Esther Howard
Born: 1892-04-02 in Butte, Montana, USA
Died: 1965-03-08
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1952
- Caught on the Bounce as Aunt Tildy
1951
- All That I Have as Mrs. Dalton
1950
- Caged as Grace (uncredited)
- No Man of Her Own as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
1949
- The Lady Gambles as Gross Lady
- The Crooked Way as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
- Champion as Mrs. Kelly
- Hellfire as Birdie
- Homicide as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
1948
- June Bride as Mrs. Mitchell
- The Velvet Touch as Pansy Dupont
1947
- Wedlock Deadlock as Lydia - Betty's Mother
- Born to Kill as Mrs. Kraft
- Song of the Thin Man as Sadie (uncredited)
1946
- Without Reservations as Sarah (uncredited)
- The Virginian
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
- The Falcon's Alibi as Gloria Peabody
- A Letter for Evie as Mrs. Edgewaters
1945
- Detour as Hedy
- Adventure as Woman with Mudgin in bar
- The Great Flamarion as Cleo
1944
- Murder, My Sweet as Jesse Florian
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek as Sally (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
- The Big Noise as Aunt Sophie
- Idle Roomers as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
1943
- True to Life as Woman (uncredited)
1942
- I Married a Witch as Extra (uncredited)
- The Palm Beach Story as Wife of Wienie King
- My Favorite Blonde as Mrs. Topley
- Sappy Birthday
- Jackass Mail as Dancehall Girl
1941
- Sullivan's Travels as Miz Zeffie
- The Lady from Cheyenne as Landlady
1940
- Boobs in the Woods as Mrs. Clyde
- The Great McGinty as Madame Juliette La Jolla
- Social Sea Lions as Singer at Party
- San Francisco Docks as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
- Alex in Wonderland as Blanche - Fred's Wife
1939
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Florist
- Broadway Serenade as Mrs. Fellows
- Ride, Cowboy, Ride as Cactus Kate Ramsey
1938
- Marie Antoinette as Streetwalker (uncredited)
- Swing, Sister, Swing as Miss Fredericks
- Scandal Street as Birdie Brown
1937
- Dead End as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
- Stand-In as Mrs, Mack
- Partners in Crime as Mrs. Wagon
- Rhythm in the Clouds as Mrs. Madigan
1936
- Klondike Annie as Fanny Radler
- Florida Special as Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
- M'Liss as Rose
1935
- Stars Over Broadway as Mary Sporesgate
- The Best Man Wins as Mamie
- Straight from the Heart as Tired Mother
- The Misses Stooge as The Hostess
- It Always Happens as Mary Clyde
1934
- Ready for Love as Aunt Ida
1933
- Second Hand Wife as Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
- Grand Slam as Mary
- Below the Sea as Lily
- Sweepings as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
- The Iron Master as Mrs. Stillman
1932
- Merrily We Go to Hell as Vi
- Winner Take All as Ann, Joan's Friend
- Tee for Two as Louisa
- Rackety Rax as 'Sister' Carrie
- The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
- Life Begins as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
- A Fool's Advice as Mrs. Prescott
1931
- The Yellow Ticket as Prisoner
- Wicked as Extra (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Big House as Clara Newman
- Ship Ahoy as The Mother
- The Vice Squad as Josie
- The Victim as The Wife