- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 2, 1892
- Place of Birth
- Butte, Montana, USA
- Died
- March 8, 1965
Esther Howard
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 film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieCaught on the Bounce
1952 · Aunt Tildy
movieAll That I Have
1951 · Mrs. Dalton
movieCaged
1950 · Grace (uncredited)
movieNo Man of Her Own
1950 · Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
movieHellfire
1949 · Birdie
movieThe Lady Gambles
1949 · Gross Lady
movieThe Crooked Way
1949 · Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
movieChampion
1949 · Mrs. Kelly
movieHomicide
1949 · Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
movieJune Bride
1948 · Mrs. Mitchell
movieThe Velvet Touch
1948 · Pansy Dupont
movieWedlock Deadlock
1947 · Lydia - Betty's Mother
movieSong of the Thin Man
1947 · Sadie (uncredited)
movieBorn to Kill
1947 · Mrs. Kraft
movieDick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
movieA Letter for Evie
1946 · Mrs. Edgewaters
movieWithout Reservations
1946 · Sarah (uncredited)
movieThe Virginian
1946
movieThe Falcon's Alibi
1946 · Gloria Peabody
movieAdventure
1945 · Woman with Mudgin in bar
movieDetour
1945 · Hedy
movieThe Great Flamarion
1945 · Cleo
movieMurder, My Sweet
1944 · Jesse Florian
movieThe Big Noise
1944 · Aunt Sophie
movieThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Sally (uncredited)
movieHail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
movieIdle Roomers
1944 · Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
movieTrue to Life
1943 · Woman (uncredited)
movieI Married a Witch
1942 · Extra (uncredited)
movieThe Palm Beach Story
1942 · Wife of Wienie King
movieJackass Mail
1942 · Dancehall Girl
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942 · Mrs. Topley
Sappy Birthday
movieSappy Birthday
1942
movieSullivan's Travels
1941 · Miz Zeffie
movieThe Lady from Cheyenne
1941 · Landlady
movieSan Francisco Docks
1940 · Jean-Beauty Shop owner
movieThe Great McGinty
1940 · Madame Juliette La Jolla
Social Sea Lions
movieSocial Sea Lions
1940 · Singer at Party
movieBoobs in the Woods
1940 · Mrs. Clyde
movieAlex in Wonderland
1940 · Blanche - Fred's Wife
movieRide, Cowboy, Ride
1939 · Cactus Kate Ramsey
movieThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 · Florist
movieBroadway Serenade
1939 · Mrs. Fellows
movieSwing, Sister, Swing
1938 · Miss Fredericks
movieMarie Antoinette
1938 · Streetwalker (uncredited)
movieScandal Street
1938 · Birdie Brown
movieStand-In
1937 · Mrs, Mack
moviePartners in Crime
1937 · Mrs. Wagon
movieDead End
1937 · Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
movieRhythm in the Clouds
1937 · Mrs. Madigan
movieM'Liss
1936 · Rose
movieFlorida Special
1936 · Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
movieKlondike Annie
1936 · Fanny Radler
movieStars Over Broadway
1935 · Mary Sporesgate
It Always Happens
movieIt Always Happens
1935 · Mary Clyde
movieThe Misses Stooge
1935 · The Hostess
movieStraight from the Heart
1935 · Tired Mother
movieThe Best Man Wins
1935 · Mamie
movieReady for Love
1934 · Aunt Ida
movieSweepings
1933 · Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
movieBelow the Sea
1933 · Lily
movieGrand Slam
1933 · Mary
movieThe Iron Master
1933 · Mrs. Stillman
movieSecond Hand Wife
1933 · Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
movieRackety Rax
1932 · 'Sister' Carrie
Tee for Two
movieTee for Two
1932 · Louisa
movieLife Begins
1932 · Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
movieWinner Take All
1932 · Ann, Joan's Friend
movieMerrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Vi
movieThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
1932 · Mrs. Maggie Kelly
movieA Fool's Advice
1932 · Mrs. Prescott
movieLadies of the Big House
1931 · Clara Newman
The Victim
movieThe Victim
1931 · The Wife
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1931 · Prisoner
movieWicked
1931 · Extra (uncredited)
movieThe Vice Squad
1931 · Josie
Ship Ahoy
movieShip Ahoy
1931 · The Mother