Esther Howard
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.
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Filmography
Caught on the Bounce
1952
as Aunt Tildy
All That I Have
1951
as Mrs. Dalton
Caged
1950
as Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Hellfire
1949
as Birdie
The Lady Gambles
1949
as Gross Lady
The Crooked Way
1949
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Champion
1949
as Mrs. Kelly
Homicide
1949
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
June Bride
1948
as Mrs. Mitchell
The Velvet Touch
1948
as Pansy Dupont
Wedlock Deadlock
1947
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Kill
1947
as Mrs. Kraft
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
A Letter for Evie
1946
as Mrs. Edgewaters
Without Reservations
1946
as Sarah (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
1946
as Gloria Peabody
Adventure
1945
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
Detour
1945
as Hedy
The Great Flamarion
1945
as Cleo
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Jesse Florian
The Big Noise
1944
as Aunt Sophie