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Ronald Howard was a British actor and writer who was born in Norwood, London on April 7, 1918 and died on December 19, 1996 aged 78.

Films:

1. While the Sun Shines (1947)
2. Bond Street (1948)
3. The Queen of Spades (1949)
4. The Browning Version (1950)
5. Double Confession (1950)
6. The Hideout (1956)
7. House in the Woods (1957)
8. Gideon's Day (1958)
9. I Accuse ! (1958)
10. Compelled (1960)
11. Murder She Said (1961)
12. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
    

Detailed Biography:

He studied at Cambridge University, wrote for the 'Sunday Chronicle' and, after serving in the Royal Navy in WW2, he started his acting career.

His early roles included small parts in his father's films Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Pimpernel Smith (1941) - He was the first child of the actor Leslie Howard and wife Ruth Martin.
In the early 1940s, Howard gained acting experience in regional theater, the London stage and eventually films, his official debut was in the 1947 movie, While the Sun Shines.


Career as Holmes:

Ronald Howard starred in the first American Sherlockian TV series. He played Holmes, and H. Marion Crawford played Watson. The show was produced by Sheldon-Reynolds. The show aired in the fall of 1954. It had 39 episodes, each running thirty minutes each.

He was known to be one of the best Holmeses, being very similar to Basil Rathbone. With much in common with Sherlock, he had the looks, the charm, and even the behaviour Holmes did. He also wore the Deerstalker Hat and the Trench Coat in nearly every episode which made him a unique Sherlock.


Life after Holmes:

He left acting in the mid 1970's to run an art gallery in West Dorset, England and returned to writing. He wrote about the Dorset countryside, the war and wrote a book in 1981 about his father: 'In search of my Father: Portrait of Leslie Howard' .

Other Works:

• Pimpernel Smith (1941)
• Cowboy in Africa (1967)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955 - 1960)