Clint Howard

Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the second son born to American actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard, and younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. His more than 200 acting credits include the lead role in the feature film and television series Gentle Ben, main-cast roles in series The Baileys of Balboa and The Cowboys, supporting roles in feature films such as The Waterboy and Apollo 13, guest appearances in the series My Name Is Earl, and several roles in the Star Trek franchise. He has appeared in many films directed by his brother.

Early life Born in Burbank, California, on April 20, 1959, Clint's parents were actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle, and his older brother is actor and filmmaker Ron Howard. When actor Dennis Weaver died in 2006, Howard explained that Weaver had introduced his parents to each other in 1947 at the University of Oklahoma.

Career Television

Howard began his career when he was two, appearing in five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, then starring his older brother Ron. He played Leon, a toddler in a cowboy outfit who wandered around Mayberry and silently offered people a bite of his sandwich, to which they would respond, "No thanks, Leon". Other early notable roles include his appearance on The Virginian as Tommy, the proud owner of a new litter of pups in the episode entitled "Melanie".

In 1963, Howard appeared in the ABC medical drama Breaking Point in the role of four-year-old Mikey in the episode "The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct". He also played little Billy Taft, the nephew of Dr. Richard Kimble, in the season one episode of The Fugitive, "Home is the Hunted" (1964).

Howard's first prominent role was as a regular on the series Gentle Ben (1967–69). After the success of the film, Gung Ho as a TV series began with Howard as Googie.

Howard appeared in various Star Trek episodes: In 1966, he appeared as the childlike alien Balok in "The Corbomite Maneuver," the first episode produced after the pilot episodes of the original series (although not the first broadcast). He briefly reprised the character in 2006 on Comedy Central's roast of William Shatner. "Past Tense Part II," a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Acquisition," a season one episode of Star Trek: Enterprise "Will You Take My Hand," a season one episode of Star Trek: Discovery "Under the Cloak of War," a season two episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds As a nod to Howard's prominent place in Star Trek culture, he played a part in Star Trek film director J. J. Abrams' series Fringe: in the season one episode "The Road Not Taken", as a man who thinks that he is a son of Sarek of Vulcan.

In 2003, Howard played Johnny Bark on Arrested Development in the season one episode "Key Decisions", which was produced and narrated by his brother Ron. He was seen in an episode of Married... with Children as a creepy janitor. He played a car thief/murderer Tobias Lehigh Nagy in the season four Seinfeld episode "The Trip". Howard played Creepy Rodney in the season one My Name Is Earl episode "Stole a Badge", and he was a guest star in the season three episode of the NBC show Heroes "I Am Sylar".

In 2024, Howard appeared on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful as Tom Starr, a homeless man who turned his life around, only to be murdered.

Film In Howard's film debut The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Mark Toby and directed by Vincente Minnelli, he played a child party guest standing on a table at his birthday party . His brother, then known as Ronny, starred in the film.

Howard also voiced Roo in Disney's animated shorts Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), which were later incorporated into The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), and Hathi Jr. in The Jungle Book (1967). He was in Gentle Giant (1968) with Dennis Weaver,

Howard has appeared in seventeen films directed by his brother, Ron, including his first directorial effort — a short film called Old Paint — when Clint was ten. He also starred in Ron's first full-length feature, Grand Theft Auto. pathologist Ricco in Backdraft (1991), Lou in Parenthood, Flynn in Far and Away (1992), flight controller Seymour Liebergot in Apollo 13 (1995), Ken in EDtv (1999), Whobris in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and Harry the referee in Cinderella Man (2005).

Howard played Sheriff Purdy in The Missing (2003), Lloyd Davis in Frost/Nixon (2008), Herbert Trimpy in The Dilemma, and Paul Lucas in the episodes "Spider" and "We Interrupt This Program" of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which was produced by Ron.

Howard played Eaglebauer in Rock 'n' Roll High School, Usher in Get Crazy, Paco in The Waterboy, Arthur Lynne in Uwe Boll's Heart of America as well as Salish in 2003's House of The Dead, also by Boll, cellmate Slinky in Tango & Cash, KJZZ disk jockey in That Thing You Do!, Johnson Ritter in the Austin Powers series, another flight controller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Nipples in Little Nicky (2000), Gregory Tudor in the low budget film Ice Cream Man (1995), Rughead in The Wraith (1986),

Personal life Howard has been married three times. After a short courtship, Howard married Ann Marie Lynch in 1988. He filed for divorce after less than a year of marriage.

Howard's second marriage, in 1995, was to Melanie Sorich. He filed for legal separation in 2015, and their divorce was finalized in 2018.

On July 1, 2020, Howard married Kat C. Cruz, at a private service in Las Vegas. They have a daughter.

Howard was an avid golfer who played 150 rounds a year from 1990 until hip replacements forced him to quit. On September 2, 2000, Howard's mother, Jean, died at the age of 73. On January 29, 2016, three days before the Iowa caucuses, he endorsed United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for the Republican presidential nomination.

On November 25, 2017, Howard's father, Rance, died at the age of 89. In 2021, Ron and Clint together wrote a memoir titled The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family. 2026 Buddy George Television Year Title Role Notes 1962–1964 The Andy Griffith Show Leon / Boy At Church Social (uncredited) 5 episodes 1963 Breaking Point Mikey Episode: "The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct" 1964 Vacation Playhouse Little Boy Episode: "Hey, Teacher" 1964–1965 The Baileys of Balboa Stanley 26 episodes The Fugitive Billy Taft / Johnny Stransel Episodes: "Home Is the Hunted" / "Set Fire to a Straw Man" 1965 Bonanza Michael Thorpe Episode: "All Ye His Saints" 1966 The Patty Duke Show Ralphie Episode: "Three Little Kittens" 1965–1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies David / Davey 3 episodes 1965–1970 The F.B.I. Alan Ellwood / Josh Cobb Episodes: "An Elephant Is Like a Rope" / "Incident in the Desert" 1966–1971 The Virginian Will / Tommy / Manuel 3 episodes 1966 The Jean Arthur Show Robbie Fielding Episode: "My Client, the Rooster" Star Trek: The Original Series Balok S1:E10, "The Corbomite Maneuver" Laredo Midj Episode: "Leave It to Dixie" 1967 The Monroes Jody Larson Episode: "Teaching the Tiger to Purr" Judd for the Defense Tim OliverEpisode: "A Civil Case of Murder" 1967–1969 Gentle Ben Mark Wedloe 56 episodes 1970 Lancer Willie Sharpe Episode: "Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe" Love, American Style David Kaufman Episode: "Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher" The Red Skelton Show Lemonade Stand Proprietor Episode: "Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make: So They Added Iron Bars" The Odd Couple Randy Granger Episode: "The Big Brothers" Family Affair Tom Richards Episode: "Say Uncle" 1971 Gunsmoke Lonny Episode: "Murdoch" The Mod Squad Davey Carr Episode: "The Price of Love" Marcus Welby, M.D. Kimmy Rolf Episode: "Tender Comrade" Night Gallery Herbie Bittman "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes" Nanny and the Professor Timmy McGovern Episode: "One for the Road" 1971–1973 Insight Larry Gilprin 2 episodes 1973 The Rookies Dennis Palmer Episode: "Crossfire" The Red Pony Jody Tiflin Television film 1973–1974 The Streets of San Francisco Billy Rudolph 2 episodes 1974 Doc Elliot Paul Scarne Episode: "A Small Hand of Friendship" The Cowboys Steve 12 episodes Movin' On Mark / Henry Episodes: "Life Line" / "The Trick is to Stay Alive" 1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Andrew Episode: "Wild Country: Part 2" 1975 Huckleberry Finn Arch Television film 1976–1980 Happy Days "Moose" 2 episodes 1977 The Death of Richie "Peanuts" Television film 1978 The Fitzpatricks D'Annunzio Episode: "A Living Wage" Cotton Candy Corky MacPherson Television film 1982 Lou Grant Jerry Kovacovich Episode: "Recovery" 1986–1987 Gung Ho "Googie" 9 episodes 1987 Sledge Hammer! Police Officer Episode: "State of Sledge" Santa Barbara Marshall Episode: "#1.677" 1990 Hunter Man In Restaurant Episode: "Kill Zone" 1992 Seinfeld Tobias Lehigh Nagy Episode: "The Trip" Part 2 1993–1994 Space Rangers Mimmer 6 episodes 1994 Cheyenne Warrior Otto Nielsen Television film 1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Grady Episode: "Past Tense" Married... with Children Mullen Episode: "And Bingo Was Her Game-O" Silk Stalkings Craig P. Sykes Episode: "Kill Shot" 1996 The Outer Limits Dennis Episode: "First Anniversary" Humanoids from the Deep Deputy Television film 1997 Gun The Homeless Guy Episode: "The Shot" 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Paul Lucas Miniseries Addams Family Reunion Dogcatcher (uncredited) Television film 1999 Total Recall 2070 Pontifex Episode: "Baby Lottery" The Pretender "Smitty" Episode: "Qallupilluit" Arthur's Quest Mr. Whitney Television film 2002 Star Trek: Enterprise Muk Episode: "Acquisition" Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa Tug Voice, television film 2003 Crossing Jordan Gil Runkis Episode: "The First Six Years" 2003–2013 Arrested Development Johnny Bark 2 episodes 2006–2008 My Name Is Earl Rodney "Creepy Rodney" 2 episodes 2009 Heroes Tom Miller Episode: "I Am Sylar" Fringe Emmanuel Grayson Episode: "The Road Not Taken" 2011 Workaholics Replacement For Adam Demamp Episode: "The Strike" 2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film Harold Television film; segment: "Lucy" Hawaii Five-0 Superintendent Episode: "Kupouli 'la"; uncredited 2014 Key & Peele Aerobics Director Episode: "Aerobics Meltdown" The Birthday Boys Traffic Control Operator Episode: "Plight of the Working Class" 2016 Still the King Dave "Crazy Dave" 2 episodes 2018 Star Trek: Discovery Orion Drug Dealer Episode: "Will You Take My Hand?" 2019 Those Who Can't Howard Episode: "Grisly Man" 2021 Just Roll with It Adrian Rose Episode: "Warlock World: War of the Warlocks" 2022 Pam & Tommy Schmitz Episode: "Destroyer of Worlds" 2023 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Commander Buck Martinez Episode: "Under the Cloak of War" 2024 The Bold and the Beautiful Tom Starr Recurring role Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2025)

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