Editing Ronald Howard (British actor) (section)

==Film career==
His first movie role was an uncredited [[bit part]] in ''[[Pimpernel Smith]]'' (1941), a film directed by and starring his father in the title role, though young Howard's part ended up on the [[cutting room floor]]. In the early 1940s, Howard gained acting experience in regional theatre, the [[London]] stage and eventually films; his official debut was in 1947's ''[[While the Sun Shines]]''.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Howard received varying degrees of exposure in some well-known films, such as ''[[The Queen of Spades (1949 film)|The Queen of Spades]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Browning Version (1951 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1951). Howard played [[Will Scarlet]] in the episode of the same name of the 1950s British television classic ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' starring [[Richard Greene]]. The character of Scarlet was later portrayed by [[Paul Eddington]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

The 1954 ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1954 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' television series, based on the [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] characters and produced by [[Sheldon Reynolds (producer)|Sheldon Reynolds]], ran for 39 episodes starring Howard as [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] and [[Howard Marion-Crawford]] as [[Doctor Watson|Watson]]. In addition to 21st century DVD releases, in 2006 and 2014 this series was broadcast in the UK on the satellite channel Bonanza, before being repeated in May 2021 on [[Talking Pictures TV]].{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Howard continued mainly in British "B" films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, most notably ''[[The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb]]'' (1964), along with a few plum television guest roles in British and American television in the 1960s, including the TV series, ''[[Combat!]]'' s.2 ep.25: "What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?" - Pt.1 & 2 (1964) [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] Hayes in the 1967 ''[[Cowboy in Africa]]'' TV show with [[Chuck Connors]] and [[Tom Nardini]]; two episodes of Boris Karloff's TV series ''Thriller'', S1 E23 "Well of Doom" and S2 E5 "God Grante that She Lye Stille" (both 1961). Of his career in [[B movies|British B films]] the film historians Steve Chibnall and [[Brian McFarlane (writer)|Brian McFarlane]] wrote, "Despite his blond good looks (and resemblance to his father) and his agreeable demeanour, he lacked genuine star quality."<ref>Steve Chibnall & [[Brian McFarlane (writer)|Brian McFarlane]], ''The British 'B' Film'', Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 176.</ref>

Additionally in 1960 he appeared in the television series ''[[Danger Man]]'' in the episode entitled "The Traitor" as Noel Goddard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danger Man - The Traitor |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0553807/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305203954/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0553807/ |archive-date=March 5, 2025 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

In the mid-1970s, he reluctantly put aside his acting career to run an art gallery.{{cn|date=December 2024}}