Cast
Esther Howard
Acting
Cast
Esther Howard
Known for
Acting
Born
1892-04-02
From
Butte, Montana, USA
Died
1965-03-08
Biography
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.
★7.1
MOVIE1948
June Bride
as Mrs. Mitchell
★7.4
MOVIE1941
Sullivan's Travels
as Miz Zeffie
★7.0
MOVIE1947
Wedlock Deadlock
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
★6.9
MOVIE1942
I Married a Witch
as Extra (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Vi
★7.1
MOVIE1937
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1938
Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
★6.1
MOVIE1949
The Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady
★6.2
MOVIE1946
The Virginian
★5.5
MOVIE1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
★7.3
MOVIE1944
Murder, My Sweet
as Jesse Florian
★7.1
MOVIE1950
Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1949
Champion
as Mrs. Kelly
★7.2
MOVIE1945
Detour
as Hedy
★7.1
MOVIE1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1933
Second Hand Wife
as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
★6.3
MOVIE1948
The Velvet Touch
as Pansy Dupont
★10.0
MOVIE1942
Sappy Birthday
★6.3
MOVIE1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Florist
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
★6.2
MOVIE1946
Without Reservations
as Sarah (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1947
Born to Kill
as Mrs. Kraft
★6.9
MOVIE1950
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
★6.0
MOVIE1931
Ladies of the Big House
as Clara Newman
★6.9
MOVIE1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
as Sally (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1939
Broadway Serenade
as Mrs. Fellows
★6.5
MOVIE1937
Stand-In
as Mrs, Mack
★6.1
MOVIE1944
The Big Noise
as Aunt Sophie
★5.7
MOVIE1949
Homicide
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
★6.2
MOVIE1949
The Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE1940
Boobs in the Woods
as Mrs. Clyde
★5.1
MOVIE1931
The Yellow Ticket
as Prisoner
★6.7
MOVIE1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Sadie (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Miss Fredericks
★6.4
MOVIE1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Mrs. Topley
★6.3
MOVIE1936
Klondike Annie
as Fanny Radler
★7.0
MOVIE1940
Social Sea Lions
as Singer at Party
★4.6
MOVIE1933
Grand Slam
as Mary
★7.0
MOVIE1940
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
★5.6
MOVIE1935
Stars Over Broadway
as Mary Sporesgate
★8.0
MOVIE1943
True to Life
as Woman (uncredited)
★5.4
MOVIE1932
Winner Take All
as Ann, Joan's Friend
★7.3
MOVIE1940
San Francisco Docks
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
★9.0
MOVIE1935
Straight from the Heart
as Tired Mother
★6.1
MOVIE1945
The Great Flamarion
as Cleo
★8.0
MOVIE1937
Partners in Crime
as Mrs. Wagon
MOVIE1931
Ship Ahoy
as The Mother
★6.4
MOVIE1949
Hellfire
as Birdie
★6.4
MOVIE1944
Idle Roomers
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1932
Tee for Two
as Louisa
★7.5
MOVIE1942
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
★5.7
MOVIE1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Landlady
★5.8
MOVIE1933
Sweepings
as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1932
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Alex in Wonderland
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
★6.5
MOVIE1932
Rackety Rax
as 'Sister' Carrie
★6.0
MOVIE1951
All That I Have
as Mrs. Dalton
★5.5
MOVIE1931
Wicked
as Extra (uncredited)
★5.3
MOVIE1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as Gloria Peabody
★8.0
MOVIE1938
Scandal Street
as Birdie Brown
★6.2
MOVIE1932
Life Begins
as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1935
It Always Happens
as Mary Clyde
★6.4
MOVIE1945
Adventure
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
★6.6
MOVIE1935
The Best Man Wins
as Mamie
★7.0
MOVIE1936
Florida Special
as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1946
A Letter for Evie
as Mrs. Edgewaters
★6.7
MOVIE1932
A Fool's Advice
as Mrs. Prescott
★10.0
MOVIE1935
The Misses Stooge
as The Hostess
★7.5
MOVIE1937
Rhythm in the Clouds
as Mrs. Madigan
★6.7
MOVIE1933
Below the Sea
as Lily
★6.0
MOVIE1936
M'Liss
as Rose
★7.0
MOVIE1931
The Vice Squad
as Josie
★9.0
MOVIE1931
The Victim
as The Wife
★6.2
MOVIE1934
Ready for Love
as Aunt Ida
★7.0
MOVIE1933
The Iron Master
as Mrs. Stillman
★8.0
MOVIE1952
Caught on the Bounce
as Aunt Tildy