Lady Gambles poster Age: 57

The Lady Gambles

1949
as Gross Lady
The Crooked Way poster Age: 57

The Crooked Way

1949
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Champion poster Age: 57

Champion

1949
as Mrs. Kelly
Homicide poster Age: 57

Homicide

1949
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
June Bride poster Age: 56

June Bride

1948
as Mrs. Mitchell
The Velvet Touch poster Age: 56

The Velvet Touch

1948
as Pansy Dupont
Wedlock Deadlock poster Age: 55

Wedlock Deadlock

1947
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
Song of the Thin Man poster Age: 55

Song of the Thin Man

1947
as Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Kill poster Age: 55

Born to Kill

1947
as Mrs. Kraft
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball poster Age: 54

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
A Letter for Evie poster Age: 54

A Letter for Evie

1946
as Mrs. Edgewaters
Without Reservations poster Age: 54

Without Reservations

1946
as Sarah (uncredited)
The Virginian poster Age: 54

The Virginian

1946
The Falcon's Alibi poster Age: 54

The Falcon's Alibi

1946
as Gloria Peabody
Adventure poster Age: 53

Adventure

1945
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
Detour poster Age: 53

Detour

1945
as Hedy
The Great Flamarion poster Age: 52

The Great Flamarion

1945
as Cleo
Murder, My Sweet poster Age: 52

Murder, My Sweet

1944
as Jesse Florian
The Big Noise poster Age: 52

The Big Noise

1944
as Aunt Sophie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek poster Age: 52

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

1944
as Sally (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero poster Age: 52

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Idle Roomers poster Age: 52

Idle Roomers

1944
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
True to Life poster Age: 51

True to Life

1943
as Woman (uncredited)
I Married a Witch poster Age: 50

I Married a Witch

1942
as Extra (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story poster Age: 50

The Palm Beach Story

1942
as Wife of Wienie King
Jackass Mail poster Age: 50

Jackass Mail

1942
as Dancehall Girl
My Favorite Blonde poster Age: 50

My Favorite Blonde

1942
as Mrs. Topley
No poster
Age: 49

Sappy Birthday

1942
Sullivan's Travels poster Age: 49

Sullivan's Travels

1941
as Miz Zeffie
The Lady from Cheyenne poster Age: 49

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941
as Landlady
San Francisco Docks poster Age: 48

San Francisco Docks

1940
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
The Great McGinty poster Age: 48

The Great McGinty

1940
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
No poster
Age: 48

Social Sea Lions

1940
as Singer at Party
Boobs in the Woods poster Age: 48

Boobs in the Woods

1940
as Mrs. Clyde
Alex in Wonderland poster Age: 47

Alex in Wonderland

1940
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
Ride, Cowboy, Ride poster Age: 47

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
The Gracie Allen Murder Case poster Age: 47

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939
as Florist
Broadway Serenade poster Age: 47

Broadway Serenade

1939
as Mrs. Fellows
Swing, Sister, Swing poster Age: 46

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938
as Miss Fredericks
Marie Antoinette poster Age: 46

Marie Antoinette

1938
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Scandal Street poster Age: 45

Scandal Street

1938
as Birdie Brown
Stand-In poster Age: 45

Stand-In

1937
as Mrs, Mack
Partners in Crime poster Age: 45

Partners in Crime

1937
as Mrs. Wagon
Dead End poster Age: 45

Dead End

1937
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds poster Age: 45

Rhythm in the Clouds

1937
as Mrs. Madigan
M'Liss poster Age: 44

M'Liss

1936
as Rose
Florida Special poster Age: 44

Florida Special

1936
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Klondike Annie poster Age: 43

Klondike Annie

1936
as Fanny Radler
Stars Over Broadway poster Age: 43

Stars Over Broadway

1935
as Mary Sporesgate
No poster
Age: 43

It Always Happens

1935
as Mary Clyde
The Misses Stooge poster Age: 43

The Misses Stooge

1935
as The Hostess
Straight from the Heart poster Age: 42

Straight from the Heart

1935
as Tired Mother
The Best Man Wins poster Age: 42

The Best Man Wins

1935
as Mamie
Ready for Love poster Age: 42

Ready for Love

1934
as Aunt Ida
Sweepings poster Age: 41

Sweepings

1933
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Below the Sea poster Age: 40

Below the Sea

1933
as Lily
Grand Slam poster Age: 40

Grand Slam

1933
as Mary
The Iron Master poster Age: 40

The Iron Master

1933
as Mrs. Stillman
Second Hand Wife poster Age: 40

Second Hand Wife

1933
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
Rackety Rax poster Age: 40

Rackety Rax

1932
as 'Sister' Carrie
No poster
Age: 40

Tee for Two

1932
as Louisa
Life Begins poster Age: 40

Life Begins

1932
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Winner Take All poster Age: 40

Winner Take All

1932
as Ann, Joan's Friend
Merrily We Go to Hell poster Age: 40

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932
as Vi
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood poster Age: 39

The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

1932
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
A Fool's Advice poster Age: 39

A Fool's Advice

1932
as Mrs. Prescott
Ladies of the Big House poster Age: 39

Ladies of the Big House

1931
as Clara Newman
No poster
Age: 39

The Victim

1931
as The Wife
The Yellow Ticket poster Age: 39

The Yellow Ticket

1931
as Prisoner
Wicked poster Age: 39

Wicked

1931
as Extra (uncredited)
The Vice Squad poster Age: 39

The Vice Squad

1931
as Josie
No poster
Age: 38

Ship Ahoy

1931
as The Mother
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