Esther Howard
Actor
Born April 2, 1892 in Butte, Montana, USA
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.
Filmography
Caught on the Bounce
Aunt Tildy
All That I Have
Mrs. Dalton
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Hellfire
Birdie
The Lady Gambles
Gross Lady
The Crooked Way
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
Homicide
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
June Bride
Mrs. Mitchell
The Velvet Touch
Pansy Dupont
Wedlock Deadlock
Lydia - Betty's Mother
Song of the Thin Man
Sadie (uncredited)
Born to Kill
Mrs. Kraft
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
A Letter for Evie
Mrs. Edgewaters
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
The Virginian
The Falcon's Alibi
Gloria Peabody
Adventure
Woman with Mudgin in bar
Detour
Hedy
The Great Flamarion
Cleo
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
The Big Noise
Aunt Sophie
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Idle Roomers
Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
My Favorite Blonde
Mrs. Topley
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
The Lady from Cheyenne
Landlady
San Francisco Docks
Jean-Beauty Shop owner
The Great McGinty
Madame Juliette La Jolla
Boobs in the Woods
Mrs. Clyde
Alex in Wonderland
Blanche - Fred's Wife
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Cactus Kate Ramsey
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Florist
Broadway Serenade
Mrs. Fellows
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
Scandal Street
Birdie Brown
Stand-In
Mrs, Mack
Partners in Crime
Mrs. Wagon
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
Rhythm in the Clouds
Mrs. Madigan
M'Liss
Rose
Florida Special
Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
Klondike Annie
Fanny Radler
Stars Over Broadway
Mary Sporesgate
The Misses Stooge
The Hostess
Straight from the Heart
Tired Mother
The Best Man Wins
Mamie
Ready for Love
Aunt Ida
Sweepings
Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Below the Sea
Lily
Grand Slam
Mary
The Iron Master
Mrs. Stillman
Second Hand Wife
Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
Rackety Rax
'Sister' Carrie
Life Begins
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Winner Take All
Ann, Joan's Friend
Merrily We Go to Hell
Vi
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Mrs. Maggie Kelly
A Fool's Advice
Mrs. Prescott
Ladies of the Big House
Clara Newman
The Yellow Ticket
Prisoner
Wicked
Extra (uncredited)
The Vice Squad
Josie