Esther Howard
Biography
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. From Wikipedia.
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Movies (50)
Hollywood Classic Special
2010
Caught on the Bounce
as Aunt Tildy
1952
All That I Have
as Mrs. Dalton
1951
Caged
as Grace (uncredited)
1950
No Man of Her Own
as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
1950
Hellfire
as Birdie
1949
The Lady Gambles
as Gross Lady
1949
The Crooked Way
as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
1949
Champion
as Mrs. Kelly
1949
Homicide
as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
1949
June Bride
as Mrs. Mitchell
1948
The Velvet Touch
as Pansy Dupont
1948
Wedlock Deadlock
as Lydia - Betty's Mother
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Sadie (uncredited)
1947
Born to Kill
as Mrs. Kraft
1947
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
1946
Without Reservations
as Sarah (uncredited)
1946
The Virginian
1946
The Falcon's Alibi
as Gloria Peabody
1946
A Letter for Evie
as Mrs. Edgewaters
1946
Adventure
as Woman with Mudgin in bar
1945
Detour
as Hedy
1945
The Great Flamarion
as Cleo
1945
Murder, My Sweet
as Jesse Florian
1944
The Big Noise
as Aunt Sophie
1944
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
as Sally (uncredited)
1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
1944
Idle Roomers
as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
1944
True to Life
as Woman (uncredited)
1943
I Married a Witch
as Extra (uncredited)
1942
The Palm Beach Story
as Wife of Wienie King
1942
Jackass Mail
as Dancehall Girl
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Mrs. Topley
1942
Sappy Birthday
1942
Sullivan's Travels
as Miz Zeffie
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Landlady
1941
San Francisco Docks
as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
1940
The Great McGinty
as Madame Juliette La Jolla
1940
Social Sea Lions
as Singer at Party
1940
Boobs in the Woods
as Mrs. Clyde
1940
Alex in Wonderland
as Blanche - Fred's Wife
1940
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
as Cactus Kate Ramsey
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Florist
1939
Broadway Serenade
as Mrs. Fellows
1939
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Miss Fredericks
1938
Marie Antoinette
as Streetwalker (uncredited)
1938
Scandal Street
as Birdie Brown
1938
Stand-In
as Mrs, Mack
1937
Partners in Crime
as Mrs. Wagon
1937
Dead End
as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (Uncredited)
1937