Charles Howerton

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Charles Howerton
Born
Charles Cabaness Howerton III

(1938-06-24) June 24, 1938 (age 86)
OccupationActor
Years active1965–present
Spouses
(m. 1962;div. 1964)
(m. 1967;died 1995)
Jeanne Page
(m. 1996)
Children3

Charles Howerton (born June 24, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for such films and television series as The Black Gestapo , Eat My Dust , Up from the Depths , Smokey Bites the Dust , Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype , and Assassination [1]

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An acting student of Daws Butler, Howerton has done voices on animated films and series such as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , [1] Wolfen , [1] and The Iron Giant . [1]

Personal life

Howerton was married to actress Susan Howard from 1962 to 1964 until their divorce. [2] They had one daughter, Lynn. Howerton was married to actress Linda Gary from December 21, 1967, to her death in October 1995. [3] They had two daughters, Dana and Alexis. [3]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Confessions of a Police Captain GamminoEnglish version; uncredited
1971 Four Flies on Grey Velvet AndreaEnglish version; uncredited
1972 What Have You Done to Solange? Phillip SullivanEnglish version; uncredited
1972 The Sicilian Connection NYC Capo, Ankaran ManEnglish version; uncredited
1972 The Grand Duel Philip VermeerEnglish version; uncredited
1972 The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe Shanghai JoeEnglish version
1975 The Black Gestapo Joe
1976 Eat My Dust! Jay Beah
1977Joyride to NowhereSheriff Smith
1979 Up from the Depths David Whiting
1980 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Clutch Cooger
1981 Wolfen ESS Voice
1981 Smokey Bites the Dust Sheriff Bleed
1981ChoicesAnnouncer
1987 Assassination Calvin Craig
1987Programmed to KillBenedict
1992 Chaplin Dinner Guest
1996White CargoShip Captain
2001 Cats & Dogs German Shepherd (voice)Uncredited
2003Doctor BennyGary Fitz
2004 The Work and the Glory Land Agent
2005 XXX: State of the Union News AnchorUncredited
2005 Demon Hunter Inquisitor
2008 The Onion Movie Pentagon General
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Foreign General
2010The Land of the AstronautsJack's Father

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Batman: The Animated Series Lennie, Captor (voice)2 episodes [4]
1995 Fantastic Four Ulysses Klaue (voice)Episode: "Prey of the Black Panther"
1996 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Professor Olafsen (voice)Episode: "A Fist Full of Lutefisk" [4]
1996 Pinky and the Brain Cribbage (voice)Episode: "The Third Mouse" [4]
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Vice President (voice)Episode: "Alien in Washington" [4]
1996 Superman: The Animated Series Hans, Whirly Pilot (voice)Episode: "The Last Son of Krypton" [4]
1998 Godzilla: The Series Ted Hoffman (voice)Episode: "Leviathan"
2003 Justice League Armed Man (voice)Episode: "Maid of Honor"
2005–2007 A.T.O.M. Kip Hawkes (voice)12 episodes
2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Elderly ManEpisode: "Alone"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Labyrinth of CreteSomnus [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Charles Howerton". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17.
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  3. 1 2 Kahn, Ellie (March 12, 1987). "Linda Gary Breaths Life Into Characters With Off-Camera Acting". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Charles Howerton (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 11, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.