Esther Howard
Born in Butte, Montana, USA — Apr 02 1892• Died Mar 08 1965
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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. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last f…
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Esther Howard's Credits
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Rackety Rax
'Sister' Carrie
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Song of the Thin Man
Sadie (uncredited)
The Virginian
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
June Bride
Mrs. Mitchell
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
Hellfire
Birdie
The Crooked Way
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Detour
Hedy
Broadway Serenade
Mrs. Fellows
Adventure
Woman with Mudgin in bar
Homicide
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
No Man of Her Own
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Born to Kill
Mrs. Kraft
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
Grand Slam
Mary
Merrily We Go to Hell
Vi
Ladies of the Big House
Clara Newman
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Life Begins
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
The Lady Gambles
Gross Lady
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Florist
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
Landlady
Stars Over Broadway
Mary Sporesgate
The Great McGinty
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
The Great Flamarion
Cleo
Stand-In
Mrs, Mack
Winner Take All
Ann, Joan's Friend
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
Sweepings
Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
The Yellow Ticket
Prisoner
The Velvet Touch
Pansy Dupont
Scandal Street
Birdie Brown
My Favorite Blonde
Mrs. Topley
Klondike Annie
Fanny Radler
The Vice Squad
Josie
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Mrs. Maggie Kelly
The Best Man Wins
Mamie
Below the Sea
Lily
San Francisco Docks
Jean-Beauty Shop owner
The Big Noise
Aunt Sophie
A Letter for Evie
Mrs. Edgewaters
Alex in Wonderland
Blanche - Fred's Wife
M'Liss
Rose
The Iron Master
Mrs. Stillman
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Cactus Kate Ramsey
The Falcon's Alibi
Gloria Peabody
Florida Special
Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
All That I Have
Mrs. Dalton
Partners in Crime
Mrs. Wagon
Wicked
Extra (uncredited)
Boobs in the Woods
Mrs. Clyde
Ready for Love
Aunt Ida
Idle Roomers
Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
Sappy Birthday
The Misses Stooge
The Hostess
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
The Victim
The Wife
Straight from the Heart
Tired Mother
It Always Happens
Mary Clyde
Wedlock Deadlock
Lydia - Betty's Mother
A Fool's Advice
Mrs. Prescott
Rhythm in the Clouds
Mrs. Madigan
Tee for Two
Louisa
Social Sea Lions
Singer at Party
Caught on the Bounce
Aunt Tildy
Ship Ahoy
The Mother
Second Hand Wife
Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)