Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman (December 9, 1902 – December 11, 1967) was an American actor of the early 20th century, and film and television actor of the 1940s through the 1960s.

Biography Freeman was born in Helena, Montana, and began working as a stage actor in his 20s. He did not enter the film industry until he was over 40, in 1942, when he played a small uncredited role in Inflation. Despite his late start in film acting, Freeman would build himself a fairly substantial career in that field that would last over twenty three years. From 1943 onward he worked on a regular basis, sometimes in uncredited roles, but more often than not in small but credited bit or supporting parts. He appeared in ten films in 1943, and another eighteen from 1944 through 1945. In 1946 Freeman would appear in twelve films, the most notable of which was his first film of that year, Abilene Town, starring Randolph Scott and Lloyd Bridges, and California, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland.

From 1947 through 1950 Freeman appeared in twenty films, and in 1951 he began appearing on numerous television series, which would be his main acting roles for the remainder of his career, lasting into 1965. He appeared in three episodes of Studio One, along with many other TV series, including Car 54, Where Are You? and Route 66. He retired from film and television acting in 1965, and settled into retirement in New York City, where he was living at the time of his death on December 11, 1967.

Broadway roles

The Star-Wagon (1937) as Apfel Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) as Schermerhorn The Unconquered (1940) as Karp Morozov Liliom (1940) (revival) as policeman and as the richly dressed man

Selected filmography

Margin for Error (1943) as Otto Horst The Human Comedy (1943) as Reverend Holly (uncredited) Slightly Dangerous (1943) as Mr. Quill Air Raid Wardens (1943) as J. P. Norton Hitler's Madman (1943) as Heinrich Himmler Pilot #5 (1943) as Governor Hank Durban Girl Crazy (1943) as Governor Tait Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) as Steve Conlon Madame Curie (1943) as Prof. Constant (voice, uncredited) Lost Angel (1943) as Professor Richards Rationing (1944) as Cash Riddle Once Upon a Time (1944) as McKenzie (uncredited) Meet the People (1944) as Mr. George Peetwick Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) as Mayor Williams (uncredited) Secret Command (1944) as Max Lessing The Mark of the Whistler (1944) as M. K. Simmons (uncredited) An American Romance (1944) as Jarrett's Associate (uncredited) The Unwritten Code (1944) as Mr. Norris Dancing in Manhattan (1944) as George Hartley Carolina Blues (1944) as Tom Gordon Meet Miss Bobby Socks (1944) as Tom Tyler A Song to Remember (1945) as Kalkbrenner Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) as Kreiger I'll Tell the World (1945) as Lester Westchester You Came Along (1945) as Drunk That Night with You (1945) as Wilbur Weedy This Love of Ours (1945) as Dr. Barnes Mexicana (1945) as Beagle Abilene Town (1946) as Ed Balder House of Horrors (1946) as Hal Ormiston The Blue Dahlia (1946) as Corelli So Goes My Love (1946) as Willis Inside Job (1946) as Mr. Winkle Night and Day (1946) as Max Fisher (uncredited) The Killers (1946) as Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited) Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) as King Philip II Swell Guy (1946) as Botsworth (uncredited) Susie Steps Out (1946) as Mr. Starr Cross My Heart (1946) as Wallace Brent California (1947) as Sen. Creel The Perfect Marriage (1947) as Peter Haggerty My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) as Hector Damson Easy Come, Easy Go (1947) as Magistrate (uncredited) Cigarette Girl (1947) as B. J. Halstead That Way with Women (1947) as Dr. Harvey The Long Night (1947) as Sheriff Ned Meade Magic Town (1947) as Nickleby Cass Timberlane (1947) as Hervey Plint If You Knew Susie (1948) as Mr. Clinton Summer Holiday (1948) as Mr. Peabody Arthur Takes Over (1948) as Bert Bixby Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) as Herr Kastner Up in Central Park (1948) as Myron Schultz The Time of Your Life (1948) as Society Gentleman Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) as Mr. Waldron Cry of the City (1948) as Sullivan the Drunk (uncredited) The Girl from Manhattan (1948) as Sam Griffin The Snake Pit (1948) as Dr. Curtis Take One False Step (1949) as Dr. Markheim Chicago Deadline (1949) as Hotspur Shaner Perfect Strangers (1950) as Arthur Timkin Here Comes the Groom (1951) as Governor Double Dynamite (1951) as R. B. Pulsifer Sr. Scaramouche (1952) as Michael Vanneau The Turning Point (1952) as Fogel Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) as Aldrich Remains to Be Seen (1953) as Clark Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953) as Mayor Pompaño Dear Brigitte (1965) as Dean Sawyer