27-530: Given name list This article is about the given name. For the surname, see Howard (surname) . For other uses, see Howard (disambiguation) . Howard Pronunciation HAO-erd Gender Male Origin Word/name Old English, Old Norse Other names Related names Howie, Ward Howard is an English -language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard ) from
54-585: A Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave", or *Hoh-ward , literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate Haward ( Hávarðr ), which means "high guard", and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram -ou-
81-508: A confusion with cognate Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Haward from Hávarðr , which means ha(r) "high" (or hǫð "battle") and element varðr , meaning "guardian", and sometimes also with unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases from Old English eowu hierde "ewe herd." In Anglo-Norman the French digramm -ou- was often rendered as -ow- such as couard → coward , tour → tower , flour (western variant form of fleur ) → flower , etc (two last examples with svarabakhti , typical of
108-1016: A fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory , portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. Howard the Duck , a comic book character Howard Link, a "Crow" and Inspector for the Black Order in the anime/manga D. Gray Man Howard Marner, a fictional character from Short Circuit (1986 film) Howard Silk, main character and agent in the TV series Counterpart (TV series) References [ edit ] ^ "howard" . Online Etymology Dictionary . Retrieved 2020-11-20 . ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press, 1988. ^ "Howard, name meaning and origin" . Think Baby Names . Retrieved 2008-02-12 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
135-711: A young Samuel Langhorne Clemens in his early life in the West as a satirical and crusading journalist, in the first-season episode "Enter Mark Twain". Duff also featured in episodes of numerous TV series during the 1960s including The Twilight Zone , Burke's Law , Combat! (episode “Missing in Action”), The Eleventh Hour , Mr. Novak and Batman (episode "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra", alongside wife Ida Lupino). In 1960, Duff portrayed Arthur Curtis on The Twilight Zone in an episode titled “ A World of Difference .” In 1963 Duff appeared as Ed Frazer on The Virginian in
162-710: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Howard (surname) Howard is a common English surname . One source for this surname is with the Gaelic names Ó hOghartaigh and Ó hIomhair. Other origins also exist. The dominant theory pertains to the French personal names Huard and Houard adapted after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is from a Germanic source similar to Old High German *Hugihard "heart-brave," or *Hoh-ward , literally "high defender; chief guardian." Also probably in some cases
189-731: The TV Western The Virginian ) in the episode titled "The Town Killer". Duff was part of an ensemble cast in the 1978 comedy film A Wedding , and had a prominent role as the attorney to Dustin Hoffman 's character in the Academy Award -winning Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ). In 1980 he played Charles Slade in the 1980 mini series The Dream Merchants . Duff portrayed villain Jules Edwards in Part 1 of
216-524: The 1950s series The Star and the Story , Climax! and Crossroads . From January 1957 to July 1958, he appeared with Lupino in the CBS sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve , which revolved around the private lives of two fictitious film stars, Howard Adams and Eve Drake, who were married to each other. They also served as producers. Other TV roles included an appearance in NBC 's Western series Bonanza , playing
243-482: The 1965–1966 television sitcom Camp Runamuck . Duff continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1970s including The Streets of San Francisco , Police Story , The Rockford Files , and $ weepstake$ , amongst others, and also featured in the TV movies A Little Game (1971) and Snatched (1973). In 1971 Duff appeared as Stuart Masters in The Men from Shiloh (the retitled final season of
270-420: The 1981 mini-series East of Eden , and was part of the main cast in the TV series Flamingo Road (1980–82), appearing in all 38 episodes of the show. He continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1980s, including Charlie's Angels (1980) (as bumbling private eye Harrigan in the episode "Harrigan's Angel"); Murder, She Wrote (1984); Magnum, P.I. (1988) (as Capt. Thomas Magnum, II,
297-550: The 1996 film Jingle All the Way Howard McBride , in the animated series The Loud House Howard McGreggor, in the TV series Fresh Meat (TV series) Howard Moon , in the TV series The Mighty Boosh , portrayed by Julian Barratt Howard Nichols, a character in the 1981 American made-for-television movie Fallen Angel Howard Roark , protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead Howard Stark , father of Tony Stark/Iron Man Howard Wolowitz ,
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#1732756891866324-737: The Anglo-Norman language). The first public record of the surname is dated 1221 in Cambridgeshire . There are several variant surname spellings. People with the surname Howard include: Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor. Duff was born in Charleston, Washington (today a part of Bremerton ), in 1913. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932, where he began acting in school plays after he
351-5183: The Beast Howard Baker (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Berman (born 1941), American attorney and politician Howard Bragman (1956–2023), American crisis manager and publicist Howard W. Brill (born 1943), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court Howard Graham Buffett (born 1954), American businessman, politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist Howard Burnett (athlete) (born 1961), Jamaican track and field athlete Howard J. Burnett (1929–2019), American president of Washington & Jefferson College Howard Carpendale (born 1946), German singer Howard Carter (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Chaykin (born 1950), American comic book artist and writer Howard Y T Cheng (born 1981), champion apprentice in Hong Kong Howard Cosell (1918–1995), sports broadcaster Howard Ward Cunningham (born 1949), American founder of WikiWikiWeb Howard David , American sportscaster Howard Davies (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Davis (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Dean (born 1948), American politician Howard Donald (born 1968), English singer Howard Devoto (born Howard Trafford, 1952), English singer-songwriter Howard Duff (1913–1990), American actor Howard Eastman (born 1970), Guyanese-British boxer Howard Ehmke (1894–1959), American baseball pitcher Howard Eisenberg (born 1926), American author and journalist Howard Eisley (born 1972), American basketball player and coach Howard Engel (1931–2019), Canadian mystery writer Howard Eskin (born 1951), American sports radio personality Howard Evans (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Fast (1914–2003) American novelist and television writer Howard Fineman (1948–2024), American journalist and television commentator Howard Florey (1898–1968), Australian pharmacologist Howard Gardner (born 1943), American developmental psychologist Howard Goodall (born 1958), British musician, musicologist and TV presenter Howard Grant (boxer) (born 1966), Jamaican-Canadian boxer Howard Hanson (1896–1981), American composer, conductor, educator, and music theorist Howard Hawks (1896–1977), American producer Howard Hesseman (1940–2022), American actor Howard Hotson , British historian Howard A. Howe (1901–1976), American virologist Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American aviation pioneer and film mogul Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British novelist and journalist Howard Johnson (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Jones (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Judd (1935–2007), American physician and medical researcher Howard Kazanjian (born 1942), Armenian-American film producer Howard Keel (1919–2004), singer and actor born Harry Keel Howard Kendall , English football player and manager Howard Andrew Knox (1885–1949), American physician Howard Kurtz (born 1953), American journalist and author Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball player Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player Howard Lesnick (1931–2020), American, Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School Howard Long (1905–1939), American convicted murderer H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), American writer (full name Howard Phillips Lovecraft) Howard Lutnick (born 1961), American billionaire businessman Howard Hamilton Mackey (1901–1987), American architect, educator Howard McNear (1905–1969), American radio and television actor Howard Marks (1945–2016), teacher, drug smuggler and author Howard Matthews (1885–1963), English footballer Howard W. Mattson (1927–1998), American chemist and journalist Howard Metzenbaum (1917–2008) American politician and businessman Howard Morris (1919–2005), American actor, comedian, and director Howard T. Odum (1924–2002), American ecologist Howard Allen O'Brien, birth name of American writer Anne Rice Howard Payne (athlete) (1931–1992), English hammer thrower Howard Pyle (1853–1911), American illustrator, painter, and author Howard Schatz , American fine art photographer Howard Roberts (1929–1992) American guitarist, educator, and session musician Howard Schultz (born 1953), American businessman and CEO of Starbucks Howard Shane , American Autism researcher Howard Shore (born 1946), Canadian composer Howard Sims (1917–2003) African-American tap dancer Howard da Silva (1909–1986), American actor, director and musical performer Howard Smalley (born 1942), New Zealand cricketer Howard Smith (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Smothers (born 1973), American football player Howard Spira , American gambler who
378-634: The British soap opera Doctors Howard Clifford, a fictional villain in the Detective Pikachu movie Howard Cunningham ( Happy Days ) , in the TV series Happy Days Howard DeVille, in the animated series Rugrats Howard Hamlin , a fictional character on the AMC television series Better Call Saul Howard Huge , a comic strip dog Howard Hunter, in the TV series Hill Street Blues , played by James B. Sikking Howard Langston, in
405-476: The TV series Midnight Caller and The Golden Girls , and the film Too Much Sun . Duff had a tempestuous relationship with actress Ava Gardner in the late 1940s. In October 1951, he married Ida Lupino . After he was listed in Red Channels as a communist subversive in 1950, he lost his radio work and might have forfeited his entire career had it not been for his marriage. Duff and Lupino had
432-528: The TV show Deal or No Deal Howie Meeker (1923–2020), Canadian hockey player, TV sports announcer, Member of Parliament Howie Morenz (1902–1937), Canadian ice hockey player Howie Nave (born 1956), American comedian, radio personality, writer, promoter and movie critic Howie Rose (born 1954), American sportscaster Howie Severino (born 1961), Filipino broadcast journalist Howie Winter (1929–2020), American mobster Fictional characters [ edit ] Howard Bellamy ( Doctors ) , in
459-571: The couple would subsequently co-star in a further four films during the 1950s. In 1951, Duff made a pilot for a new radio series, The McCoy . Following his marriage to Lupino in October 1951, Duff was granted a release from his contract with Universal. Duff appeared in the 1952 film That Kind of Girl (aka Models Inc ), and also featured in Spaceways , and Roar of the Crowd (both 1953),
486-532: The episode titled "A Distant Fury." Duff had the lead role in the short-lived TV series Dante (which ran for only one season; 1960–61), but found greater success as Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad (1966–69). Duff appeared in all 73 episodes of the series during its three-season run, alongside his co-stars Dennis Cole and Ben Alexander . He also directed one episode; "The Deadly Abductors". Duff also directed seven episodes of
513-440: The given name Howard or its variants include: Given name [ edit ] Howard Allen (1949–2020), American serial killer Howard Duane Allman (1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso Howard Anderson (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player Howard Ashman (1950–1991), American lyricist known for Little Shop of Horrors , The Little Mermaid and Beauty and
540-582: The grandfather of main character Thomas Magnum , played by Tom Selleck ); and Dallas (also 1988). Duff also had a recurring role as Paul Galveston during the sixth season of Knots Landing (1984–85), appearing in 10 episodes. He returned for one more episode in 1990. Although Duff made few film appearances during the 1980s, he did have a prominent role in the 1987 thriller No Way Out , alongside Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman . In 1990, shortly before his death, Duff made his final acting appearances in
567-544: The latter for Monogram Pictures , which ultimately made Jennifer (also 1953), the second movie in which he starred alongside his wife. His other film appearances beside his wife; Don Siegel 's Private Hell 36 (1954); Lewis Seiler 's Women's Prison (1955), and Fritz Lang 's While the City Sleeps (1956) continued Duff's successful run of movies during the 1950s. In addition to his movie roles, Duff also experienced success in television, with appearances in
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621-549: Was as Dashiell Hammett 's private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946–1950). Due to accusations of Duff being a communist and with his TV and film career starting to take hold, he ultimately left the program in 1950 at the start of its final season; Stephen Dunne took over the voice role of Spade. Duff was signed to a long-term contract with Universal , and made his film debut alongside Burt Lancaster as an inmate in 1947's Brute Force . The movie
648-641: Was cut from the school basketball team. Duff worked locally in Seattle-area theater until entering the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . He was eventually assigned to their radio service, and announced re-broadcasts prepared for the Armed Forces Radio Service ( AFRS ). In this role, he served as the announcer for the drama Suspense , dated March 16, 1943. Duff's most memorable radio role
675-410: Was often rendered as -ow- such as tour → tower , flour (western variant form of fleur ) → flower , etc. (with svarabakhti ). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard has ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with
702-2138: Was paid by George Steinbrenner to find dirt on baseball player Dave Winfield Howard Stableford (born 1959), British television and radio presenter Howard Staunton (1810–1874), British chess player and Shakespearean scholar Howard Stern (born 1954), American talk-radio host Howard K. Stern (born 1968), attorney for Anna Nicole Smith Howard Stidham (born 1954), American football player Howard Stupp (born 1955), Canadian Olympic wrestler Howard Tayler (born 1968), American cartoonist Howard Turner (1897–1976), American football player Howard Unruh (1921–2009), American spree killer Howard Van Smith (1909–1987), American journalist Howard Wales (1943–2020), American musician Howard Walker (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Walter (1883–1918), American Congregationalist minister and hymnist Howard Washington (born 1998), American-Canadian basketball player Howard Watt (1911–2005), South African rugby union player Howard Watts III (born 1987), American politician Howard Webb (born 1971), English professional football referee Howard Wilkinson (born 1943), English football manager Howard Williams (disambiguation) , name of several people Howard Wilson (American football) (born 1995), American football player Howard Wilson (physicist) , British physicist Howard Zinn (1922–2010), American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist Howie [ edit ] Howie B (born 1963), Scottish musician and producer Howard Bernstein Howie Carr (born 1952), American journalist Howie Day (born 1981), American singer-songwriter Howie Dorough (born 1973), American musician with Backstreet Boys Howie Epstein (1955–2003), American musician Howie Gordon (later known as Richard Pacheco ), American pornographic actor Howie Hawkins , American politician and activist Howie Long (born 1960), American former football player and actor Howie Mandel (born 1955), Canadian comedian and actor, host of
729-688: Was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Jules Dassin , who gave Duff a bigger role in their next film, The Naked City (1948). He subsequently reunited with Lancaster for the family drama All My Sons (also 1948), based on the play of the same name by Arthur Miller . More substantial roles soon followed, with Duff taking the lead in numerous Westerns and films noir including Illegal Entry , Red Canyon , Johnny Stool Pigeon , Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (all 1949); Spy Hunt , Shakedown and Woman in Hiding (all 1950). The latter film saw Duff act alongside his future wife Ida Lupino ;
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